Syllabus
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Course Code: MEMT-104 Course Name: Research Techniques and Quantitative Methods |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Principles and applications of spectroscopy: UV-Vis, Spectrophotometry, Flame Photometry, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS), Colorimetry, Fluorometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP – AES), Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP – MS). | |
| 2 | Chromatography: Principles and applications of chromatographic techniques: (a) Paper (b) Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)(c) Column (d) Gel (e) Gas Chromatography (GC) and (f) High Performance/Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Microscopy: Optical, Phase Contrast, Automation method of analysis. Vocational prospects of instrumentation. | |
| 3 | Types of data and measurement level; Statistical applications in environmental data analysis, , Measures of Central Location and Dispersion, Probability, Correlation, Significance Test for Correlation, Regression, Standard error of estimate, Null hypothesis and Error Types, Statistical significance, t-test - test of difference between means of two populations Chi-square test; Analysis of variance (ANOVA). |
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| 4 | Principles of experimental design randomization, replication and local control, Types of experimental design- CRD, RBD, LSD, Simple factorial design; Analysis of experimental designs. Sampling methods for water, air and soil analysis; Methods of vegetation analysis, Methods of estimating plant biomass and productivity, Methods of Soil Analysis - soil microbial diversity, soil enzymes and soil carbon. Vocational opportunities of statistical techniques/models. |
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