A Comprehensive Program of Degrees and Diplomas for Canada s Nuclear Industry

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1 George Bereznai, PhD, PEng Professor and Dean Faculty of Energy Systems & Nuclear Science University of Ontario InsBtute of Technology A Comprehensive Program of Degrees and Diplomas for Canada s Nuclear Industry CNS Conference on Nuclear Educa0on and Outreach (NEO- 2010) Calgary, June 20-22, 2010

2 UOIT Founded in 2002, located in Oshawa Seven FaculBes, over 6,000 undergraduate students, approaching 300 graduate students, 120 professors Sharing a campus with Durham College

3 UOIT Founded in 2002, located in Oshawa Seven FaculBes, over 6,000 undergraduate students, approaching 300 graduate students, 120 professors Sharing a campus with Durham College Market oriented & career focused InnovaBve, 21st Century University of Science and Technology laptop computer program every classroom wired campus- wide wireless access flexible program delivery

4 UOIT s Nuclear Programs Undergraduate programs (honours) Nuclear Engineering (B.Eng.) Nuclear Engineering and Management (B.Eng&Mgt) Nuclear Power (B.A.Sc.) Health Physics and Nuclear Science (B.Sc.)

5 UOIT s Nuclear Programs Undergraduate programs (honours) Nuclear Engineering (B.Eng.) Nuclear Engineering and Management (B.Eng&Mgt) Nuclear Power (B.A.Sc.) Health Physics and Nuclear Science (B.Sc.) Graduate programs Nuclear Technology (G.Dip.) Nuclear Engineering (M.Eng.) Nuclear Engineering (M.A.Sc.) Nuclear Engineering (Ph.D.)

6 Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering Canada s only accredited undergraduate degree program in Nuclear Engineering

7 Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering Canada s only accredited undergraduate degree program in Nuclear Engineering power plant design, power plant engineering, engineering of facilibes used in the nuclear fuel cycle, decommissioning and waste management system design.

8 Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering

9 Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering

10 Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power Four year honours degree program that prepares graduates for a wide range of technical work in the nuclear power plant industry

11 Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power Four year honours degree program that prepares graduates for a wide range of technical work in the nuclear power plant industry control room operators, shix operabng supervisors, maintenance supervisors, simulator instructors, supervisory and management posibons that require a strong applied science foundabon and knowledge of stabon operabon.

12 Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power

13 Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power

14 Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power

15 Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power Transfer credits are available for up to half the courses (20 out of 40). Summer bridge program that covers university mathemabcs and science fundamentals.

16 Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power Transfer credits are available for up to half the courses (20 out of 40). Summer bridge program that covers university mathemabcs and science fundamentals. Transfer credits may be given for: college diplomas in engineering technology courses taken towards other degrees industry training courses

17 Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power: Bridge + 2 years

18 Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power: Bridge + 2 years

19 Bachelor of Science in Health Physics and RadiaBon Science Four year honours degree program that prepares graduates to work in a range of industries, research laboratories and government agencies

20 Bachelor of Science in Health Physics and RadiaBon Science Four year honours degree program that prepares graduates to work in a range of industries, research laboratories and government agencies radiabon safety, use of isotopes in medical diagnosbcs and treatments, food irradiabon, non- destrucbve tesbng.

21 Bachelor of Science in Health Physics and RadiaBon Science

22 Bachelor of Science in Health Physics and RadiaBon Science

23 Undergraduate Course Delivery All courses in years 1 and 2, and most courses in year 3 are delivered during the day (from 8 am to 5 pm, 2 x 1.5 hours)

24 Undergraduate Course Delivery All courses in years 1 and 2, and most courses in year 3 are delivered during the day (from 8 am to 5 pm, 2 x 1.5 hours) All 4 th year courses and some 3 rd year ones are delivered axer 4 pm, as 3 hour lectures once a week and are available via the Internet (most of these can be taken towards graduate degrees and diplomas)

25 Graduate Degrees in Nuclear Engineering All graduate programs are available for full- Bme or part- Bme study. Most graduate courses are offered axer 4 pm and are also available via the Internet.

26 Graduate Degrees in Nuclear Engineering All graduate programs are available for full- Bme or part- Bme study. Most graduate courses are offered axer 4 pm and are also available via the Internet. Master of Engineering MEng 10 courses, or project + 7 (or 8) courses

27 Graduate Degrees in Nuclear Engineering All graduate programs are available for full- Bme or part- Bme study. Most graduate courses are offered axer 4 pm and are also available via the Internet. Master of Engineering MEng 10 courses, or project + 7 (or 8) courses Master of Applied Science - MASc 5 courses + thesis

28 Graduate Degrees in Nuclear Engineering All graduate programs are available for full- Bme or part- Bme study. Most graduate courses are offered axer 4 pm and are also available via the Internet. Master of Engineering MEng 10 courses, or project + 7 (or 8) courses Master of Applied Science - MASc 5 courses + thesis Doctor of Philosophy PhD 4 addibonal courses + thesis

29 Graduate Diplomas in Nuclear Technology (G.Dip.) Engineers and scienbsts in the nuclear industry need specialist courses unique to their jobs Career progressions imply the need for life- long- learning

30 Graduate Diplomas in Nuclear Technology (G.Dip.) Engineers and scienbsts in the nuclear industry need specialist courses unique to their jobs Career progressions imply the need for life- long- learning Will consider industry experience for mature student applicants

