Unit Profile Correction added on 06-04-20
The end of term examination has now been changed to an alternate form of
assessment. Please see your Moodle site for details of the assessment.
Assessment 2 has now been changed to an alternate form of assessment. Please see your Moodle site for details of the assessment.
The Residential School for this unit has been
postponed and you will need to complete this at a later date. Further details
about the residential school will be made available on Moodle in due course.
Overview
Nanotechnology and nanoscience are emerging, revolutionary areas of science that will lead to exciting developments in health, medicine, the environment, information technology and engineering (among other industries). In this unit, you will become familiar with existing uses of nanotechnology along with future opportunities in the nanoscience domain. Medical and environmental applications and the development of 'emerging technologies' will be discussed and the technical, environmental and social impacts of these technological advances explored.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: Successful completion of two of the following: CHEM19085 Environmental Chemistry OR CHEM12079 Non-Carbon Chemistry OR CHEM12078 Industrial Atmospheric Emissions
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student evaluation
The word limit for the res school report should be increased to match the 30% unit weighting.
The word limit will be revised upward to 2000 words.
Feedback from Student evaluation
There should not be an open book exam, and I think the questions should be more application based in order to demonstrate conceptual understanding
The unit exam will be closed book from 2020.
- Discuss the basic principles of nanotechnology and nanoscience
- Evaluate and synthesise information drawn from primary literature in the field of nanotechnology
- Discuss actual and potential impacts of nanotechnology on society, health and the environment
- Design possible solutions to significant societal problems in health, engineering, the environment and medicine using the principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Not applicable
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 30% | ||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
Additional Textbook Information
Reading materials will accessible using the University digital database (Elsevier) from peer-reviewed journals.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.chandra@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
An Introduction to Nanotechnology
Chapter
Nanotechnology: The Science of the invisible
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Past and present futures of nanotechnology
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Particle-by-particle nanotechnology
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Advances in food nanotechnology
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Nanotechnology in targeted drug delivery and therapeutics
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
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Chapter
The implications and applications of nanotechnology in dentistry
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Nanoengineered biomaterials for skin regeneration
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Multifunctional nanocomposite sensors for environmental monitoring
Carbon nanomaterials and their application to electrochemical sensors
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Green nanomaterials:On track for a sustainable future
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Nanoparticle-induced ecotoxicological risks in aquatic environments: Concepts and controversies
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Nanotechnology: Emerging health issues
Events and Submissions/Topic
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1 Presentation and Written Assessment
For this task, students will write a scientific review paper on a topic that will be allocated to them. The review must be formatted according to the Author Guidelines of Analytical Chemistry. The text should be word-processed, with appropriate layout and use of headings/sub-headings. Tables and figures to illustrate specific aspects may be included with titles and acknowledgement where necessary.
Week 5 Friday (10 Apr 2020) 12:00 pm AEST
Via Moodle
Week 7 Friday (1 May 2020)
Marks will be provided via Moodle. Feedback will be given at the time of presentation of posters.
Introduction and Background: 25%
Excellent detail to highlight the present scenario.
Very convincing argument provided for undertaking present study
Literature: 20%
Coherent, with excellent merge of literature
All material is sourced externally cited in the correct format
Literature cited is recent (< 5 years), credible, relevant
Organization: 25%
Well-presented
Well-positioned to reinforce the argument(s)
Correctly labelled
Well-organized such that patterns and themes immediately become obvious
Analysis of the Literature: 20%
Critical examination of literature is evident
Demonstration of new knowledge to produce coherent understanding of the topic
Overall Presentation: 10%
No typos, cohesive and very easy to follow arguments
- Discuss the basic principles of nanotechnology and nanoscience
- Evaluate and synthesise information drawn from primary literature in the field of nanotechnology
- Discuss actual and potential impacts of nanotechnology on society, health and the environment
- Communication
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Practical and Written Assessment
Students will work in pairs during the residential school and will be using advanced analytical instrumentation to perform measurements of their work. At the end of the Residential School, each student will submit an individual summarized report of the experiments undertaken and results. Word limit: 500 words.
Week 12 Monday (1 June 2020) 12:00 pm AEST
Via Moodle
Review/Exam Week Friday (12 June 2020)
Marks and feedback via Moodle
Demonstrated aims and objectives of each practical exercise: 30%
Critiquing and discussion of results: 50%
Formatting (including proper referencing, adhering to word limits - 2000): 20%
- Evaluate and synthesise information drawn from primary literature in the field of nanotechnology
- Design possible solutions to significant societal problems in health, engineering, the environment and medicine using the principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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