THE DIFFUSION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOSCIENCE ACROSS THE COURSE FUNDAMENTALS OF MODERN CHEMISTRY THAT OFFERES THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES OF UNED COSTA RICA

Abstract

The curriculum of the subject Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry (FQM) was developed in 2010, to be offered in the first quarter of 2011. Where one of the topics was the relationship of chemistry with the different technologies, such as nanotechnology. At the annual FQM course offering in the period from 2011 to 2014, some topics are treated in the same relations of nanotechnology with medicine, chemistry regard to the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology industry. It is important to quote that this course is offered at the bachelor's race in Teaching of Natural Sciences with 100% online mode. The development activities are carried out through discussion forums, wikis, portfolios and other techniques with the participation of all students enrolled and mediator and didactic intervention of teachers. In each of the annual tenders has been applied to an opinion poll on the design, content and dissemination of the contents in their work environment or professional. The population FQM course includes students from all over the country, and they indicate they share what they learned in their environment with high school students, generating a value chain in the transfer of knowledge about nanotechnology.

Keywords

• Química moderna
• nanotecnología
• nanociencia
• oferta académica
• estudiantes.