Course Catalog 2006-2007

BIO-2666 NANOBIOTECHNOLOGIES, 4 cr
Nanobiotechnologies

Courses persons responsible
Matti Karp

Lecturers
Matti Karp
Markku Kulomaa

Lecturetimes and places
Per II: Tuesday 12 - 14, FC117
Per II: Wednesday 12 - 14, FC117

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - 4 h/week 4-6 h/week - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
Teach students think on nanoscale in molecular biology and biotechnology, diagnostics, measurements and ralated studies.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Varying teachers, and therefore, also contents varies from year to year.
Nanoscale structures and materials for diagnostics. 
     
2. Label techniques and surface structures for nanoscale measurements.       
3. Biological and artificial virus particles for nanotechnologies.       
4. Multiplexing of measurements.       
5. Other biotechnological applications at nanoscale from nanoscience to nanotechnologies.       

Requirements for completing the course
Exam

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Exam

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides         Home pages of the course Yes  English 
    Book Nanobiotechnology Niemeyer, C.M. and Mirkin, C.A. ed. 3-527-30658-7     No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    In depth course for 4th and 5th year students.

    Remarks

    Organized by two universities, TUT and TaU. First part is given at TUT premises and second part at TaU/IMT.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 50 %
    - Distance learning: 50 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 0 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 84
    Total sum 84

    Additional information related to course
    The lectures start at 7.11.2006.

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    Last modified 13.10.2006
    Modified bySaila Kallioinen