Valid for: 2016/17
Decided by: Education Board B
Date of Decision: 2016-03-29
Main field: Nanoscience.
Elective for: BME4-bf, F4, F4-nf, N4-nf, N4-nbm
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
The course provides a deeper study of interdisciplinary work focused on experimental methods in biophysics. The course is intended specifically to provide an introduction to the intersection of modern physics, nanotechnology, biomolecular chemistry and biology. By relying on current scientific articles, the course is preparation for research.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
The course contains three main parts. The first part of the course consists of lectures and seminars. During this time fundamental issues within the relevant subjects are presented and discussed. It is important that the students take active part in the discussion, especially during the seminars. An important goal is to learn how to extract information efficiently from scientific articles. A common theme throughout the course is micro and nanostructures within biology and technology and how they connect to each other.
The second part of the course consists of laborative exercises,
primarily in our research laboratories. The students are given an
opportunity to familiarize themselves with the equipment that is
used at the department for biophysics.
The last part of the course is a project where the students work
individually or in small groups on primarily innovative, yet
simple, experiments in a research environment at a location of
their choice at the university or outside the university. The
projects are defined together with the course coordinator, the
project advisors and the students.
Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Written examination, written report. The final grade of the student is based on theory (30%), laboratory work (30%) and project (40%).
Parts
Code: 0113. Name: Theory.
Credits: 4,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination.
Code: 0213. Name: Laboratory Work.
Credits: 4,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination.
Code: 0313. Name: Project.
Credits: 6. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written report and oral presentation.
Required prior knowledge: Compulsory courses of the first three years of the Engineering Nanoscience programme.
The number of participants is limited to: 30
Selection: Credits remaining for the degree.
The course overlaps following course/s: TEK265
Course coordinator: Dr Jonas Tegenfeldt, jonas.tegenfeldt@ftf.lth.se
Course homepage: https://biokurs.ftf.lth.se/