DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

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This Diploma  gives you the skills to succeed in various professional laboratory environments. You will develop skills in chemistry, microbiology, quality and compliance, instrumentation and communications before choosing a specialization that best fits your career interests.

Science Laboratory Technology emphasizes industry-driven coursework and laboratory techniques that are standard across scientific disciplines, giving you versatile, career-focused experience. In addition, work-integrated learning opportunities connect you with industry partners through co-op work experiences and industrial, project-based learning.

Graduates work as technicians in various fields, including chemical analysis, research, quality assurance, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

What Will You Learn?

  • COURSE SCHEDULE
  • MODULE ONE
  •  Introduction to Science Laboratory Technology
  •  Evolution in Science Laboratory Technology
  • MODULE TWO
  • • Laboratory Safety
  • • General Laboratory Technology(GLT)
  • • Laboratory Apparatus
  • MODULE THREE
  • • Glass Blowing
  • • Methods of glass blowing in the Laboratory
  • MODULE FOUR
  • • Equipment in the Clinical laboratory
  • • Departments in the medical laboratory and their functions
  • MODULE FIVE
  • • Excretory System
  • • Kidney
  • • Process of urine formation
  • • Homeostasis (Liver, kidney, Skin)
  • • Laboratory diagnoses of kidney stone
  • MODULE SIX
  • • Blood circulation
  • • Anatomy of the heart and how the heart functions
  • • Blood and blood vessels
  • • Blood borne pathogen
  • MODULE SEVEN
  • PRACTICAL APPROACH ONE
  • • Titration of acid and base
  • • How to collect blood sample in the lab
  • • How to check blood pressure
  • • Assignment
  • MODULE EIGHT
  • • Reproduction
  • • Male and female reproductive system
  • • Infertility
  • MODULE NINE
  • • Hormones
  • • First Aid
  • MODULE TEN
  • • Study of the Microscope
  • MODULE ELEVEN
  • • Microbiology
  • • Laboratory preparation of culture media
  • MODULE TWELVE
  • • Genetics
  • • Variation
  • MODULE THIRTEEN
  • PATHOLOGY
  • • Entoamoeba histolytica
  • • Plasmodium falciparum
  • • Trypanosoma Gambiens
  • MODULE FOURTEEN
  • • Biochemistry
  • • Polysaccharide, lipids, proteins
  • • Enzymes
  • MODULE FIFTEEN
  • Birth control & family planning
  • MODULE SIXTEEN
  • PRACTICAL APPROACH 2
  • • Malaria test
  • • Widal Blood test
  • • Sperm analysis
  • • Urinalysis

Course Content

MODULE ONE
INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY The National Diploma Programme in Science Laboratory Technology is designed to produce technicians capable of assisting Laboratory technologists in various laboratory analysis and practical work. The programme aims at providing students with adequate information on scientific principles and theories and to help them develop practical skills for scientific investigation. On completion of this programme, the student should be able to:  Assist in chemical and biochemical analyses and quality control in: industry (oil, food, brewing, detergent, textiles, etc.), hospitals, schools, colleges and research institutions;  Assist in physics and electronic laboratories with physical analyses and the maintenance of instruments  Assist in biological and microbiological analyses and experiments in hospitals, schools, colleges and research institutes  Work as sales, marketing, administration and management representative in the industries  Set up his/her own business This program gives you the skills to succeed in various professional laboratory environments. You will develop skills in chemistry, microbiology, quality and compliance, instrumentation and communications before choosing a specialization that best fits your career interests. Science Laboratory Technology emphasizes industry-driven coursework and laboratory techniques that are standard across scientific disciplines, giving you versatile, career-focused experience. In addition, work-integrated learning opportunities connect you with industry partners through co-op work experiences and industrial, project-based learning. Graduates work as technicians in various fields, including chemical analysis, research, quality assurance, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

  • INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
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MODULE TWO
LABORATORY SAFETY RULES The following safety rules must be followed at all times in the laboratory. The laboratory is not necessarily a dangerous place. However, Intelligent precautions and a proper understanding of techniques to be followed make the laboratory Safe. The most important safety rules are as follows:

MODULE THREE
Glassblowing is a glass forming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble, with the aid of a blowpipe (or blow tube). A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glass smith, or gaffer. A lamp worker manipulates glass with the use of a torch on a smaller scale, such as producing precision laboratory glassware out of borosilicate glass.

