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The timetable for laboratory course including possible lectures and laboratory exercises can be found in Sisu. Our laboratory courses consists of pre-assignments, independent study of the laboratory work and safety, laboratory exercises and reporting tasks (e.g. research plan, notebook, report, presentation, peer-review). In addition, some course have mandatory lectures and entrance exams.

Course material and equipment

The laboratory exercises are carried out according to the course material. Course material can be usually found on electronic learning environments such as Moodle. In addition, there are a couple of paper versions available in the laboratory. Preparation for each laboratory exercise is mandatory. The instructions have to been studied and pre-assignments need to be done.

Students must have the following equipment when performing laboratory exercises:

• laboratory notebook; a normal grid lined notebook is a good option.
• Safety goggles
• Laboratory coat
• Notebook, pencils, ruler and permanent marker pen etc.
• Calculator.

Schedule and Possible Lectures

Schedule and guidelines for the exam are given on Sisu and explained during the first meeting of the course. The lectures of laboratory course are mandatory. The lectures cover the important issues of the course and the basics of laboratory safety. The absence from the lecture might be compensated by an extra task. The absence from the lectures must be explained beforehand.

Laboratory experiments

Registration for the course and laboratory group is done via Sisu. If the course has teaching groups, experiments are done in the same group throughout the course. The laboratory group may be temporarily changed if justified reasons are given beforehand. The changes are discussed with teachers. All laboratory experiment are mandatory in order to pass the course. Experiments are carried out as an individual, pair or group work.

Pre-assignment and reporting tasks

Each laboratory work has pre-assignments that must be completed and in some courses submitted according to the course schedule. The reports must be submitted within two weeks for evaluation. The correction time is one week. The experiment is successfully completed when the report is accepted.