PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Divison Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Biology/Chemistry/Engineering Program
Welcome to Honors Seminar!
Welcome to Nanotechnology in Science and Engineering!
EGR 2990H : BIO 2990H : CHM 2990H: Honors Seminar in Engineering and Science
Number LD01
Fall 2009

INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Christine Barrow, Biology
Dr. Scott Sinex, Chemistry
Dr. Scott D. Johnson, Engineering

OFFICE: CH-100

OTHER LOCATIONS : the classroom proper (CAT-305), and Cyber Cafe

PHONE NUMBERS: 301-322-0420 (Department Main Line)

E-MAIL ADDRESS : sdjohnson@pgcc.edu

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ENGINEERING PROGRAM'S WEB PAGE: http://academic.pgcc.edu/~sjohnson/engineering.html

PROFESSOR'S WEB PAGE: http://academic.pgcc.edu/~sjohnson

OFFICE HOURS: (Dr. Johnson) MW 7:15-8:45pm, T 2:30-3:30pm, Th 6:00-7:00pm by appointment all other times
Note: Part or all of the office hours might be in the classroom (CAT-305) as student questions warrant.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is a seminar course that introduces emerging issues in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics.

This semester's course covers the emerging technologies in the nanoscale range. Nanotechnology impacts virtually every discipline, including biology, chemistry, physics,computational science, and engineering. The government has put into place high-level initiatives to ensure that the nanotechnologies' breathtaking promises can be realized to enhance both innovation and economic and environmental benefits. A high-caliber college-level education is crucial to this effort and an introduction to this topic will benefit the STEM student in his further studies. This course will consist of student's and invited guest's in-depth presentations that will bring to the class the latest investigations and findings in nanotechnology.

Other seminar courses in the future will bring different emerging issues.

This is a one credit course. This course maybe used as a supplement for different science and engineering courses especially in certain transfer situations.

PREREQUISITES:

Completion of a minimum of 18 credits of STEM courses, GPA 3.0 and Honors student

or permission of instructor.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of the course a student will be able to

1. Successfully present material on nanotechnology at a professional level consistent with the students major.

HELPFUL TEXTBOOKS:

Pocket Book for Technical Writing for Engineers and Scientists 3^rd Edition .  Finkelstein, Leo.  McGraw-Hill (2007).
Nanotechnology DeMystified.   Williams, Linda and Adams, Wade.  McGraw-Hill (2007).

OTHER REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS:

1. 3 three-hole binders 1" or larger for the handouts

2. Pens, Pencils, Textbooks, Eraser, Straight edge, Paper, and Calculator are required for every class.

OUTSIDE CLASS REQUIREMENTS:

As with any class an amount of time at least equivalent to two times the credit hours is expected to be performed for homework and labs. Please allot sufficient time for homework.

GRADING CRITERIA:

Evaluation of student performance is to be based on:

1. Your presentation will count for 60% of your grade.

2. Attendance (without comment) will count for 20% of your grade. An additional 20% will be given for short summaries of the invited outside speakers. This is a seminar course, the point is to attend.

COURSE OUTLINE

New topics are to be covered each week and this syllabus will change each week to reflect the invited guests' and students' presentations

Week 1 (9/3) Introduction to course, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Sinex, Dr. Barrow

Week 2 (9/10) Introduction to Nanotechnology, Dr. Johnson, PGCC, Engineering

Week 3 (9/17) Carbon Nanotubes: Graphene on a Roll!, Dr. Sinex, PGCC, Chemistry

Week 4 (9/24) Still to be decided (Christine Barrow, PGCC, Biology tentatively)

Week 5 (10/1) Still to be decided

Week 6 (10/8) Still to be decided

Week 7 (10/15) Still to be decided

Week 8 (10/22) Still to be decided

Week 9 (10/29) Still to be decided

Week 10 (11/5) Still to be decided

Week 11 (11/12) Still to be decided

Week 12 (11/19) Still to be decided

Week 13 (11/26) The Applications of Nanotechnology on our Thanksgiving Dinner; All

Week 14 (12/3) Still to be decided

Week 15 (12/10) Lessons learned and how to continue our studies in Nanotechnology, Dr. Johnson, PGCC, Engineering (open discussion)

CLASSROOM POLICIES

1. Cell phones must be in vibrate mode and are only to be answered for emergencies (step outside please).

2. Common courtesy is to apply at all times.

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