Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Research experiments and supporting models from the literature to propose a project of an appropriate scope.
2. Apply and develop models for physical phenomena and experimental apparatus that can be tested with an experiment.
3. Specify an experimental apparatus, assemble and test it to ensure it meets requirements.
4. Design an experimental procedure to measure one or more physical properties.
5. Use professional scientific instruments effectively and control them by computer.
6. Measure nuclear radiation through counting and spectroscopy experiments.
7. Use software to analyze experimental data including fitting data to a non-linear function.
8. Determine measurement and statistical uncertainties and use these to compare a model to data quantitatively.
9. Record data, settings, preliminary calculations in a laboratory notebook and/or electronic document following standard practices.
10. Present an experimental report orally and in written form using the formatting standards of professional scientists or engineers.
11. Work safely in a laboratory, including with radioactive sources, high voltages and other hazards.
12. Work collaboratively and professionally as a team, sharing feedback, managing tasks and resolving disputes.