Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Rose Stiffin, Flroida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Michael elliott, Flroida Memorial University; Ayivi Huisso, Florida Memorial Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

where thestudents are required to take 13 hours of nuclear and radiation engineering courses with theMechanical Engineering Department. There is an excellent opportunity for recruiting thesestudents as well. Below is a detailed description of the above mentioned courses. 1. Introduction to Nuclear Power Systems This course is an introduction to the concepts of nuclear engineering and is the firstcourse to be taken in the sequence. The course starts with an introduction to nuclear structure andnuclear decay. The structure of the atom is discussed along with binding energy, radioactivedecay and the calculation of Q values. Basic nuclear reaction calculations are covered nextincluding reaction rates and calculations of the neutron