A nanotechnology course for undergraduates

• Autores: M. Mendelson, N. Saniel, R. Noorani, G. Kuleck, N. Ula
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 23, no. 5, 2007, págs. 960-972
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A new sophomore-level nanotechnology course was developed and co-taught from seven disciplines: biology, chemistry, physics, materials science, electrical, mechanical engineering and ethics. The goal of the course was to provide a descriptive view of nanotechnology for biological applications. Several faculty members co-taught the course, and a course coordinator assisted in integrating the course content. Our new course was taught both in the spring 2004 and spring 2005. Our experiences learned from the 2004 course were transferred to the 2005 course. Our classes consisted of biology and engineering students. Because the backgrounds of the biology and engineering students were entirely different, the students were grouped into interdisciplinary teams on their class project and homework assignments. Teambuilding fostered better communication and improved learning.