TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Fereshteh Rezaeı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the nanotechnology 2) Application tools of nanotechnology 3) General area of usage of nanotechnology 4) Discuss the application samples in food and agriculture
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Nanotechnology applications in food technology.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Definition of Nanotechnology, purposes and improvements 2nd Week Atomic and molecular bases of nanotechnology 3rd Week Advantage and Disadvantage of Nanotechnology 4th Week General area of usage 5th Week Nanotechnology in Industry 6th Week Nanotechnology in Agriculture 7th Week Nanotechnology in Agriculture 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Nanotechnology applications of materials and packages contacting food 10th Week Nanotechnology in developing functional foods 11th Week Effect of nanotechnology on health and application of Nanotechnology to foods 12th Week Student presentations 13th Week Student presentations 14th Week Student presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Charles P. Poole Jr. and Frank J. Owens (2003). Introduction to Nanotechnology, 400 pages, Wiley-Interscience, 1st edition, ISBN-10: 0471079359 2. Bhushan, B., Handbook of Nanotechnology, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 3. Sen, S., & Pathak, Y. (Eds.). (2016). Nanotechnology in nutraceuticals: production to consumption. CRC Press.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 12 12 Course hours 0 0 0 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 2 2 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 24 24 Total Workload 98 Total Workload / 30 3,26 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No