UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
AFNS 599/NU FS 499
~ Advanced Agri-Chemical Analysis ~
Course Outline Winter 2017
Course Coordinator: Dr. Jonathan Curtis
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
AFNS 599/NU FS 499 Advanced Agri-Chemical Analysis
Professors:
Jonathan Curtis (Course coordinator) : 3-60D South Academic Building;
[email protected]; (780) 492-6364
Leluo Guan: 318E Agriculture/Forestry Building; [email protected];
(780) 492-2480
TA: Jie Wang, [email protected]
Laboratory instructors: Dr Kelvin Lien, [email protected];
Lisa Nikolai, [email protected] Course Dates:
First Class: Tuesday 10th January 2017
Class times and location: Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 - 12:20 Ag/Forestry 1-13 Last Class: Tuesday April 11th
Reading week(no classes): February 16th-20st
Final Exam: Wednesday April 19th 09:00
Labs: Thursdays 14:00 – 16:50 CSC B-43/labs locations vary Course Description:
NUFS 499/AFNS 599 will focus on the theory and practical aspects of selected
analytical techniques that will be useful to scientists in the fields of food, nutrition, agriculture and bio-resource technology.
Course Outcomes:
After taking this course you should be familiar with the common techniques used in the analysis of food and bioresources. These include spectroscopy, mass
spectrometry, chromatography and sample preparation. You should be able to understand the concepts found in the literature relating to these types of analyses.
Course Text:
There is no assigned course text but previously we have used S.Nielsen “Food Analysis” 4th edition, Springer 2010 (available on-line through the library – access through the Springer Link database) and this will be useful.
Assigned reading will also be given. Not all of the assigned reading will be covered in the lectures or the laboratory sessions of the course but it is expected that students will know this information for answering questions in quizzes and final examinations.
Student Participation:
Class participation (questions, discussion, presentations) is an essential part of the course! All students will give a short presentation on an assigned topic during class according to the schedule announced.
Laboratory/workshop sessions:
There will be a series of 5 lab sessions introducing some key analytical equipment with an emphasis on practical aspects. Workshops, lab tours and additional lectures may also be held in the laboratory session.
AFNS 599 Projects
Graduate students will develop proposals for experiments relating to assigned topics. This involves background research, experimental design and the preparation of a written proposal.
Findings will be presented to the class.
Exams:
Each exam will focus on the material covered in the lectures and readings for the appropriate section of the course. The exams will be cumulative because
information from previous sections may be required to give a complete answer to the questions in the second midterm and final exams. There will be 2 mid-term exams.
Examples of exam questions will be posted ahead of the exam.
Mark Distribution:
NU FS 499 AFNS 599
Quizzes 34 30
Assignments/presentations/participation 15 25
Lab/workshop section 25 20
Final Exam 26 25
Assignments:
During the term, students may be given assignments to complete. All assignments must be handed in for marking. If a student does not complete an assignment and turn it in during the class in which it is due, marks will be deducted at a rate of 20%
per day or part day overdue.
Missed Quiz:
If a student misses a quiz due to an emergency situation or incapacitating illness a valid reason must be reported to the instructor in writing within 48 hr of the missed quiz. Mis-representation of facts is a serious breach of the Code of Student
Behaviour. The student will be asked to complete the quiz in their own time to hand in order to ensure that they understand the material. Once completed, the marks will be transferred to the final exam. A quiz missed without a valid reason or not written will result in a mark of zero.
Draft Course Outline (subject to change - see eClass)
Week Date LAB Lecture Topic
1 Jan 10 (Tu) Introduction. Method validation, official methods of analysis. Good laboratory practices.
1 Jan 12 (Th) Proximate analysis
2 Jan 17 (Tu) Spectroscopy 1. Absorbance, fluorescence, UV/Vis 2 Jan 19 (Th) Prox /IR 1 Spectroscopy 2. FTIR and NIR spectroscopy
3 Jan 24 (Tu) Sample preparation techniques
3 Jan 26 (Th) Prox /IR 2 Gas chromatography 1
4 Jan 31 (Tu) Gas chromatography 2
4 Feb 2 (Th) Sample Prep 1 ---QUIZ 1
5 Feb 7 (Tu) Liquid chromatography 1
5 Feb 9 (Th) Sample Prep 2 Liquid chromatography 2
6 Feb 14 (Tu) Mass spectrometry 1
6 Feb 16 (Th) tba Mass spectrometry 2
Feb 20-25 Reading Week
7 Feb 28 (Tu) Immunoassays (LG)
7 Mar 2 (Th) PCR PCR (LG)
8 Mar 7 (Tu) Proteomics, Metabolomics
8 Mar 9(Th) GC/LC 1 ---QUIZ 2
9 Mar 14 (Tu) Elemental analysis
9 Mar 16 (Th) GC/LC 2 NMR 1
10 Mar 21 (Tu) NMR 2
10 Mar 23 (Th) NMR Materials Science 1
11 Mar 28 (Tu) Materials Science 2
11 Mar 30 (Th) Mat. Sci.
12 Apr 4 (Tu) Student Presentations
12 Apr 6 (Th) tba Student Presentations
13 Apr 11 (Tu) Review session
Exam Apr 19 (Wed) Final Exam 9am
Academic Integrity
“The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the
provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour (see below) and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism,
misrepresentation of facts and/or participation in an offence. Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the
University.” (GFC 2003)
Code of Student Behaviour
“All students at the University of Alberta are subject to the Code of Student Behaviour, as outlined at
http://www.governance.ualberta.ca/en/CodesofConductandResidenceCommunityS tandards/CodeofStudentBehaviour.aspx. Please familiarize yourself with it and ensure that you do not participate in any inappropriate behavior as defined by the Code. Key components of the code include the following statements.
30.3.2(1) No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person as the Student’s own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.
30.3.2(2) c. No Student shall represent another’s substantial editorial or compositional assistance on an assignment as the Student’s own work.”
