AIAQTP Training - Air Quality Computations (COMP), Level 1 training

Course Dates:
April 7-11, 2008, Flagstaff, AZ

Application:
Course Date Pre-Registration Date Application
Apr 7-11, 2008 Feb 19 Closed

Course Description:
This five-day course provides an understanding of the skills needed to work with and understand air quality measurements.

Topics include:

  • Arithmetic computations in air quality

  • The metric system

  • Percent and percentile

  • Units conversion

  • Significant figures and rounding

  • Bias and precision

  • Exponents

  • Problem solving

  • Basic statistics

  • Working with computer spreadsheets

  • Creating and interpreting graphs of air quality data

Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for tribal environmental personnel who have limited experience in air quality data computations. This course is a pre-requisite for ITEP's "Air Pollution Technology (TECH)" course and is recommended for those working on the technical side of air programs including: quality assurance/quality control, data management, and technical-report writing. It is recommended that applicants complete ITEP's "Introduction to Tribal Air Quality" or have a basic familiarity with air quality topics before attending this course. Attendees will be required to complete pre-course work and evening homework assignments during the course.

Course Structure and Approach:
This course takes a "learn-by-doing" approach. Brief lectures will be interspersed with activities in which participants practice the skills introduced during the lectures. Each participant will have access to a calculator and/or computer as needed during the practice sessions. There will be homework each evening during the course.

Pre-Requisites:
none

Contact:
Lydia Scheer, 928/523-6887, Lydia.Scheer@nau.edu

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