MODULE FOUR
Laboratory equipment is absolutely central to how a pharmaceutical laboratory works. Within a pharmaceutical laboratory, there will be various developmental processes and phases, depending on specific tasks and objectives.

MODULE FIVE
Excretory system is the system that is concerned with the removal of metabolic wastes out of the body. Excretion is therefore the removal of waste products of metabolisms from the body. If these metabolic wastes are retained in the body, they can cause serious damage to the body cells and possibly lead to death. Carbon (iv) oxide, nitrogenous compounds and water are the main waste products.

MODULE SIX
Transport system is the process by which substances are carried round the body of an organism from the site of production to the target region of the body. Substances that are transported include: food substances, drugs, hormones etc Transportation in man is carried out by the following: HEART: The Pumping structure of the body, which pumps blood BLOOD: The circulatory fluid that carries substances round the body BLOOD VESSELS: A system of closed channels through which the blood circulates

MODULE SEVEN
A titration is one of the most common quantitative lab techniques for determining the concentration of an unknown chemical. The power of the process is its simplicity, as there is a visual indication, a color change, that allows the reaction process to be monitored and the amounts of reactants measured. Titrations are often associated with acid/base reactions but can be used for any reaction that can be monitored visually, through a color change like enzyme catalysis. Specific vocabulary identifies the known and unknown concentrations of reactants and when the reaction process has reached the ideal stoichiometric proportions. Review the vocabulary below.

MODULE EIGHT
REPRODUCTION This is defined as the ability of living organisms to give birth to young ones of the same specie. Sexual reproduction involves the coming together of the male and female sex gametes to form a zygote. The male sex gamete is the Sperm while the female sex game is the egg or ova. The formation of sperm cells is called Spermatogenesis which is the primary stage in the male reproductive steps while the formation of the eggs in female is known as Ovagenesis or Oogenesis

MODULE NINE
Hormones are chemical substances secreted by the ductless glands which helps to carry messages through the body system. Hormones are under the control of a system known as the endocrine system.

MODULE TEN
The microscope is an instrument which is used to observe tiny objects. They are often used in laboratories. A convex lens is used in a simple microscope to manipulate how light enters an eye. Many types of microscopes are there which are used for different purposes. The invention of the microscope dates back to the 16th century and was founded by Zacharias Janssen, a Dutch eyeglass maker.

MODULE ELEVEN
Micro-organisms are those organisms that are too tiny to be seen with our naked eyes but can only be seen by the help of a microscope. All microorganisms require energy sources, water, carbon, Nitrogen and access to mineral element- (oxygen, hydrogen, phosphorus, and sometimes chlorine) for their structural or physiological functions. They also require “trace elements” such as manganese, copper, zinc, and boron, constituents of their enzymes or co-enzyme. The nutritional requirement of microorganisms is so diverse because they have (in differences in their capacity to synthesize essential growth factors from simple nutrients.