31 Graduate Diplomas in Nuclear Technology (G.Dip.) Engineers and scienbsts in the nuclear industry need specialist courses unique to their jobs Career progressions imply the need for life- long- learning Will consider industry experience for mature student applicants Can convert course credits to M.Eng. degree (B- versus B)

32 Graduate Diplomas in Nuclear Technology (G.Dip.) Engineers and scienbsts in the nuclear industry need specialist courses unique to their jobs Career progressions imply the need for life- long- learning Will consider industry experience for mature student applicants Can convert course credits to M.Eng. degree (B- versus B) Each diploma requires the complebon of four courses A suite of six diploma programs are currently available to meet industry needs

33 Six sub- specialbes in Nuclear Technology 1. Fuel, Materials and Chemistry 2. Reactor Systems 3. OperaBon and Maintenance 4. Safety, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 5. Health Physics 6. Radiological ApplicaBons

34 Reactor Systems NUCL 5200G Reactor Physics NUCL 5210G Advanced Reactor Physics NUCL 5215G Advanced Reactor Engineering NUCL 5230G Advanced Nuclear Thermalhydraulics NUCL 5240G Heat Transfer in Nuclear Reactor ApplicaBons NUCL 5290G Advances in Nuclear Power Plant Systems ENGR 5122G ComputaBonal Fluid Dynamics ENGR 4700G Nuclear Plant Design and SimulaBon ENGR 4730G Reactor Control ENGR 4780G Nuclear Reactor Design

35 Non- Specialist Courses Common to all Diploma Programs NUCL 5010G Project Management for Nuclear Engineers NUCL 5020G MathemaBcal Methods in Nuclear ApplicaBons NUCL 5030G Transport Theory NUCL 5040G Monte Carlo Methods NUCL 5060G Nuclear Concepts for Engineers and ScienBsts NUCL 5065G Thermalhydraulics Concepts for Engineers & ScienBsts NUCL 5420G Aerosol Mechanics ENGR 5010G Advanced OpBmizaBon MCSC 6210G Advanced Topics in MathemaBcal Modelling MCSC 6120G Numerical Methods for Ordinary DEs MCSC 6230G Advanced Topics in High- Performance CompuBng

36 Graduate Course Delivery Courses in the graduate programs are usually delivered axer 4 pm, as 3 hour lectures once a week, and are intended to be available via the Internet Synchronous video and audio with student interacbons Asynchronous video and audio

37 Mobile Learning Technology Every undergraduate student at UOIT is issued with a standard laptop computer with course- specific soxware Wireless campus Every seat in every classroom has power and Internet connecbon Web- centric learning environment learning management system all lecture content available via the Internet on- line interacbons for lectures and tutorials most students are on- line all the Bme

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39 Classroom with Simulator

40 Classroom Simulator

41 Simulator Panel Instruments

42 Expanding the Scope of the Mobile Learning Technology Need to remove inaccessibility to post- secondary educabon due to limited or no access to a campus

43 Expanding the Scope of the Mobile Learning Technology Need to remove inaccessibility to post- secondary educabon due to limited or no access to a campus Majority of students prefer the campus and classroom environment

44 Expanding the Scope of the Mobile Learning Technology Need to remove inaccessibility to post- secondary educabon due to limited or no access to a campus Majority of students prefer the campus and classroom environment Preferred opbon is to enable distant students to share the classroom experience

45 Expanding the Scope of the Mobile Learning Technology Need to remove inaccessibility to post- secondary educabon due to limited or no access to a campus Majority of students prefer the campus and classroom environment Preferred opbon is to enable distant students to share the classroom experience Offer classroom lectures at Bmes that encourage student parbcipabon Use the Internet to allow student interacbons with the class in synchronous mode, and to replay the class events from the archive when it suits the student Self- paced computer- based learning for appropriate course content

46 Examples of Distance EducaBon Technologies Video and audio recordings, such as Mediasite

47 Examples of Distance EducaBon Technologies Video and audio recordings, such as Mediasite Use of teleconferencing technology for the classroom, such as Tandberg

48 Examples of Distance EducaBon Technologies Video and audio recordings, such as Mediasite Use of teleconferencing technology for the classroom, such as Tandberg Web- based interacbve systems, such as Adobe Connect Camtasia Elluminate

49 Examples of Distance EducaBon Technologies Video and audio recordings, such as Mediasite Use of teleconferencing technology for the classroom, such as Tandberg Web- based interacbve systems, such as Adobe Connect Camtasia Elluminate Tutorials and laboratories may use different technology than the classroom

50 Examples of Distance EducaBon Technologies Video and audio recordings, such as Mediasite Use of teleconferencing technology for the classroom, such as Tandberg Web- based interacbve systems, such as Adobe Connect Camtasia Elluminate Tutorials and laboratories may use different technology than the classroom Local subject- maker experbse may be needed

51 Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science QualificaBons Relevant subject maker experbse Ph.D. Strong teaching ability, use of technology Strong research background Professional and industrial experience/bes Leadership experience/potenbal MulBdisciplinary Nuclear Engineering and/or Applied Science Electrical/Mechanical/SoXware Engineering Physics, Chemistry, MathemaBcs, Materials

52 Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre

53 Summary UOIT is the only Canadian university that offers nuclear engineering at the bachelor, master and doctorate levels Strong industry Bes and growing demand for graduates Accredited curriculum Growing number of students and faculty Expanding facilibes