Introduction to nuclear

Nuclear processes and measurement for radiation detection.

Provided ByPolitecnico di Milano
Type of providerHE Institution
Provided athttps://www.pok.polimi.it/
Learning opportunity typeMOOC
Languageen
Home pagehttps://www.pok.polimi.it/courses?search_query=NUC101
Start date2021-10-04
End date2022-09-25
Duration11
Workload in hours25
Admission procedureOpen to all
Price detailsYou can access the course absolutely free of charge.
AssessmentsThe final grade for the course is based on the results from your responses to the quiz you’ll find in week 5 (which is devoted to the Final Quiz). You will successfully complete the course if you reach 60% (or more) of the total score of the Final Quiz by the end of the edition.
Type of credentialCertificate of participation
ISCEDF Code053 - Physical sciences
Education subject053 Physical sciences 0531 Chemistry 0533 Physics
Learning settingsnon formal learning
Learning outcomeIntroduction to nuclear – LO – Analyse the spectra
Analyse the spectra of two radioisotopes of plutonium using different devices, a portable sodium iodide and a GMX HPGe detector
Learning outcome typeSkill
Reusability levelCross-sector skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c291df22-0d6b-4cea-8feb-11c350a33081
Learning outcomeIntroduction to nuclear – LO – Describe how
Describe how neutrons are produced, how they can be classified and how they can be detected
Learning outcome typeKnowledge
Reusability levelSector specific skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd
Learning outcomeIntroduction to nuclear – LO – Describe scintillation
Describe scintillation and semiconductor detectors and how they are used to detect gamma rays
Learning outcome typeKnowledge
Reusability levelSector specific skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd
Learning outcomeIntroduction to nuclear – LO – Describe some
Describe some methods and techniques for measuring various types of radiation fields, used in the Politecnico di Milano Nuclear Measurements Lab
Learning outcome typeSkill
Reusability levelCross-sector skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c291df22-0d6b-4cea-8feb-11c350a33081
Learning outcomeIntroduction to nuclear – LO – Describe the main
Describe the main features of nuclear reactions and how to measure the so-called reaction cross-section.
Learning outcome typeKnowledge
Reusability levelSector specific skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd
Learning outcomeIntroduction to nuclear – LO – Describe why
Describe why some radionuclides cannot be easily detected and measured and how to deal with them.
Learning outcome typeKnowledge
Reusability levelSector specific skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/e60ce8fd-89e7-4f9f-ab4b-7238e68f14ab
Learning outcomeIntroduction to nuclear – LO – List and describe
List and describe the main characteristics of the radioactive decay
Learning outcome typeKnowledge
Reusability levelSector specific skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd
Learning outcomeIntroduction to nuclear – LO – Recall
Recall the different radioactive decay modes and the related properties
Learning outcome typeKnowledge
Reusability levelSector specific skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd
Learning outcomeIntroduction to nuclear – LO – Understand
Understand advantages and disadvantages in determining uranium concentration in water by alpha spectrometry and Inductively Coupled Plasma mass spectrometry
Learning outcome typeSkill Knowledge
Reusability levelCross-sector skills and competences Sector specific skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c291df22-0d6b-4cea-8feb-11c350a33081 http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/e60ce8fd-89e7-4f9f-ab4b-7238e68f14ab
Assessor typeartificial intelligence
Assessment formatautomatic grading
Awarding opportunityThe Certificate of Accomplishment will be released to anyone who successfully completed the course by answering correctly to at least 60% of the questions of the Final Quiz (week 5). You will be able to download the Certificate of Accomplishment directly on the website. Once you have successfully passed the course, you can request the Certificate of Accomplishment without waiting for the end of the edition. The Certificate of Accomplishment does not confer any academic credit, grade or degree.

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