Curricular information is subject to change.
On completion of this module, students should have gained a good understanding of the nature, production and behavior of indirectly ionising radiations (photon and neutrons) and directly ionising radiation (electrons, heavy charged particles), and their interactions with matter. Students should have also become familiar with the quantities and units used for describing radiation fields and the interation of ionizing radiation with matter.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 48 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 36 |
| Lectures | 30 |
| Tutorial | 6 |
| Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment(Including Essay): Three take home problem sets, covering each of the sections in the module. Each problem set contains between 6-12 problems. Each problem set has a weight of 10% of the final grade. | Week 5, Week 9, Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
No |
| Exam (In-person): End of trimester exam. In-person exam at the exam centre. | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Sean Cournane | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Irene Hernandez Giron | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |