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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
KIM 4252	NANOTECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICE IN CHEMISTRY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET KADIR YURDAKOÇ

Offered to

Chemistry (Evening)
Chemistry

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide students new insights into the nature of matter and dazzling possibilities for new technology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The aim of the course is to provide students new insights into the nature of matter and dazzling possibilities for new technology
2	Be able to describe nanosize and nanoscale measurements.
3	Have knowledge about the making nanostructures.
4	Learn how the characterization of nanoparticles is conducted.
5	Have knowledge on utilizing of nanotechnology in various applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	History of Nanoscience and Technology
2	Nanoparticles and naosize everywhere
3	Carbon nanostructures
4	Fullerene
5	The properties of nanotubes
6	Making nanostructures using Bottom-Up methods
7	Chemical synthesis of Nanoparticles in Liquid suspensions
8	Mid-term exam
9	Making nanostructures using top-down methods
10	Characterization of nanostructures
11	Single-Nanoparticles devices and Carbon nanoelectronics
12	Medical Applications of Functional Nanoparticles
13	Usage of nanoparticles and their application areas
14	SEM, TEM and AFM Imaging techniques

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): 1. Geoffrey A. Ozin, André C. Arsenault, Ludovico Cademartiri, Nanochemistry: A Chemical Approach to Nanomaterials , Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009.
2. G. B. Sergeev, Nanochemistry , Elsevier Science, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0444519566.
3. Klabunde, K. J. (Ed.)., Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry , Wiley: New York, 2001, pp. 1-292.
Supplementary Book(s): Alain Nouailhat,A., (1st Ed) (2008). An Introduction to Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Wiley-ISTE

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Active participation to the lecture, Problem solving

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Student will be assessed with questions which will be asked in midterm exam and final exam.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm(40%)+Final(60%)+Make-Up

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry e-mail:
k.yurdakoc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 15:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing assignments	4	6	24
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.16	PO.17
LO.1	4	5
LO.2	5
LO.3		5
LO.4	3
LO.5		5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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