NUEN 303 Nuclear Detection and Isotope Technology Laboratory
College: College of Engineering
Department: Nuclear Engineering
Type: W
Status: Approved
REPORT ON RECERTIFICATION OF W COURSE: NUEN 303
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/26 to 1/1/30
We recommend that NUEN 303 Radiation Detection and Isotope Technology Laboratory be certified as a writing (W) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 35% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 7,500; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:20; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
NUEN 303’s individual writing component consists of a 1/r2 results and discussion section, a dead time R&D, an alphaspectrometry R&D, an attenuation full report, a half-life full report, and a HPGE R&D. Formative feedback consists of ungraded drafts of all assignments, which are subject to peer workshops and one-on-one meetings with the instructor for feedback. Writing instruction consists of one full laboratory session devoted to writing instruction, an in-class PowerPoint writing exercise guided by the instructor, discussions of the assignments and rubric, and encouragement to seek extra feedback from the instructor outside of class.
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/26 to 1/1/30
We recommend that NUEN 303 Radiation Detection and Isotope Technology Laboratory be certified as a writing (W) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 35% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 7,500; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:20; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
NUEN 303’s individual writing component consists of a 1/r2 results and discussion section, a dead time R&D, an alphaspectrometry R&D, an attenuation full report, a half-life full report, and a HPGE R&D. Formative feedback consists of ungraded drafts of all assignments, which are subject to peer workshops and one-on-one meetings with the instructor for feedback. Writing instruction consists of one full laboratory session devoted to writing instruction, an in-class PowerPoint writing exercise guided by the instructor, discussions of the assignments and rubric, and encouragement to seek extra feedback from the instructor outside of class.