Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Must have knowledge about how to design, model and maybe manufacture different nano – and microstructures.
• Must be able to understand the fundamental concepts of engineering and design of nano – and microstructures.
• Have gained comprehensive knowledge and understanding of processing and/or fabrication of nano – and microscale fabricated materials.
• Have gained comprehensive knowledge and understanding of characterization of nano – and microscale fabricated materials.

Skills

• Must be able to apply the design, engineering and manufacturing concepts in order to predict and maybe also fabricate the desired nano – and microstructures.
• Must be able to evaluate the different methods used for production, design, and engineering of nano – and microstructures.
• Be able to apply relevant theories to choose the appropriate processing/fabrication and characterization methods for a given application.
• Be able to specify a material or a material system for a given application.
• Be able to give a critical evaluation of the methods applied for processing and characterizing a material / material system for a given application
• Be able to use methods and tools for processing/fabrication of nano – and microscale materials.
• Compose a project report according to the norms of the scientific field, include relevant original literature and use correct academic language. Be able to communicate the project's research-based basis and problem and results in a coherent written and oral manner, including the connection between the problem formulation, the project's execution and the main conclusions.
• Evaluate and select relevant original literature and current scientific methods, models and other tools used in the project work, as well as assess the project's problem in relevant technical scientific context.

Competences

• Must have obtained the skills to design, model, fabricate and characterize nano-and microscale structures.
• Be able to set up a realistic and qualitative hypothesis for the outcome of a process.
• Be able to apply method(s) to validate or reject a given hypothesis.
• Be able to use advanced experimental or theoretical methods for processing and characterization.
• Be able to apply the relevant background theory and the insight obtained, for validation of the designed material for a given application.
• Be able to apply the relevant background theory or results from scientific literature in order to design and maybe also fabricate or process materials for specific applications.
• Plan, implement and manage complex and unpredictable research and / or development tasks and assume a professional responsibility for conducting professional and interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Take responsibility for own academic development and specialization.

Type of instruction

The teaching is organized in accordance with the general form of teaching. Please see the programme cirruculum §17.

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 15 ECTS project module the expected workload is 450 hours for the student.

Exam

Exams