This programme is intended for persons employed as or aspiring for employment as laboratory technicians in school or college laboratories.
At present, no academic programme is available in our country to train such people through the distance mode.
This academic programme has been designed to train laboratory supporting staff in appropriate procedures for organizing and maintaining school/college laboratories.
The curriculum for the programme was developed in an International Workshop organised by the School of Sciences, IGNOU in collaboration with The Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada and The Commonwealth Secretariat, London.
Programme Objectives
The broad objectives of this programme are to:
- Familiarise the learners with the basic facilities available in school and college level Biology, Chemistry and Physics laboratories;
- Impart knowledge of the basics of organisation and management of science laboratories;
- Train the learners in the operation and maintenance of simple instruments used in science laboratories;
- Enable them to develop skills in common laboratory techniques;
- Train them in the procedures of procurement and storage of laboratory equipment and materials;
- Enable them to adopt appropriate disposal procedures and safety methods suitable for laboratories.
Please Note: The submission of assignments is not required for any of the four theory courses of this programme. The assessment is through Term End Exam only.
Infrastructural and Human Resource for the Laboratory Work
A. List of laboratory courses, experiments and requirements of apparatus and chemicals for them
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List of experiments
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List* of Apparatus and Chemicals
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* This contains the Apparatus and Chemicals required for smooth conduct of the designed experiments for the listed courses; the study centres are approved accordingly.
a) List of approved Study Centres under a Regional Centre
b) List of Approved Counsellors for the Study Centres under the Regional Centre
c) Schedule of the conduct of Laboratory Courses at the Study Centres under the Regional Centre
Instructional System
Study of the courses involves:
· studying print materials on your own.
· watching / listening to video / audio programmes.
· counselling for theory courses which will be held at your study centre, however, it is not compulsory.
· practical work at the study centre.
Theory Counselling
· There will be 5 counselling sessions for CLT-101 and 3 counselling sessions each for CLT-102, CLT-103 and CLT-104. Each session will last for 2½ hours.
· The Coordinator of your Study Centre will make the schedule of the counselling sessions known to you. Experienced teachers are appointed as part-time Academic Counsellors at the IGNOU Study Centres to provide counseling and guidance in the courses that you have chosen for study. They will not give lectures on that course.
· Attending the theory counselling sessions is not compulsory. However, they are useful as they give you an opportunity for interaction with teachers and fellow students
Laboratory Work
The CPLT is a skill-oriented programme therefore it has four laboratory courses, each related to the corresponding theory course. Each of the four laboratory courses requires five days duration for completion. Laboratory work for the CPLT will normally be conducted at your Study Centre. However, the University is not bound to do so and reserves the right to conduct the Laboratory Course at any Study Centre other than yours in case the situation so warrants.
The attendance in the laboratory courses is compulsory. All the laboratory courses are of two credits each. The required number of sessions/days and other associated information for completing each laboratory course is given in Table 2.
Table 2: Details of the laboratory courses
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S.No.
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Course Name (Code)
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Credits
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No. of sessions to be conducted
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Total no. of days
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Introduction
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Experiments
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TEE
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Total
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1.
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Good Laboratory Practices: Basic Exercises (CLTL-101)
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2
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1
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7
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1
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9
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5
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2.
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Basic Experiments in Biology (CLTL-102)
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2
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1
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7
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1
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9
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5
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3.
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Basic Experiments in Chemistry (CLTL-103)
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2
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1
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7
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1
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9
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5
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4.
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Basic Experiments in Physics (CLTL-104)
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2
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1
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7
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1
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9
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5
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NOTE:
i) Each laboratory session is of four hour duration.
ii) Two sessions of four hour each will be held each day.
iii) First session of each laboratory course will be for Introduction to the laboratory Course.
Contact the Coordinator of your study centre to get the schedule of Theory Counselling Sessions and Laboratory Work.
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Evaluation
All the theory courses of the CPLT are evaluated by Term-End-Exam only. However, the evaluation of the Laboratory Courses has two components viz. continuous and Term-End-Exam. The total marks for the programme are 225. Course wise breakup for both types of courses is given in Table 3:
Table 3: Course wise breakup of marks for the Theory and Laboratory Courses of CPLT
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Course Code
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Theory/ Laboratory
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Continuous assessment Marks
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Term-End Exam Marks
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Total Marks
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CLT-101
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Theory
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Nil
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50
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50
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CLTL-101
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Laboratory
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70% weightage
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30% weightage
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25
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CLT-102
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Theory
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Nil
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25
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25
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CLTL-102
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Laboratory
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70% weightage
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30% weightage
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25
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CLT-103
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Theory
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Nil
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25
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25
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CLTL-103
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Laboratory
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70% weightage
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30% weightage
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25
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CLT-104
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Theory
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Nil
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25
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25
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CLTL-104
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Laboratory
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70% weightage
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30% weightage
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25
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Total
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70
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155
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225
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The Division will be awarded on the basis of total marks obtained by the student in all the four courses, inclusive of theory and practical components, as per the details given below:
60% and above First Division
50% and above but below 60% Second Division
35% and above but below 50% Pass
Less than 35% Unsuccessful
If you fail to score at least 35% in Term-End Examination (TEE) of any course, you can appear in subsequent TEE for that course unto two years, the period for which your registration is valid.
Term-End Examination for the Theory Courses
There will be 2 papers:
1. One paper for CLT-101 (50 Marks; 2 Hours duration)
2. One combined paper for CLT-102, CLT-103 and CLT- 104 having 3 parts:
Part-I CLT-102 25 marks
Part-II CLT-103 25 marks (75 Marks; 3 Hours duration)
Part-III CLT-104 25 marks
The student will have to secure 35% marks to pass the Term-End-Examination.
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Assessment of Practical Courses
· The practical component of each course carries 25 marks.
· The continuous assessment and Term-End Examinations each have a weightage of 50%.
· You have to score at least 35% marks in both continuous assessment and Term-End Examinations for successfully passing the laboratory course.
· The Term End Examination will be held on the last day of your practical work at the Study Centre.
In case you do not pass in continuous assessment and/ or Term-End Examination, you can repeat the concerned part(s) in subsequent practical sessions up to a period of two years for which your registration is valid.
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