Introduction to nuclear
Nuclear processes and measurement for radiation detection.
Provided By | Politecnico di Milano
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Type of provider | HE Institution |
Provided at | https://www.pok.polimi.it/ |
Learning opportunity type | MOOC |
Language | en |
Home page | https://www.pok.polimi.it/courses?search_query=NUC101 |
Start date | 2021-10-04 |
End date | 2022-09-25 |
Duration | 11 |
Workload in hours | 25 |
Admission procedure | Open to all |
Price details | You can access the course absolutely free of charge. |
Assessments | The 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 credential | Certificate of participation |
ISCEDF Code | 053 - Physical sciences |
Education subject | 053 Physical sciences 0531 Chemistry 0533 Physics |
Learning settings | non formal learning |
Learning outcome | Introduction 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 type | Skill |
Reusability level | Cross-sector skills and competences |
Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c291df22-0d6b-4cea-8feb-11c350a33081 |
Learning outcome | Introduction to nuclear – LO – Describe how Describe how neutrons are produced, how they can be classified and how they can be detected |
Learning outcome type | Knowledge |
Reusability level | Sector specific skills and competences |
Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd |
Learning outcome | Introduction to nuclear – LO – Describe scintillation Describe scintillation and semiconductor detectors and how they are used to detect gamma rays |
Learning outcome type | Knowledge |
Reusability level | Sector specific skills and competences |
Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd |
Learning outcome | Introduction 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 type | Skill |
Reusability level | Cross-sector skills and competences |
Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c291df22-0d6b-4cea-8feb-11c350a33081 |
Learning outcome | Introduction 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 type | Knowledge |
Reusability level | Sector specific skills and competences |
Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd |
Learning outcome | Introduction to nuclear – LO – Describe why Describe why some radionuclides cannot be easily detected and measured and how to deal with them. |
Learning outcome type | Knowledge |
Reusability level | Sector specific skills and competences |
Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/e60ce8fd-89e7-4f9f-ab4b-7238e68f14ab |
Learning outcome | Introduction to nuclear – LO – List and describe List and describe the main characteristics of the radioactive decay |
Learning outcome type | Knowledge |
Reusability level | Sector specific skills and competences |
Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd |
Learning outcome | Introduction to nuclear – LO – Recall Recall the different radioactive decay modes and the related properties |
Learning outcome type | Knowledge |
Reusability level | Sector specific skills and competences |
Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/f3baae75-145e-40dd-b5ff-b8fe40c5fcbd |
Learning outcome | Introduction 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 type | Skill Knowledge |
Reusability level | Cross-sector skills and competences Sector specific skills and competences |
Related skill | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c291df22-0d6b-4cea-8feb-11c350a33081 http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/e60ce8fd-89e7-4f9f-ab4b-7238e68f14ab |
Assessor type | artificial intelligence |
Assessment format | automatic grading |
Awarding opportunity | The 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. |