ANALYTICAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY

Course Information
TitleΑΝΑΛΥΤΙΚΗ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΚΗ ΧΗΜΕΙΑ / ANALYTICAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
CodeΝ562Ε
FacultyAgriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
SchoolAgriculture
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600014174
Class Information
Academic Year2021 – 2022
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours5
Class ID
600196192
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • Ν001Υ GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • Ν004Υ ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
General Prerequisites
Students should have good knowledge of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able: 1. To understand key concepts of chemical analysis. 2. To cope with instrumental recordings of biomolecules analysis and compose reports 3. To acquire the appropriate theoretical background in order to understand and also prepare a protocol with the basic stages of biomolecular analysis 4. To acquire the appropriate lab. background in order to apply simple protocols for biomolecule analysis
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
Course Content (Syllabus)
• Introduction to Chemical Analysis, Methods of Chemical Analysis • Units of mass (or weight) and volume. Safety Principles in the Lab • Statistics on Chemical Analysis • Sampling-sample storage-analytical sample • Solution preparation and solution properties • Extraction as a separating technique • Methods of chemical analysis • Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis) • Spectrophotometric estimation of the total antioxidant capacity of plant extracts • Chromatography as a separation technique • Chromatographic methods (HPLC, GC, GC-MS, LC-MS) • Enzyme analysis • Protein Analysis - Extraction, fractionation and quantification
Keywords
chromatography, sampling, chemical analysis
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures782.8✓✓
Laboratory Work451.6✓✓
Written assigments451.6✓
Total1686
Student Assessment
Description
1. 60% of the final grade comes from the performance in the laboratory exercises: a) the laboratory report after each exercise and b) the presence and the active participation in the lab class are taken into account . 2. 40% of of the final grade comes from the preparation/presentation of the final project.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
  • Report (Formative, Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Last Update
08-03-2022