COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Laboratory Management
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
MLBT 210
Spring
2
0
2
3
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Required
Course Level
Short Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to introduce the students laboratory management systems and to gain the ability to serve as Laboratory Responsible.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to define the concept of laboratory management.
  • will be able to list technical and human resources (managerial) requirements of laboratory management.
  • will be able to describe the documentation requirements for the ISO 17025 standard for the laboratory.
  • will be able to describe the laboratory evaluation and accreditation process.
  • will be able to list the basic principles of the GLP and compare it to the ISO 17025 standard.
Course Description This course covers the basic concepts of laboratory management, documentation of laboratory management systems, human resources management, technical management, quality control, laboratory records and reports, GLP, ISO 17025 standard, system development, conformity assessment processes. This course covers the basic concepts of laboratory management, documentation of laboratory management systems, human resources management, technical management, quality control, laboratory records and reports, GLP, ISO 17025 standard, system development, conformity assessment processes.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction and General Information Ratlif, T. A. The Laboratory Quality Assurance System, Wıley, 2003. Bölüm 6
2 Laboratory management concept Ratlif, T. A. The Laboratory Quality Assurance System, Wıley, 2003. Bölüm 6
3 Documentation Hibbert, D.B. Quality Assurance in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 2007. Bölüm 8
4 Human Management-I (Personnel policies, responsibilities and authorities, personnel training, competencies, job descriptions, records) Hibbert, D.B. Quality Assurance in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 2007. Bölüm 9
5 Human Management-II (Customer management, suppliers, subcontract laboratories) Hibbert, D.B. Quality Assurance in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 2007. Bölüm 9
6 Technical Management-I (Case management) Ratlif, T. A. The Laboratory Quality Assurance System, Wıley, 2003. Bölüm 17
7 Technical Management-II (Test and calibration methods, SOP, method validation) Ratlif, T. A. The Laboratory Quality Assurance System, Wıley, 2003. Bölüm 19
8 Midterm
9 Technical Management-III (Instrumentation, metrology and traceability, measurement uncertainty) Yurtsever, M. 17025 Laboratuar Akreditasyonu, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2013. Bölüm 1
10 Quality control (Quality control techniques, statistics) Yurtsever, M. 17025 Laboratuar Akreditasyonu, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2013. Bölüm 1
11 Laboratory records and reports Yurtsever, M. 17025 Laboratuar Akreditasyonu, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2013. Bölüm 3
12 Good laboratory practice (GLP requirements, comparable to 17025, GLP process map, critical elements of the GLP system) Hibbert, D.B. Quality Assurance in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 2007. Bölüm 2
13 Integrated management system (ISO 17025, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 22000, ISO 15189) Hibbert, D.B. Quality Assurance in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 2007. Bölüm 2
14 System development (Risk management, internal audit, nonconformities, preventive and regulatory activities, management oversight, proficiency testing, interlaboratory work) Hibbert, D.B. Quality Assurance in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 2007. Bölüm 9
15 Technical infrastructure and conformity assessment, laboratory accreditation processes, laboratory conformity assessment processes Ratlif, T. A. The Laboratory Quality Assurance System, Wıley, 2003. Bölüm 1
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks

Yurtsever, M. 17025 Laboratuar Akreditasyonu, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2013
Suggested Readings/Materials

Hibbert, D.B. Quality Assurance in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 2007. *Ratlif, T. A. The Laboratory Quality Assurance System, Wıley, 2003.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
40
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
1
16
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
Presentation / Jury
15
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
7
Final Exams
1
20
    Total
68

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have knowledge on theories, concepts, methods and tools which are the basis of Laboratory Technology.

 X
2

To be able to synthesize, analyze, interpret, question, criticize and follow professional legal regulations.

 X
3

To be able to use the theoretical knowledge acquired in the field of application and improve solutions for problems.
4

To be able to work effectively as an individual and on multidisciplinary teams and use them in the working environment.

 X
5

To be able to use computer programs and information and communication technologies at the level required by his/her profession.

 X
6

To be aware of the necessity of lifelong learning, monitor developments in science and technology and constantly renew itself.

 X
7

To be able to have a professional and ethical responsibility.

 X
8

To be able to have the ability to communicate effectively in Turkish both oral and written.
9

To be able to monitor the developments in the field and to communicate with colleagues by using English at least at a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
10

To be able to know the concepts of work safety, environmental protection, quality and fulfill their requirements.

 X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest