EGE UNIVERSITY Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
9105025412013	Radioactivity in Food and the Environment	Elective	1	1	5

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to discuss the negative effects of environmental radioactivity and the subsequent radionuclide concentrations in foods, and also provide the radioecological knowledge for radiation protection, health and environmental quality.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Günseli YAPRAK

Learning Outcomes

1	Be able to produce the necessary information on the natural and artificial radioactivity and provide the applicability of this knowledge for radiation protection of the environment
2	Be able to perform the radioecological investigation for the environment within the framework of the basic knowledge and principles
3	Be able to understand the radionuclide transport processes and make the critical pathway analysis of the radionuclides for the protection of the ecosystem.
4	Be able to evaluate the radioactivity in food and environment for the radiological risk assessments and take appropriate precautions
5	Be able to understand the radiation detection methods and select the proper counting system to be measured radiation
6	Be able to submit an application for developing the social consciousness about the radiation protection

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

What Are Radionuclides?, Radionuclide Sources, Radioactivity in the Air . Radionuclide Concentrations in the Water, Radionuclide Concentrations in the Soils, Radionuclide Transport Processes and Modeling, Effects of Radioactivity on Plants and Animals, Radionuclides in the Foodstuffs and Food Raw Material. Radiation Detection Metods, Unmasking the Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Other Materials, Radiation Protection Programs, Regulations, Food Irradiation: Microbiological,Nutritional, and Functional Assessment

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	What Are Radionuclides?.
2	Radionuclide Sources
3	Radioactivity in the Air
4	Radionuclide Concentrations in the Water
5	Radionuclide Concentrations in the Soils
6	Radionuclide Transport Processes and Modeling
7	Effects of Radioactivity on Plants and Animals
8	Radionuclides in the Foodstuffs and Food Raw Material.
9	Radiation Detection Metods
10	Unmasking the Illicit Trafficing of Nuclear and Other Materials
11	Radiation Protection Programs and Regulations
12	Food Irradiation: Microbiological,Nutritional, and Functional Assessment

Recommended or Required Reading

Micheal Pöschl and Leo M.L. Nollet, Radionuclide Concentrations in Food and the Environment, Taylor and Francis, 2007. UNSCEAR Reports (1982, 1988, 1993, 2000) United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, Sources and effects of Ionizing Radiatio

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation".

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	40
Homework	2	60
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Project Preparation	1	37	37
Project Presentation	1	2	2
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	20	20
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	30	30
Homework	8	4	32
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1
LO2				3
LO3				3			3
LO4							4
LO5							5
LO6

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High