CHEM13082 - Nanotechnology: Health and the environment

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

CHEM19085 Environmental Chemistry OR CHEM12077 Food Science and Analysis OR CHEM12079 Inorganic Chemistry OR CHEM12080 Organic Chemistry

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).

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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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 40%
3. Take Home Exam 30%

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%).

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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.

Source: SUTE
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Students were happy with this unit.
Recommendation
Continue to review unit and update content as required.
Action Taken
The unit continues to benefit from reflecting on teaching practice and innovations in content and assessments for each offering.
Source: Reflective practice
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The Unit needs more coverage on recent advances in nanotechnology
Recommendation
Include more content on nanomaterials applied towards environmental remediation, vaccines and disease detection, which are current global concerns.
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Source: Reflective practice
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Residential school activities need to be expanded
Recommendation
The residential school activities need to be redesigned to have a wider variety of short, workable practicals.
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Source: Reflective practice
Feedback
The atomic force microscope (AFM) needs an operator
Recommendation
A tech staff member or RHD student be trained to operate the atomic force microscope (AFM) enabling them to assist with these practicals during residential school.
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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss the basic principles of nanotechnology and nanoscience
  2. Evaluate and synthesise information drawn from primary literature in the field of nanotechnology
  3. Discuss actual and potential impacts of nanotechnology on society, health and the environment
  4. Design possible solutions to significant societal problems in health, engineering, the environment and medicine using the principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • •
3 - Take Home Exam •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
5 - Team Work •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment • • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • • •
3 - Take Home Exam • • •