At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the nanotechnology 2) Learns application tools related to nanotechnology 3) Gains knowledge about General area of usage of nanotechnology 4) Gains knowledge about applications in food and agriculture through examples
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
During this course, basic concepts of nanotechnology, production of nano-scaled materials and their properties, nanotechnology in plant preservation and production, nanomaterials that are produced from plants and their area of usage, natural nanoparticles that are found in food, nanostructures that are used in food industry and nano scaled carriers, nanomaterials that are used in food packaging, intelligent systems and nanotechnology in food quality and safety will be covered.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
1 Definition of Nanotechnology, purposes and improvements
2nd Week
2 Atomic and molecular bases of nanotechnology
3rd Week
3 Advantage and Disadvantage of Nanotechnology
4th Week
4 General area of usage
5th Week
5 Nanotechnology in Industry
6th Week
6 Nanotechnology in Agriculture I
7th Week
7 Nanotechnology in Agriculture II
8th Week
8 Midterm
9th Week
9 Nanotechnology applications of materials and packages contacting food
10th Week
10 Nanotechnology in developing functional foods
11th Week
11 Effect of nanotechnology on health and application of Nanotechnology to foods
12th Week
12 Student presentations
13th Week
13 Student presentations
14th Week
14 Student presentations
15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
? Monique A. V. Axelos, Marcel Van de Voorde (Eds.). Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food Science. 2017. Wiley-VCH, Germany. ? Rai, M., Ribeiro, C., Mattoso, L., Duran, N. (Eds.). Nanotechnologies in Food and Agriculture, 2015, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. ? Güncel yayınlar
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Yüz Yüze
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
Individual or group work
14
5
70
Preparation for Final exam
1
69
69
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
54
54
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
3
3
Homework
1
60
60
Total Workload
300
Total Workload / 30
10
ECTS Credits of the Course
10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
