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CHEM4085 - Testing and Certification Sciences

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Chemistry
Credit Units
4
Course Duration
One Semester
Pre-requisite(s)
Pre-cursor(s)
CHEM3027/BCH3027
Equivalent Course(s)
Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This course aims to provide students with essential knowledge in quality management and application to the laboratory testing and certification industry. Students will receive training on various contemporary laboratory quality and management practices. These include establishment of traceability, accuracy and reliability in measurement; estimation of uncertainty in measurement; quality control and quality assurance in testing and certification; laboratory and data auditing; accreditation and international standards in quality management for testing and certification (e.g. ISO9001, ISO/IEC17025, ILAC, HKOLAS).


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 30%
Examination: 70%
Examination Duration: 3 hours

Starting from Semester A, 2015-16, students must satisfy the following minimum passing requirement for courses offered by CHEM: "A minimum of 40% in both coursework and examination components."€

 
Detailed Course Information
CHEM4085.pdf