COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO NANOTECHNOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ETE 3003 INTRODUCTION TO NANOTECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IŞIL BIRLIK

Offered to

Industrial Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English)
Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Computer Engineering (English)
Mining Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Objectives of this course are to perform topics such as the description of nanotechnology, historical perspective, nanomaterials, solid-state science, conducting, semiconducting and dielectric properties of nanomaterials, methods of measured properties, and project works by making interdisiplanary groups.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   be able to learn the topics such as the description of nanotechnology, classification of nanomaterials and historical perspective,
2   be able to understand solid-state science, and conducting, semiconducting and dielectric properties of nanomaterials,
3   be able to have imformation about characterization methods using in determination of properties of nanomaterials produced by nanotechnological techniques,
4   be able to determine properties of nanomaterials, and perform applied project works by making interdisiplanary groups from different departments,
5   be able too solve, verify and present by reaching information concerning nanotechnological problems in the topics, and to prepare reports about them

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Nanomaterials
2 History of nanotechnology
3 Solid-state science
4 Energy bands and properties
5 Nanotechnological processes
6 Nanotechnological structural characterization
7 1st Mid-term exam
8 Nanotechnological morphological characterization
9 Project presentations (Group 1)
10 Project presentations (Group 2)
11 Project presentations (Group 3)
12 Project presentations (Group 4)
13 Project presentations (Group 5)
14 2nd Mid-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Introduction to nanotechnology, C.P. Poole and F.J. Owens, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication, USA, 2003.
Yardımcı kaynaklar: Nanoscience, Engineering and Technology, W.A. Goddard, D.W. Brenner, S.E. Lyshevski and G.J. Iafrate, CRR Press, USA, 2003.
Supplementary Book(s): Handbook of Nanotechnology, . Bhushan, Spinger-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Project +Mid term and final examinations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The questions of mid-term and final exams will be stated out on exam papers which learning outcomes of the department correspond.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Tel:0232 301 74 59.
Mail: erdal.celik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 8.30-10.30 am
Friday: 14.00-13.00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 86

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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