Curricular Unit:Code:
Laboratory Metrology1056MLAB
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1MasterSpecialized Laboratory Analyses (Biomedical Analysis)6 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese/English78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Be able to know and apply the Metrological language. Be able to know and apply the concepts of Metrology in different laboratory areas.
Syllabus:
1. Definition of Metrology and metrological control. History of Metrology. Role of the Instituto Português da Qualidade (IPQ) and the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) in metrological control. Rules for writing unit names and symbols and for expressing values and quantities of the International System (SI). Consultation of the International Metrology Vocabulary (VIM). The importance of Metrology in the quality system of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
2. Measurement and measurement uncertainty. Nature of errors that may affect measurements. Experimental results - significant measurements, errors and figures.
3. Evaluation of the standard uncertainty and expanded uncertainty.
4. Laboratory metrology and statistical analysis of results with SPSS. Random variable (population and sample). Definition of variables and their introduction into SPSS.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Provide theoretical concepts on the implementation of the language and the requirements of the Metrology laboratories. As a first step, and in the classroom, it will be taught to students’ theoretical knowledge about the paradigms on which the calibration/measurement and testing procedures.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Expository methodology. Theoretical classes will expose the relevant theoretical concepts and guide the autonomous study. The material included in each chapter is studied in detail through the execution of several practical exercises proposed to students for resolution under tutorial guidance. The acquisition of knowledge will be evaluate through the execution of a single test (weighing coefficient of 60% in the final score).
Laboratorial practical classes include the execution of a series of experimental works whose completion demonstrate some of the most important concepts studied. The practical evaluation (weighing coefficient of 40% in the final score) is based on the students’ performance and the quality of the reports delivered.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
When the students meet the Metrological language, they can be able to 'know how' how to do, and implement and be more rigorous in their knowledge with regard to metrology, since this is a basic requirement of any institution that operates in accordance with ISO standards 9001: 2008/2015.
Reading:
IPQ/INMETRO, 2012, Vocabulário Internacional de Metrologia (VIM 2012).
BIPM, 2008, Guia para a Expressão de Incerteza de Medição (JCGM 100:2008).
IPQ, 2015, Norma Portuguesa Sistemas de Gestão da Qualidade Requisitos (ISO 9001:2015).
Christian, G. D. (2014) Analytical Chemistry. 7ª ed., John Wiley & Sons.
Harris, D. C. (2015) Quantitative Chemical Analysis. 9ª ed., W. H. Freeman and Company.
Instituto Português da Qualidade (2015) Metrologia na Saúde - Guia de Boas Práticas. Disponível em: http://www1.ipq.pt/PT/IPQ/Publicacoes/PublicacoesDownload/Documents/Guia%20de%20Boas%20Praticas_MetSaude.pdf
Almacinha, J. A. (2016) Introdução à Metrologia Dimensional, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto. Disponível em: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320288427_Introducao_a_Metrologia_Dimensional-