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Syllabus ( BTEC 506 )

   Basic information
Course title: TSE 17025 Fundamentals of Laboratory Standards
Course code: BTEC 506
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Elif Damla ARISAN
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 2023, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Institute elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: Any
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: -To give the participants a correct perspective on the TS EN ISO / IEC 17025 Standard, ·
-To inform about the issues brought by the 2017 revision. ·
-Contributing to the work of laboratories by interpreting the management conditions and technical conditions that form the basis of the standard, · It is aimed to provide the participants with basic information about Complementary Criteria and Accreditation processes. ·
-To provide information about general inappropriate situations that may/are encountered while examining the relevant articles. ·
-To provide general information about the management system documentation.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. To have information about the TS EN ISO / IEC 17025 Standard

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Sanayinin Ar-Ge faaliyetleri için gerekli teorik ve deneysel bilgi birikimine sahip olmak
    2. Biyoteknoloji alanındaki bilgi ve becerilerini iş dünyasında kullanabilmek
    3. Doğru ve güvenilir bilgiye ulaşmanın yollarını bilmek
    4. Biyoteknoloji ile ilgili ulusal ve uluslararası mevzuat ve etik ilkeler çerçevesinde iş yapabilmek

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  2. To be able to interpret the management terms and technical requirements that form the basis of the standard

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Biyoteknolojide sektörün ihtiyaçlarını giderebilecek ve sorunlarını çözebilecek yaklaşımlar geliştirebilmek ve Ar-Ge faaliyetleri yürütebilmek
    2. Biyoteknoloji alanında akademik dünya ile iş dünyası arasında köprü olabilmek ve üniversite-sanayi işbirliklerinin kurulup geliştirilmesini sağlayabilmek

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  3. To be able to describe basic information about accreditation processes

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Biyoteknoloji alanındaki bilgi ve becerilerini iş dünyasında kullanabilmek
    2. Biyoteknoloji ile ilgili ulusal ve uluslararası mevzuat ve etik ilkeler çerçevesinde iş yapabilmek

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction of the TS EN ISO/IEC 17025 Standard, which is the basic document used by the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK) for the accreditation of experimental and calibration laboratories
Week 2: Introduction of general requirements for the competence of experiental and calibration laboratories
Week 3: Terms and definitions
Week 4: General requirements (impartiality-confidentiality)
Week 5: Structural requirements (Organization, structure, management etc.)
Week 6: Resource requirements (Personnel, Equipment, Facility, Metrological traceability, Outsourcing, etc.)
Week 7: Process requirements
Week 8: Review of Claims, Proposals and Contracts, Selection, Verification and Validation of Methods
Week 9: Sampling: Case Study
Week 10: Handling of Experiment or Calibration Items
Week 11: Technical Recording
Week 12: Evaluation of Measurement Uncertainty
Week 13: Ensuring the Validity of Results
Week 14: Reporting of Results
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final
Textbooks and materials: TSE17025 Standard
Recommended readings: https://www.tse.org.tr/
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 7 40
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 60
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 5 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 0 0
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 12 2
Mid-term: 3 1
Personal studies for final exam: 20 2
Final exam: 3 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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