510832 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (M-Z)

In addition to 40 hours of classroom lectures, that include also exercises and interactive activities of Active Learning, the course also involves 8 hours in laboratory. During the laboratory training, after an overview on apparatus, devices, glassware and reagents, and on the safety rules for risks prevention, students perform assays for the identification of inorganic cations and anions by typical processes of the inorganic analytical chemistry (solubilization, pH measurement, precipitation, use of complexing and redox agents, use of indicators and specific dyes). All the lab exercises have been devised according to the key points of the goals #6 and #12 of the Italian alliance for the sustainable development (ASVIS), in line with Agenda 2030.
Additional 8 hours are devoted to do exercises by innovative, interactive didactic methods (e.g. lab videos provided with learning verification quiz, use of Microsoft Excel), that widen and give deep insight in the contents of the class, providing at the same time a tool to self-assess the acquired knowledge.
The course involves tutoring activity to support the students, both in laboratory and during classroom exercises.
For students with specific needs, who cannot attend teaching activities in person and who have applied for Inclusive Teaching Methods, adequate teaching material will be available for profitable independent study. If requested, self-learning can be supported by tutoring or supplementary teaching activities, and by dedicated meetings, also online, with flexible hours depending on needs.