Course Overview

Course Structure/Operation

• Three hours of lecture per week.
• Required course for the Nanotechnology and Microsystems option.
• Two co-instructors, with support from a language specialist to help evaluate and provide feedback on written English (Randall Kerr).

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course students will be expected to:

• Identify current research, trends, and applications in nanotechnology and Microsystems and understand fundamental concepts associated with these.

Detailed Course Outline

This lecture and seminar course, three hours per week, will introduce students to current developments in nanotechnology and microsystems. Faculty members and engineers working in industry will give one-hour seminars. Normally an introductory 1 hour lecture will be given by the course instructor to emphasize the fundamental concepts associated with each guest lecture.

Text and Bibliography

No required textbook.

Assessment Strategies

• Report Proposal, Final Report and Presentation
  Students are expected to write a report by the end of the term presenting a topic related to Microsystems and Nanotechnology. A report proposal will be submitted early in the term. The material in the final report will be presented to the class at the end of the term.
• Assignments
  Students will have assignments on topics related to the seminars.
• In class participation
  Students will be expected to ask informed questions of the speakers and participate in discussions.

Grading System (estimated)

25%	English Mark Report Proposal and Outline Final Technical Report
25%	in class participation including quizzes
30%	final report
20%	oral presentation of final report