SENSORS AND DEVICES
CHE3SEN
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
CHE3SEN is a required subject for Nanotechnology students but is also available to B. Sc. and other students. Learning activities within the subject include lectures, tutorials, and projects conducted within a research laboratory setting. Students will study many aspects of contemporary sensing theory and practice and the device technologies required for real world implementation. Part A) Sensors & Electrochemistry: electrochemical principles, general concepts of chemical sensing, amperometric sensors, lab-on-a-chip miniaturisation. Part B) Surface chemistry: the role of second order interactions and the chemical potential in chemical processes, including solubility, miscibility and solvent extraction, will be explored. Interactions on and between surfaces and interfaces will be also described with implications in catalysis and sensing.
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Tech & Engineering
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Evan Robertson
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: CHE2FCA, CHE2FCB and one of (CHE2ENC, CHE2MAC, CHE2MOC, CHE2NAC)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: CHE5SEA
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Students are not permitted to take the topics contained in this unit for credit in CHE3ADB.
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Evan Robertson
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hour exam (written answers and problem solving) | 50 | |
| Research project and 2000 word report. Replaced by experiments for students not undertaking CHE3ADB | 30 | |
| Topic assignments including computer based workshop assignments (1000 words) | A 50% hurdle requirement applies to the laboratory component, and also to the exam component. | 20 |