• Basic information
• Learning outcomes
• Contents
• Assessment
• Workload

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Students will be ablo to describe the structure of glass surface and also the difference between the glass surface and the bulk of glass structures.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Glass Science and Technology
   2. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
   3. Acquire scientific knowledge
   4. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   5. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge
   6. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
2. Students by having the knowledge on the reactions occurring on the glass surfaces can take some measures about the chemical durability of glasses.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Glass Science and Technology
   2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
   3. Acquire scientific knowledge
   4. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   5. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
3. Student, will be able to use his/her konowledge which is related to the glass surface technologies and characterisation techniques for the surface, interface and thin films for the endustrial purposes.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Glass Science and Technology
   2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
   3. Embrace modern methods and tools in the field of glass science and technology
   4. Design and conduct research projects independently
   5. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge
   6. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
   7. Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam

Contents
Week 1:	Surface Science: • Surface thermodynamics • Physical adsorption • Chemical adsorption • Adsorption kinetics • Nucleation and thin film growth • Surface studies: Ultra High Vacuum
Week 2:	Glass surface structure Water and Glass surface • H2O • Corrosion mechanisms • Chemical durability and glass types
Week 3:	Corrosion types, glass surface defects and prevention of glass corrosion • Atmospheric corrosion • Dishwashing corrosion
Week 4:	Surface Technologies-I • Dealkalization • Cleaning Conventional and special techniques (Atmospheric plasma etc.)
Week 5:	Surface Technologies-II • Chemical toughening via ion-exchange
Week 6:	Surface Technologies-III • Patterning – Mechanical, laser, aluminum induced texturing, acid etching
Week 7:	Surface Technologies-IV • Polishing – Mechanical, Acid, Flame
Week 8:	Mid-term exam
Week 9:	Surface/thin film characterization – I • XPS, AES
Week 10:	Surface/thin film characterization – II • SEM, TEM, EDX
Week 11:	Surface/thin film characterization – III • SIMS, SNMS
Week 12:	Surface/thin film characterization – IV • UV/VIS/IR Elipsometri
Week 13:	Surface/thin film characterization – V • GIXRR, GAXRD
Week 14:	Surface/thin film characterization – VI • Raman, FTIR
Week 15*:	Surface/thin film characterization - VII • AFM, STM, Nanoindentation
Week 16*:	Final exam
Textbooks and materials:	Lecture notes
Recommended readings:	• Prof. Dr. Carlo Pantano articles • Prof. Dr. Reinhard Conradt articles • Surface and Thin Film Analysis, A Compendium of Principles, Instrumentation, and Applications, Editors: Prof. Dr. Gernot Friedbacher, Dr. Henning Bubert • Surface science: an introduction John B. Hudson, New York : J. Wiley & Sons, 1998.
	* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.

Assessment
Method of assessment	Week number	Weight (%)
Mid-terms:	8	40
Other in-term studies:		0
Project:		0
Homework:		0
Quiz:		0
Final exam:	16	60
	Total weight:	(%)

Workload
Activity	Duration (Hours per week)	Total number of weeks	Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching):	3	14
Own studies outside class:	3	14
Practice, Recitation:	0	0
Homework:	3	10
Term project:	0	0
Term project presentation:	0	0
Quiz:	0	0
Own study for mid-term exam:	3	8
Mid-term:	3	1
Personal studies for final exam:	3	14
Final exam:	3	1
		Total workload:
		Total ECTS credits:	*
	* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25. (1 ECTS = 25 work hours)