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Nanotechnology and the Environment
NAME OF THE COURSE | Nanotechnology and the Environment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course objectives |
Preview of the fundamentals of nanotechnology, analysis of its possible impact on the environment and its possible applications in the protecting of environment. |
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Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course |
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Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes) |
The knowledge of fundamentals of nanotechnology. |
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Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus) |
Nanoparticles, nanomaterials and nanotechnology (3). The use of nanotechnology in environmental protection (3+3). Potential impacts of nanotechnology on the environment (3+3). Toxicology and biological effects of nanomaterials (3+3). Geochemistry of nanoparticles in air and water (3). Metrology nanomaterials (3). The sensors based on nanotechnology for monitoring chemical and biological parameters of environment (3+3). Production of ”green” energy based on nanotechnology (3+1). Catalysts (3). Treatment of water pollution and emissions (3+2). |
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Screening student work (name the proportion of ECTS credits for eachactivity so that the total number of ECTS credits is equal to the ECTS value of the course): |
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Grading and evaluating student work in class and at the final exam |
During the semester, the final exam can be substituted by midterm tests and seminar essays (analysis of selected examples). |
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Required literature (available in the library and via other media) |
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Optional literature (at the time of submission of study programme proposal) |
Nanostructured catalysts, S.L. Scott (Ed.), Springer-Verlag, 2003. |
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Quality assurance methods that ensure the acquisition of exit competences |
Quality assurance will be performed at three levels: |
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Other (as the proposer wishes to add) |
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