Abstract
This paper describes the production of multimedia teaching material aimed at working analysts in the water industry who are studying the Open University‟s Foundation Degree in Analytical Sciences. In collaboration with staff at Scottish Water, Edinburgh laboratories, audio and video materials were produced which demonstrate a number of basic laboratory techniques routinely carried out in chemistry and microbiology laboratories. Teaching laboratory techniques (and associated safety procedures) is by its very nature a visual process, and requires the cultivation of a skill base and good practice that can only be gained by repetition. However an initial „show and tell‟ stage is required. This is extended to coverage of aspects of laboratory management, and how analysts work in teams to produce analytical data for the customer.
Highlights
BackgroundThe ethos of this project was to extend beyond the science and create multimedia material which provided a holistic view of the analytical process, firstly by showing „real analyses‟ going on in a „real laboratory‟ incorporating some of the generic and transferable skills involved
The Department of Chemistry and Analytical Sciences at the Open University is currently working closely with industrial partners to produce a Foundation Degree in Analytical Sciences
This paper describes the production of multimedia teaching material aimed at working analysts in the water industry who are studying the Open University‟s Foundation Degree in Analytical Sciences
Summary
The ethos of this project was to extend beyond the science and create multimedia material which provided a holistic view of the analytical process, firstly by showing „real analyses‟ going on in a „real laboratory‟ incorporating some of the generic and transferable skills involved To this end, two video podcasts were produced which followed two analytical operations from receipt of samples, logging on to LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System), through to completion, i.e. the production of fit for purpose data for the customer. As part of the work based learning module we ask students to reflect on how their own proficiency in these areas can be improved
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