BP230 - Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology)

Plan: BP230P7 - Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery

Approach to learning and assessment
Program structure
Program transition plan

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Approach to learning and assessment

Students will experience a wide range of learning environments – lectures, tutorials, online delivery, individual and group work. Lectures, tutorials and seminars are used extensively in the program to communicate knowledge and ideas about the role of Nanotechnology in society.

Of particular importance is the high proportion of time spent in the laboratory and undertaking project and field work which will provide emphasis to developing practical skills and capabilities, develop teamwork and time-management skills and provide context for the student learning process.

A number of courses have already been adapted to online delivery.  Many courses are also making use of the Learning Hub for electronic provision of course material, tutorial problems, past exams and other relevant documents.

Students will be assessed by a variety of methods, as appropriate to the material being taught, the skills being acquired and the capabilities developed. Formative and summative assessment tasks are undertaken throughout courses in the program.

Formative assessment is often done during a course and provides opportunity for immediate evidence of student learning. Its purpose is to improve quality of student learning, and classroom and laboratory assessment are the most common formative assessment techniques. In-class discussions, revision problems, and past exam papers, are available for students to gauge their understanding of the lecture material.

Course goals and objectives reflect the cumulative nature of the learning process and summative assessment, usually at the end of the course, is used to ensure students have met these course aims. Exams, assignments, oral and written presentations, laboratory and studio reports and project reports will be used as part of, and as a measure of, student learning.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following:
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Year One of Program
Complete ALL Eight (8) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Chemistry of Materials 1 12 CHEM1030 City Campus Chemistry of Materials 2 12 CHEM1031 City Campus Introduction to Nanotechnology 12 ONPS2149 City Campus Mechanics and Thermodynamics 12 PHYS1046 City Campus Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers 12 PHYS2070 City Campus Scientific Skills and Communication 12 ONPS2334 City Campus Calculus 1 12 MATH1142 City Campus Calculus 2 12 MATH1144 City Campus
AND
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Year Two of Program
Complete ALL Two (2) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Nanotechnology Methodology 12 ONPS2155 City Campus Electronic Materials 12 EEET2260 City Campus
AND
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Complete ALL Five (5) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Chemistry Theory 2A 12 CHEM1039 City Campus Chemistry Laboratory 2A 12 CHEM1041 City Campus Chemistry Theory 2B 12 CHEM1040 City Campus Chemistry Laboratory 2B 12 CHEM1042 City Campus Analytical Spectroscopy 12 CHEM1053 City Campus
OR
Complete ALL Five (5) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Materials and Thermal Physics 12 PHYS1074 City Campus Quantum Mechanics and Radiation Physics 12 PHYS2076 City Campus Optics and Waves 12 PHYS2073 City Campus Mechanics and Modern Physics 12 PHYS1077 City Campus Solid State Physics 12 PHYS2068 City Campus
}
AND
Select One (1) Course from:
Student Elective
From the program career
Excluding
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus MMV6011 Intro. to Semiconductor Device Fabrication 12 EEET2155 City Campus Nanotechnology Practice 12 ONPS2156 City Campus Nanosensors 12 ONPS2157 City Campus Science Project 12 ONPS2186 City Campus
AND
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Year Three of Program
Complete ALL Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus MMV6011 Intro. to Semiconductor Device Fabrication 12 EEET2155 City Campus Nanotechnology Practice 12 ONPS2156 City Campus Nanosensors 12 ONPS2157 City Campus Science Project 12 ONPS2186 City Campus
AND
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Complete ALL Three (3) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Chemistry Theory 3A 12 CHEM1067 City Campus Chemistry Laboratory 3 12 CHEM1069 City Campus Chemistry Theory 3B 12 CHEM1068 City Campus
OR
Complete ALL Three (3) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Quantum and Statistical Physics 12 PHYS1095 City Campus Advanced Laboratory Techniques 12 PHYS1083 City Campus Physics of Advanced Materials 12 PHYS2075 City Campus
}
AND
Select One (1) Course from:
Student Elective
From the program career
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Program transition plan

Transition from a previous program to this award stream is undertaken by personal guidance from the Program Coordinator.

Students from the current program (BP017) majoring in physics or chemistry will transfer directly to this new stream within the BSc program. Students majoring in biological sciences will remain on their current program, with the program retained until these students complete their award.

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