Postgraduate Course: Nanotechnology (MSc) (PGEE11153)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will provide a broad introduction to nanotechnology. By considering the underpinning science and case studies, insight will first be provided into why the nanoscale is so important and different from all other scales that have been considered by engineers to date. This is followed by consideration of nanotechnology from the perspectives of the main engineering activities of design, manufacture and testing. |
| Course description |
LECTURES:
1. Introduction to Nanotechnology
2. Application areas
3. Moore's law: the roadmap
4. Nanotechnology design
5. Forces on the nanoscale
6. Bionanotechnology
7. Nanoporous solids
8. Nanocomposites
9. Nanoelectronics
10. Nanomagnetism
11. Nanophotonics
12. Self assembly
13. Electron microscopy
14. Atomic force microscopy
15. AFM mechanical measurements
16. AFM imaging modes
17. Top-down fabrication 1
18. Top-down fabrication 2
19. Nanolithography and Nanomanipulation
20. Synthetic Biology
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
153 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 50%«br /»
Coursework 50% |
| Feedback |
Week 7 - group assignment - presentation (mark + comments)
Week 11 - group assignment - final report (mark + comments) |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- discuss and describe what makes the nanoscale special
- discuss and describe a number of nanotechnologies
- discuss and describe aspects of nanotechnology design, manufacture and testing
- use their understanding to learn independently about aspects of nanotechnology not covered in the course
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Reading List
BOOKS (all at Murray library):
1. Nanotechnology : understanding small systems / B. Rogers, S. Pennathur, J. Adams / T174.7 Rog
2. Nanotechnology : an introduction to nanostructuring techniques / M. Köhler, W. Fritzsche / T174.7 Koh
3. Nanotechnology : a gentle introduction to the next big idea / M. Ratner, D. Ratner / T174.7 Rat |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | nanotechnology,technology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Downes
Tel: (0131 6)51 7072
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Emily Rowan
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
Email: |
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