The aim of this flex course is to introduce PhD students in food science to important laboratory and technical skills nessesary for having experimental success. 

Emphasis is placed on the necessary qualities and skills of the future food scientist, i.e. aspects of quality assurance, management techniques, laboratory safety and security, LEAN proceedures, and digital photography and picture manipulation. This is achieved through a varied and highly interactive programme which includes lectures and hands-on exercises taught by faculty from Laborantskolen and professional photografers.

The course comprises 9 modules each lasting one day. The participants must participate in four modules in total to pass the course. They can choose for free which modules to pass. The 9 modules will run once in the period 2009-2011. The participants can choose freely the order of the modules and the time span used for taking the modules. The cause is evaluated by evaluation of a written assignment (see below). If desired, the participants can choose to take the modules as stand-alone workshops/courses without ECTS credit and evaluation.

 

Module 1-3: Quality assurance in the laboratory - inspiration from GLP and GMP

Module 4: Digital photography - taking the right picture

Module 5: Digital photography - manipulation of pictures.

Module 6: Management techniques for the laboratory manager.

Module 7: Laboratory safety and security.

Module 8: Laboratory sampling.

Module 9: LEAN in the laboratory.

 

Examination: The participants must hand-in a written assignment - a reflection paper. In this paper, the participant will make a short review of the elements learned and explain how these elements have changed the laboratory proceedures of the participant.

 

Dates: 

Module 1-3: 24-26 March 2009

Module 4: Digital photography - taking the right picture. 3 May 2010 (Copenhagen)

Module 5: Digital photography - manipulation of pictures. 4 May 2010 (Copenhagen)

Module 6: Management techniques for the laboratory manager. 28 April 2010.

Module 7: 22 September 2009

Module 8: Laboratory sampling. 2 September 2009 - LIFE

Module 9: 2011 - to be announced.

 

Some of the modules run for the first time in 2008 (Digital Photography - students can get credit for these parts as well) and in 2007 (Laboratory sampling). Se above for examples of course descriptions.

 

Registration deadline: Approx. two weeks before each module.

 

Registration: Please use the registration scheeme for the individual modules - they will be announced at the FOOD website 2-6 monts in advance of the module.

 

Price: Free of charge for PhD students under the Open Market for Postgraduate Courses in Denmark, from the Graduate School VLAG and from NOVA-partners. Priority in registration will be given to PhD students enrolled in FOOD Denmark and from VLAG. FOOD will cover transportation costs for FOOD students travelling from Jutland to Copenhagen and vice versa. Course costs for other than PhD students: 2,500 DKK per day. Lunch and coffee/tee is included. Participants have to organize accomodation them selves. 

 

Further informations: Lars Holm Rasmussen LHR(at)LIFE.KU.DK.