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Information Technology in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra Foltz Biegalski, University of Texas; Victoria Pratt, University of Texas-Austin; Tomer Pintel, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Michael Whitaker, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Nuclear and Radiological

Laboratory, Nuclear Science and Technology Division, InternationalSafeguards Group. Instructors or mentors can use the NAT to teach students thefollowing concepts: • What facilities comprise the NFC? • What is the purpose of each NFC facility? • In what order do materials flow through the NFC? • What are some quantitative and qualitative methodologies for assessing PR? • What parameters are important for determining the PR of a NFC facility? • Where can one find the pertinent data for determining the PR of a NFC facility? • Is the PR value a static or dynamic variable? • What can be done to increase or decrease the PR of a NFC facility? • Which parameters most heavily affect the PR value? • What is ORIGEN

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Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erich Schneider, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

2006-1228: THE PIPELINE OF GRADUATE STUDENTS TO THE NATIONALLABORATORIESErich Schneider, University of Texas-AustinSheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-AustinSteven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin Page 11.1318.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Pipeline of Graduate Students to the National LaboratoriesAbstractIt is well know that the national laboratories are in a critical situation to recruit "newblood" into its aging workforce. Competition for highly qualified U.S. students comesfrom both industry and the national labs. In the past several years we have activelypursued a strong collaboration with Los Alamos, Sandia, Oak Ridge, Idaho

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Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Idaho State University; Michael Lineberry, Idaho State University; Leonard Bond, Idaho National Laboratory

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Nuclear and Radiological

Design I Project Design IICollaboration with CAES and INL comes about in several fundamental ways. First, there will bea six-month “practicum” beginning the summer between the junior and senior years, which willinclude participation in major R&D projects at the INL, including a start on the required seniordesign project. Second, efforts are nearing completion to arrange the nuclear laboratory course tobe taught during the practicum period at certain of the unique INL nuclear test facilities. Third,special adjunct teaching arrangements are being made with INL/CAES researchers both to help Page 11.1248.3with the

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Information Technology in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prashant Jain, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; James Stubbins, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Rizwan Uddin, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Nuclear and Radiological

2006-2354: BROADCASTING NUCLEAR ENGINEERING LABORATORIES -VIDEO AND DATA - IN REAL-TIME OVER THE INTERNETPrashant Jain, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignJames Stubbins, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignRizwan Uddin, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Page 11.290.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Broadcasting Nuclear Engineering Laboratories—Video and Data—in Real- Time over the InternetAbstractA real time, distance lab module is developed and implemented in the Department of Nuclear,Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thisinternet based system allows remote personnel to

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Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erich Schneider, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Kendra Foltz Biegalski, University of Texas

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Nuclear and Radiological

as part of their mission to prevent and track such events. In the 1990’sthe Department of Energy set up the Radiochemistry Research Award Program (REAP)to help universities develop more active educational and research opportunities in a widevariety of areas. In August 2005, the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program at theUniversity of Texas received its second three-year REAP grant largely due to the successof both traditional radiochemistry and more advanced nuclear chemistry teaching andresearch. Increased interactions with national laboratories, placement of students inradiochemistry careers, and significant pedagogical improvements all contributed to thesecond REAP award.Educational ActivitiesThe cornerstone of the educational

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Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Miron, University of Cincinnati; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Pradosh Ray, Tuskegee University

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Nuclear and Radiological

2006-993: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FORENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION / WASTE MANAGEMENTAdrian Miron, University of Cincinnati Dr. Adrian Miron received his B.S. and M.S. in Applied Physics from University of Bucharest and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Cincinnati (UC). He is a research professor within the Mechanical, Industrial and Nuclear Engineering Department at UC, where he has developed and taught graduate core courses and has conducted research on various nuclear and radiological engineering topics. Dr. Miron also worked at Argonne National Laboratory in the Diagnostic and Control Group within the Nuclear Engineering Division, and collaborated

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Information Technology in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

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Nuclear and Radiological

fulfill the academic needs of students enrolled in ABET accreditedbaccalaureate Nuclear Engineering Technology degree program. The manuscript also providesinformation regarding the methods used in these courses to assess students’ learning and presentsa comprehensive review of the development, implementation, and evaluation of the onlinecourses. Feedback from the students on teaching and learning in the online environment is alsoanalyzed and discussed. Finally, this paper explores successful strategies and the best practicesfor online education.IntroductionExcelsior College in Albany, New York, was founded in 1971 by the New York State Board ofRegents, and was originally known as Regents College. In 1998, it was granted a charter tooperate as a

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Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University; Mohamed Bourham, North Carolina State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

into the reactor pool, extract a suitable signal from this device,install it on the PULSTAR nuclear reactor and test its capabilities with regard to tracking thereactor power level. Instruction about the reactor and the optical and electronic aspects of thedesign are provided to students in a technical information session, as well as a project descriptionwrite-up. In 2005, there were thirteen four-person teams involved in this E101 design project.Related to this E101 class is an information session; students are required to visit threedepartments. Nuclear engineering sees ninety students on average. And, annually nuclearengineering faculty members teach at least two to three sessions of the class. The results of theseefforts have been a

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Long, Nuclear Stewardship, LLC; Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

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Nuclear and Radiological

) recognizes all Excelsior CollegeExaminations for the award of college-level credit.When Excelsior (then Regents) College was first accredited by TAC of ABET, it was under the‘old’, prescriptive accreditation criteria. [7] It was quite a challenge to both the commission andthe school to provide a meaningful visit experience to an institution that had no on-campusstudents, classrooms, labs or teaching faculty. The adoption by ABET of assessment-of-outcomes based criteria has made a world of difference; as Excelsior has always been essentiallyan assessment, rather than a course delivery, institution. [8] At the same time, Excelsior itself hasgone more ‘mainstream,’ by offering a growing number of on-line courses. In this environment,the accreditation

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant; Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College

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Nuclear and Radiological

than the faculty. This is the third majordifference. The School’s advisors are specifically qualified and trained to assume thisprimary interface role, and have been recognized nationally for their particularcompetence. Since 1991, the National Academic Advising Association has presentedtwo Outstanding Advisor Awards and six Certificates of Merit to Excelsior Collegeadvisors. A Senior Advisor in the Technology unit of the School of Business andTechnology recently received one of the Outstanding Advisor Awards.The faculty comprises both a teaching faculty that develops and facilitates on-linecoursework and an advisory faculty that develops and review curricula, act on academicpolicy matters, evaluate courses and other credit-worthy experiences