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 |
Pre-requisites: CHEM19085 Environmental Chemistry OR CHEM12077 Food Science and Analysis OR CHEM12079 Structure and Reactivity OR CHEM12080 Organic and Bio-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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School |
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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2027
Term 1 - 2027 Profile
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).
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
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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%).
Past Exams
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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.
Source: Unit coordinator
Residential school activities should be expanded.
Residential school activities should be re-evaluated before the next offering.
Expansion of residential school activities is actively in progress, with careful consideration given to timetabling schedules and resource allocation.
Source: Student feedback
Students suggested that the lecture material could be updated.
Lecture material should be updated in the next offering.
The lecture material as well as all teaching material were revised and expanded with new content to align with recent discipline innovations.
Source: SUTE feedback
Students valued the clear pedagogical approach used to explain subject concepts, noting it improved their overall understanding.
These effective teaching methods will be preserved and embedded across all module topics to sustain high student comprehension levels.
In Progress
Source: Reflective practice
Greater sustainability should be reflected in the residential school activities to reduce chemical waste
We will continue to work alongside technical staff to evaluate and integrate more sustainable practices into residential school sessions.
In Progress
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