General Principles of Automation (2cr)
Course unit code: M5035A-10
General information
- Credits
 - 2 cr
 
Content
Type of course  
Compulsory 
 
Level of course  
Professional studies 
 
Objective of course  
The student: 
-knows the phenomena and reaction principles of the most important measurement  techniques, structure, use and maintenance of various measuring devices, printing,  common sources of error and applications used in clinical laboratory analytics  
-knows the basics of automation in clinical laboratory        
 
Course contents 
-general principles of automation and various automatic analyzers 
 
Teaching methods 
Lectures, independent study, supervised clinical training in teaching laboratory  
 
Assessment methods 
Active participation in teaching, passed assignments and supervised clinical training in teaching laboratory, graded examinations 
 
Prerequisites  
- 
 
Required/recommended reading  
- 
 
Name of lecturer  
Mr Matti Miettinen 
 
Year of study 
From first to second academic year 
 
Semester 
Autumn periods 2 and spring periods 1-2 
 
Language of instruction  
Finnish