Introduction to Nanobiology

In this course, introduction to nanobiology, the students learn the foundational academic and durable skills needed in nanobiology courses. Students will become familiar with the different forms of instruction and work (lectures, practical work, group work, problem sessions). The course includes developing skills in critical thinking, collaboration and communication. The students will be divided into groups and practice these forms of learning to complete a project on a topic in Nanobiology. In addition, students will be introduced to wet lab work.

This course is pass/fail. 

There are 5 elements that ALL have to be COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY to pass:

Element 1: complete all writing assignments (individual and group)

Element 2: peer evaluation of project, including attendance during session (individual)

Element 3: project work: report and making a poster (group)

Element 4: article reading and oral presentation including attendance (group assignment (presentation with individual pass/fail for attendance)

Element 5: poster session including attendance (individual pass/fail for attendance)

Resit:

Students needing to repair:

Element 1 must redo the failed or missing writing assignments.

Element 2 must do peer evaluation of 3 draft projects.

Element 3 must each individually improve the report according to instructor’s feedback, when the report as a whole was not satisfactory.  

Element 4 must do an individual presentation, including an oral examination. 

Element 5 must do an individual presentation of the poster, including an oral examination. 

• Students needing to repair one of the elements must email the teacher to request this no later than week 2.5 and deadlines and presentations will be scheduled no later than week 2.9.

• If more than two elements are insufficient, you need to redo the course.

• If a student failed element 3, 4 or 5 because of not participating in the group projects and therefore not contributing to the report, presentation  and/or poster, there is no possibility for a resit and the student needs to redo the course.

If a student needs to redo the course, some elements can carry over as determined by the instructor for maximum of one year.  It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course and no later than week 1.1 to discuss the possibility of carrying over of elements.