Abstract
The use of spectrophotometers pass beyond academic research laboratories
and become widely used in many industries including plastics, medical,
chemical, textile, food, painting, paper, pharmaceutical etc. They are used for
processing, quality control, testing and research purposes. Although they
become more common as a tool in industry, mostly, industry workers do not have
scientific knowledge and practical usage experience. These unexperienced
workers cause misinterpreted results and loss of time and money. Due to this
fact we offered a two days course for introduction to spectroscopy and
practical usage of a common spectrophotometer.
The course includes lectures and experimental work. Contents are
introduction to spectroscopy, safety usage requirements, sample preparation for
testing, calibration of device for different references, two experiments and
data processing of the results. This paper describes the need for the course,
learning objectives of the course, the explanation of the course contents and
used tools for experiments. Finally we report the results of the assessment in
terms of trainee’s responses and evaluations. The goal of this lifelong
learning course is to help industry workers to study the fundamentals of
spectroscopy, to use modern spectrophotometer instrumentation safely and
correctly and to obtain accurate results. The results shows remarkable success
in terms of course requirement and improvement of workers knowledge and
expertise about spectrophotometry.
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Abstract
References
- Adult learning: It is never too late to learn. (2006). Commission of The European Communities. Brussels. Anderson, D. (1999). Navigating the rapids: the role of educational and careers information and guidance in transitions between education and work. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 51(3), 371–399. doi:10.1080/13636829900200088 Cliath, B. A., & Rialtais, O. (2000). Learning for Life: White Paper on Adult Education. Dublin: The Stationary Office. Otala, L. (1994). Industry-University Partnership:: Implementing Lifelong Learning. Journal of European Industrial Training. doi:10.1108/03090599410068033 Pavia, D., Lampman, G., Kriz, G., & Vyvyan, J. (2014). Introduction to Spectroscopy (5th ed.). Cengage Learning.
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | September 1, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2015 Volume: 2 |
