Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have gained comprehensive knowledge and understanding of processing and/or fabrication of materials and / or nanomaterials.
• Have gained comprehensive knowledge and understanding of characterization of materials and / or nanomaterials.

Skills

• Be able to apply theories in order 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 demonstrate understanding of the material microstructure for the specified material.
• 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 correct terminology.
• Be able to use methods and tools for processing/fabrication and characterization of materials and nanomaterials.

Competences

• Be able to devise experiments for documentation.
• Be able to set up a realistic hypothesis for the outcome of a process, obtaining a property, or the like.
• Be able to devise an experimental method to validate a given hypothesis.
• Be able to use advanced experimental or theoretical methods for processing and characterization.
• Be able to apply the background theory and the insight obtained, for validation of the material choice for a given application.
• Be able to apply the background theory in order to design and maybe also fabricate or process materials for specific applications.

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