Advanced Technology Workplace - CANCELLED SUMMER 2017
ISCI-275

This course will introduce students to vital concepts encountered by employees working in advanced technology regulated environments within the emerging global economy. This covers four main areas of working in an advanced technology environment: process control, safety and security, legal and ethical Issues, and essential math and science skills. The lab work emphasizes basic techniques and concepts discussed during lecture. (F)

Contact Hours

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Write and follow detailed standard operating procedures (SOP).
2. Recognize quality standards and accrediting agencies such as GLP, cGMP, ISO, A2LA, AIHA.
3. Recognize fundamental concepts of systems and processes relevant to the global economy.
4. Recognize ISO 17025 as representative of quality system concepts.
5. Calculate basic laboratory statistics, control charts and measurement uncertainty.
6. Perform serial dilutions, making solutions using a molar and % basis, calculating absolute concentrations, and metric conversions.
7. Use MS Excel for lab statistics, MS Word for form templates, and SOPs.
8. Trouble shoot a problem, use experimental design concepts, and basic control charting.
9. Recognize safety standards and regulatory agencies such as EPA, FDA, CDC, OSHA, NIOSH, and MIOSHA.
10. Interpret MSDS sheets.
11. Locate safety information, know what safety gear is required, evaluate and respond to emergency circumstances, chemical, physical, nanotech and biological  safety.
12. Recognize concepts in legal and ethical issues in regulated environments.
13. Describe the essential need for accountability, responsibility, honesty, integrity, and cultural sensitivity in a high technology workplace.
14. Identify the fundamentals of patents, copyrights, contracts, material transfer agreements and how it related to maintaining documentation.
15. Describe the relationship between the Freedom of information act (FOIA) and maintaining documentation.
16. Practice good laboratory etiquette/manners.

A course pack developed by the course instructors is required. Also, materials will be distributed to the student throughout the semester and/or posted on the Desire2Learn course site.

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Student Electronic Access to Grades

D2L is the College’s Course Management System which includes a gradebook function allowing students access to their grades in order to receive timely and meaningful feedback on their progress in the course at any time. These grades will align with the Evaluation Criteria listed in this syllabus. D2L is accessed through the MyLCC page.

Whenever practicable, results for graded items should be posted electronically within 48 hours after the instructor has completed the grading process for the items, and final grades for the course should be entered no later than the specified grading day.

Extra credit may be available in this course. This information is provided by the section instructor.

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The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) simplifies the transfer of students from one Michigan institution to another. For the most current information, see the LCC General Education webpage.

Students interested in transfer should contact the Academic Advising Center in the Gannon Building - Star Zone, (517) 483-1904.

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Instructors will verify participation in a course by the 8th day after the start date of sections less than 8 weeks long, and by the 15th day after the start date of sections 8 weeks or longer. Students who have not participated will be dropped from the course and may be responsible for any non-refundable fees.

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1. Introduction 
   1. Overview of regulated environments standards: manufacturing, government, international, safety
   2. Define process/system concepts
   3. Define quality concepts
2. Process Control concepts
   1. Introduce some quality standards and some accrediting agencies: GLP, cGMP, ISO, A2LA, AIHA
   2. Introduce ISO 17025 as representative of quality system concepts
   3. Introduce relevance of quality system thinking to life in the 21st century and global markets
3. Lab Math & etc. 
   1. More on basic laboratory statistics, control charts and measurement uncertainty
   2. Make solutions using a molar and % basis
   3. Perform serial dilutions and calculate absolute concentrations
   4. Calculate metric conversions
   5. Use of MS Excel for lab statistics; MS Word for form templates; MS Access for data management
   6. Lab notebook maintenance
   7. Introduction to design of experiment
   8. Troubleshooting and CAPAs
   9. Basic control charts
4. Safety and Security
   1. EPA, FDA, CDC, OSHA, NIOSH, MIOSHA
   2. MIOSHA requirements, contact information, training/education, videos
   3. The MSDS: read and understand
   4. Basic lab safety; find safety information; safety gear; evaluate circumstances; personal protective equipment; controls – engineered, administrative, person, chemical, physical, nanotech and biological safety
   5. Rules for chemical handling, storage and disposal; reactivity concepts; shipping and receiving
   6. Rules for biologics: handling, storage and disposal, shipping and receiving
   7. Emergency response
   8. Universal warning symbols and color
   9. Videos & presentations on real life incidences, e.g., MIOSHA videos, Three Mile Island incident
5. Legal and Ethical Issues
   1. Concepts in legal and ethical issues in regulated environments
   2. Employee handbook: Michigan
   3. Scenarios encountered in regulated environments
   4. Accountability, responsibility, honesty, integrity
   5. Cultural sensitivity
   6. Patents, copyrights, contracts, material transfer agreements, etc.
   7. FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
   8. Statement of uncertainty in measurements; use of lab data for different scenarios: regulatory, investigatory, survey, diagnostic, R&D, etc.
   9. Laboratory etiquette/manners