COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM KARADENIZ

Offered to

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Statistics
Mathematics
Physics

Course Objective

Being able to get basic knowledge of radiation measurement

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to describe basic concepts of radioactivty
2   Being able to arrange radiation protection methods
3   Being able to list natural radiation sources
4   Being able to list artificial radiation sources
5   Being able to analyse the mechanisms of radiation exposure
6   Being able to get basic knowledge of radiation measurement

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction: Radiation and basic radioactivity concepts
2 Artificial and natural radioactivity
3 Radionuclides in nature
4 Exposure to Natural Radiation (Natural Radiation of Cosmic Origin, Natural Radiation of Terrestrial Origin)
5 Natural Radiation Exposure (Indoor Exposure to Terrestrial Gamma Radiation and Radon, High Level Natural Radiation Fields on Earth)
6 Exposure to Artificial Radiation (Medical Applications, Nuclear Weapons Tests)
7 Exposure to Artificial Radiation (Nuclear Reactor Accidents, Industrial Applications, Radionuclide Production)
8 Exposure to Technologically Enriched Radiation (Thermal Power Plants, Use of Phosphate Fertilizers)
9 MID-TERM EXAM
10 Exposure to Technologically Enriched Radiation (geothermal power generation, consumer products, use of radium paints, ceramics and tiles)
11 Atmospheric, aquatic and terrestrial transports of radionuclides
12 Sampling
13 Radiation measurement methods
14 Radiation protection methods

Recomended or Required Reading


Main Reference: Atoms, Radiation and Radiation Protection (J.E. Turner)
Auxiliary references:
Radiation Detection and Measurement (G.F.Knoll)
Measurement and Detection of Radiation (N. Tsoulfanidis)
Introduction to Health Physics (H. Cember)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing
2. Question-Answer
3. Discussion
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores.
2. Final examination will be evaluated by assay or test type examination technique

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to attend to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

You can obtain the regulation on the teaching and examination application principles of the D.E.U. Faculty of Science at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Faculty of Science, Physics Department
e-mail: ozlem.karadeniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Office Hours: Friday between 10:00-12:00 a.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 48

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.123323
LO.2234323
LO.32344
LO.42342
LO.5242
LO.62242

CONTACT INFORMATION
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