MODULE TWELVE
Genes are the units in which characteristics are passed from one generation to the other. For example, a plant with red flowers will carry a gene for that characteristic. A gene for any given characteristic may occur in one of two forms, called the alleles of that gene. For example, the gene for colour in pea plants can occur in the form (allele) for a white flower or in the form (allele) for a red colour. The first step that takes place in reproduction is for the sex cells in plants to divide into two halves, called gametes. The next step is for the gametes from the male plant to combine with the gametes of the female plant to produce a fertilised egg. The fertilised egg is called a zygote. A zygote contains genetic information from both parents. For example, a zygote might contain one allele for white flowers and one allele for red flowers. The plant that develops from that zygote wou1 said to be heterozygous for that trait since its gene for flower color has two different alleles. If the zygote contains a gene with two identical alleles, it is said to be homozygous

MODULE THIRTEEN
Living organisms (plants and animals) have since time immemorial being afflicted with diseases and their corresponding consequences. Pathology therefore studies the different diseases affecting living organisms and their respective causes.

MODULE FOURTEEN
Biochemistry attempts to ask questions arising from this arrangement, living organisms have highly organized and complicated cells of which they are composed and possess intricate internal structures containing many kinds of complex molecules while inanimate matter around us such as soil, water and rock usually consist of random mixture of simple chemical compounds with comparatively little structural organization. Each component of a living organism appears to have a specific purpose or function e.g. eyes. in living organisms, it is legitimate to ask questions such as, what is the function of living molecules? But in a collection of inanimate matter, it is irrelevant and meaningless to ask such questions. Living organisms have the capacity to extract or transform energy from the environment which they used to build and maintain their aggregate structure or simple raw matter they also carry out other source of purposing such as locomotion, inanimate matter cannot utilize external energy to maintain its own structural organization in fact they will decay into a more random state when they absorb energy in form of heat or light. Biochemistry thrives to in justify most of these arguments.

MODULE FIFTEEN
Here are some questions to consider when selecting a birth control method: • How well does the method prevent pregnancy? To tell how well a method works, look at the number of pregnancies in 100 women using that method over a period of 1 year. • What are your feelings about getting pregnant? Would an unplanned pregnancy create hardship or distress to you and your partner? Or would a pregnancy be welcomed if it occurred earlier than planned? • How much does a method of birth control cost? Does your insurance plan pay for it? • What are the health risks? Talk about these risks with your health care provider before believing what you hear from others. • Is your partner willing to accept and use a given method of birth control? • Do you want a method that you only need to use when you have sex? Or do you want something that is in place and always working? • Is preventing infections spread by sexual contact important? Many methods do not protect you from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Condoms are the best choice for preventing STIs. They work best when combined with spermicides. • A condom is a thin latex or polyurethane sheath. The male condom is placed around the erect penis. The female condom is placed inside the vagina before intercourse. • A condom must be worn at all times during intercourse to prevent pregnancy. • Condoms can be bought in most drug and grocery stores. Some family planning clinics offer free condoms. You do not need a prescription to get condoms. • A diaphragm is a flexible rubber cup that is filled with spermicidal cream or jelly. • It is placed into the vagina over the cervix before intercourse, to prevent sperm from reaching the uterus.

MODULE SIXTEEN
PRACTICAL LABORATORY TEST MALARIA TEST Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) assist in the diagnosis of malaria by providing evidence of the presence of malaria parasites in human blood. RDTs are an alternative to diagnosis based on clinical grounds or microscopy, particularly where good quality microscopy services cannot be readily provided. Variations occur between products, such as targets and formats, though the principles of the tests are similar. Malaria RDTs detect specific antigens (proteins) produced by malaria parasites in the blood of infected individuals. Some RDTs can detect only one species (Plasmodium falciparum or P. vivax) while others detect multiple species (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae and P. ovale). Blood for the test is commonly obtained from a finger-prick. RDTs are lateral flow immuno-chromatographic antigen-detection tests, which rely on the capture of dye-labelled antibodies to produce a visible band on a strip of nitro-cellulose, often encased in plastic housing, referred to as cassettes. With malaria RDTs, the dye-labelled antibody first binds to a parasite antigen, and the resultant complex is captured on the strip by a band of bound antibody, forming a visible line (T - test line) in the results window. A control line (C- control line) gives information on the integrity of the antibody-dye conjugate, but does not confirm the ability to detect parasite antigen.

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