| 1. | Course Title | Introduction to Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ08002 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 16-MNT | |||||||||||
| 4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
| 5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
| 6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
| 8. | Lecturer | Dr Lihnida Stojanovska-Georgievska | |||||||||||
| 9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
This course will introduce the students to the interdisciplinary aspects of modern nanoscience and nanotechnology. The course is based on presentations of current and thematic research exemplars in the area of nanoscience. |
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| 11. | Course Syllabus:
Interdisciplinarity of nanoscience and nanotechnology; identification of the length scales associated and the cross-over between disciplines; research ethics associated to nanoscience and nanotechnology; concepts of micro- and nanolithography applied to MEMS, optics and ULSI systems design; the basics of microscopy techniques; structural and electrical characterization of nanomaterials; the concepts of numerical modelling at that length scale; applications in nanochemistry and nanobiology. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
lectures, e-learning, teamwork, seminar work, presentations |
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| 13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
| 14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
| 15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
| 15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
| 16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
| 16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
| 17.1 | Exams | 30 points | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 50 points | |||||||||||
| 17.3. | Activity and participation | 20 points | |||||||||||
| 17.4. | Final exam | points | |||||||||||
| 18. | Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||||||
| from 51 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | ||||||||||||
| from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | ||||||||||||
| from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | ||||||||||||
| from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | ||||||||||||
| from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | ||||||||||||
| 19. | Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | 60% success from all pre-exam activities | |||||||||||
| 20. | Forms of assessment | Preparation and presentation of a project assignment | |||||||||||
| 21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
| 22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Selfevaluation | |||||||||||
| 23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
| 23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | Klaus D. Sattler | 21st Century Nanoscience – A Handbook: Advanced Analytic Methods and Instrumentation | CRC Press | 2022 | |||||||||
| 2. | Marcel Van de Voorde | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Advances and Developments in Nano-sized Materials | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG | 2018 | |||||||||
| 23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | Bououdina, Mohamed | Handbook of Research on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Advanced Materials | IGI Global | 2014 | |||||||||
