COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NANOTECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICE IN CHEMISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLIN ALTINIŞIK TAĞAÇ

Offered to

Chemistry

Course Objective

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 Making nanostructures using top-down methods
9 Characterization of nanostructures
10 Single-Nanoparticles devices
11 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 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


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 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 5 5
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.145
LO.25
LO.35
LO.43
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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