2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
JUMNNG004 Site Visits, Winter School and Skills Training
15 creditsClass Size: 10
Module manager: Professor BC Hanson
Email: B.C.Hanson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
The unit aims to provide an understanding of:* the functioning of a reactor;
* the management of a nuclear facility;
* the problems associated with waste storage and disposal
* the physics of the actinides
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
* Students successfully completing this unit should be able to:
* Prepare and present a research poster.
* Prepare a review paper
* Prepare a communication paper
* Critically analyze a research publication
* Understand how a reactor works
* Understand the processes that occur at Sellafield
* Understand the aqueous chemistry of the actinides
Intellectual skills
* Students successfully completing this unit should be able to:
* Synthesise their knowledge of a particular topic and use it to produce a research poster.
* Synthesise the information found in from a literature review to produce a review paper.
* Extract the salient points from a set of data and prepare a scientific communication.
* Perform a critical analysis of research publication via a short report
Transferable skills and personal qualities
* Time management.
* Data analysis.
* Problem solving and quantitative analysis.
* Computational Skills.
* Scientific Writing.
Syllabus
During the course of this unit the students will:
* Visit a working reactor
* Have a site visit to Sellafeld
* Attend the Nuclear FiRST Winter School
* Present a poster at the Winter School
* Critically analyse a number of scientific publications
* Learn how to write a review and a communication paper
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Poster Presentation | (winter school) | 15.00 |
| In-course MCQ | (winter school) | 15.00 |
| Report | (site visit) | 25.00 |
| Report | RSC Review Paper | 15.00 |
| Report | RSC Communications Paper | 15.00 |
| Critique | Critical Analysis | 15.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 15/05/2017
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