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Syllabus ( NANO 516 )

   Basic information
Course title: Economics, Politics and Ethics of Nanotechnology
Course code: NANO 516
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şölen KINAYYİĞİT
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1/2, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: The aim of this course is to demonstrate to nanotechnology students that nanotechnology is not only a technical and scientific subject, but also a topic with economic, political and ethical dimensions in the world and give them a broad perspective and vision. The course is mainly designed as three chapters; (1) commercialization of nanotechnology in the user market, (2) health, safety and environmental effects, and (3) national and international policies and ethical values on nanotechnology. The impacts on the areas of the national nanotechnology policies of the developed and developing countries, the whole system and its actors, the general policies about nano in our country, strategic focus areas, interface agencies, R & D support policies, national budget share, commercialization strategies and health and safety and environmental policies will be examined in this course.
   Learning outcomes Up

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

  1. Learning about the general framework of nanotechnology related with economics, politics and ethics.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Cognitive, Practical
    2. To manage nanotechnology-focused solutions and products commercialization processes.
    3. Learning Competence
    4. Field-based Competence

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  2. Investigate the ındustrial aspects of nanotechnology and increase the consumer market.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Cognitive, Practical
    2. To manage nanotechnology-focused solutions and products commercialization processes.
    3. To be able to closely follow the industrial studies about nanoscience and nanotechnology in the world and in our country.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  3. To learn legal processes, politics and regulations about nanotechnology.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. To manage nanotechnology-focused solutions and products commercialization processes.
    2. Learning Competence
    3. Field-based Competence

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
   Contents Up
Week 1: Strategical Importance of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology
Week 2: Nanotechnology Applications and Products
Week 3: Nanotechnology, World Dynamics and Decision Systems
Week 4: Nanotechnology and World Economic Trends
Week 5: Entrepreneurs in the Technological Ecosystem
Week 6: Technology, Business, and the Culture of Opportunity
Week 7: Nanotechnology, Industry, Business Interactions. Investments in Nanotechnology
Week 8: Midterm exam
Week 9: Nanotechnology Legal Aspects: Policies and Regulations
Week 10: Patent and Intellectual Property in the context of Nanotechnology and World Applications
Week 11: Ethics and Nanotechnology
Week 12: Nanotechnology, Social Implications and Its Possible Future Scenarios. Nanotechnology Specific Responsiveness and Its Positive and Negative Impacts on Environment, Health, Safety, Society and Culture
Week 13: Impact of Technologies on Human Life and Society
Week 14: Nanotechnology And society in Japan,USA,Europe,Canada
Week 15*: Nanotechnology and Macroeconomic Growth. Actual State and Nanotechnology Strategies in Turkey
Week 16*: Final exam
Textbooks and materials: Nanotechnology And Microelectronics: Global Diffusion, Economics and Politics, Ndubuisi Ekekwe, John Hopkins University, 2010
Nanotechnology: Risk, Ethics and Law, Geoffrey Hunt, Michael D.Mehta, 2006
Recommended readings: Nanotechnology: Science, Innovation, and Opportunity, Lynn E. Foster, Prentice Hall, 2006
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 8 40
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 2-13 20
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 40
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
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: 10 6
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 10 2
Mid-term: 2 1
Personal studies for final exam: 15 1
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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