Challenges in Teaching 'Colloid and Surface Chemistry' -- A Danish Experience

The experience of teaching the course and the way teaching methods and the adaptation of the course material to meet the aforementioned challenges along with the evaluation from students at the Technical University of Denmark was reported. The time allocated for a typical 5-ECTS-point course at DTU is one four-hour block a week during a 13-week semester followed by an examination. The specific learning objectives of the course set for the students are designed to calculate surface and liquid-liquid interfacial tensions, by using different theories and mechanisms of adhesion and were presented using active verbs or competencies possessed by the students. The experience from teaching Colloid and Surface Chemistry in a mixed student audience with varied interests and directions, after discussing curriculum, textbooks and learning objectives covering the topics in substantial detail for undergraduate students.