Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	MSNE101	EXPLORING MATERIALS SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY	3+0+0	3	4	14.05.2026

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	MATERIALS SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Providing a basic description for the fundamental principles behind nanotechnology and nanomaterials. Defining the main types of nanoparticles and their structure-property relationships at nanoscale. Illustrations of recent applications of nanotechnology in different fields along with their economical and societal impacts.
Course Content	This course introduces the working principles and applications of the emerging nanoscience and nanotechnology engineering fields from the perspective of basic sciences. Different classifications of nanomaterials and characterization& fabrication techniques of such materials will be discussed. In addition, historical development of nanoscience and nanotechnology engineering along with their economical and societal impacts will be addressed.
Course Methods and Techniques	face to face lecturing, project preparation (research, presentation, report submission)
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. ilker Erdem
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	J. Ramsden, “Nanotechnology: An Introduction (Micro and Nano Technologies)”, Second Edition, William Andrew, 2016. J. Ramsden, “Applied Nanotechnology: The Conversion of Research Results to Products (Micro and Nano Technologies)” 3rd Edition, William Andrew, 2018.
Exams	1 ara sınav, 1 dönem sonu sınavı

Course Category

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	3	% 40
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı	2	% 60
Total	5	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav	1	10	10
Ev Ödevi	2	2	4
Sunum için Hazırlık	2	2	4
Sunum	2	1	2
Proje	1	20	20
Rapor	1	20	20
Takım/Grup Çalışması	1	10	10
Derse Devam	14	3	42
Final Sınavı	1	10	10
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 122

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Distinguish the structural properties of nanomaterials and bulk materials from an atomistic perspective.
2	Classify different types of nanomaterials with respect to their structure and morphology.
3	Describe basic fabrication and characterization techniques in nanotechnology
4	Explain the historical development of nanotechnology and its economical and societal impacts
5	Indicate the structure-property relationship and their applications for different types of nanomaterials.
6	Correlate the potential arising from nanotechnology to the global challenges and opportunities.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to nanotechnology and material science
2	Nanoscale
3	Forces at nanoscale
4	Nano-bio interface
5	Nanometrology
6	Noncarbon materials and their production
7	Noncarbon materials and their production
8	Nanodevices
9	midterm
10	Nanofacture of devices
11	Carbon-based nano materials and devices
12	Nanosystems and their design
13	Bionanotechnology
14	Term project perentations
15	Impacts of nanotechnology
16	Final exam

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Veri yok

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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