Scuola Universitaria Interdipartimentale in Scienze Strategiche (SUISS)

CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION I (ON-LINE)

CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION I (ON-LINE)

Anno accademico 2023/2024

Sommario insegnamento

• Avvisi
• Obiettivi formativi
• Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
• Programma
• Modalità di insegnamento
• Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
• Testi consigliati e bibliografia
• Note
• Strumenti didattici
• Scheda del corso

Avvisi

Obiettivi formativi

This course contributes to the educational objectives master degree course in Strategic Science it is aimed at providing students with solid knowledge toward CBNRe weapons of mass destruction, their properties, interaction with living systems, effects on human health, generalities on European laws about CBNRe. In particular, the course aims to provide students with:
- an introduction to interdisciplinary (chemical, biological, historical) language and to the scientific methodologies related to Chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological and explosives weapons of mass destruction weapons (CBNRe).
-an overview of the most important CBNRe of mass destruction and their possible application for terrorist attacks.
-an overview of the most important international laws, treaties and conventions about CBNRe.
- an overview about accidental contamination by chemical, biological and radioactive agents.
- an in-depth knowledge into the possible biological and chemical threats.

Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Acquiring solid strong theoretical and applicative skills concerning the fundamental features of CBNRe weapons and threats, main methods for their study and characterization.
Acquiring solid strong skills about the interaction of chemical and biological weapons with human body and their effect on the health.
Acquiring solid knowledge about the different classes of chemical weapons and the possible chemical threats from anthropogenic.
Knowing the most important historical events about CBNRe issues.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Acquisition of the ability to read scientific papers and understaing data about chemical and biological threats and CBNRe weapons of mass destruction.
Acquisition of the ability to read the safety data sheets of chemical products and understand the appropriate individual and collective protective devices to be used.
Capability to apply the foundamelal knowledge of chemistry and biology to the analysis of chemical and biological threats.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
Acquisition of aware judgment autonomy concerning evaluation and interpretation of experimental data in order to achieve strategic choices in unkonw situations.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Acquisition of oral and written communication skills and expertise as well as the ability to use graphical and formal languages.

LEARNING SKILLS.
Acquisition of autonomous learning capacity and self-assessment of preparation

SOFT SKILLS.
This course will contribute to the acquisition of several soft skilss as team-working, organization, collaboration, creativity, communication, Time management, Public speaking.

Programma

• Introduction about CBNRe agents, historical notes on their use as weapons of mass destruction (WMD);
• Chemical agents (biotoxins, blistering agents, blood agents, mustard agents, caustics/acids, asphyxiant agents, incapacitating agents, defoliant agents, emetic agents, nerve agents, tear gas and riot control agents metals, organic solvents, alcoholic toxins);
• Biological agents (viruses, bacteria, fungi, toxins and prions), vectors of biological agents and hints of bioterrorism;
• Nuclear weapons (nuclear fission and atomic bomb, nuclear fusion and H-bomb, neutron bomb);
• Radiological agents, RDD and RED devices, main radioactive materials (Cs-137, U-235, U-238, Am-241, Pu, Po-210, Sr-90, etc…).

Modalità di insegnamento

The course will be delivered at distance, on line through moodle paltform. The teaching activities will mainly consist in on line lessons added to additional study materials loaded on the moodle platform.

Intermediate tests (for autovalutation) will be uploaded.

A practical activity will be required . It will be the depth analysis of a specific topic related to the course. The student  will be  be guided, in the framework of a flipped classroom methodology, to the analysis of a specific problem about chemical/biological threats, the reading of scientific literature related to this issue and the elaboration of results of the activity to be elaborated in the form of a written report.

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

The final exam will be a written test + the written report on the chosen topic. It  will focuse mainly on the theoretical aspects of the course, in order to evaluate both the understanding of the fundamental properties of CBNRe and their applications. The student's ability to apply these principles to real contexts will be  assessed.

The ability to use formal language and the development of soft skills like  organization, collaboration, creativity, communication, time management will be assessed.

For the preparation, students can use slides and notes.

Papers and reviews related to the topics of the course will be suggested by the teacher during the course.

Some book are available for further study if deemed appropriate by the students:

• CBRN Protection (WILEY-VCH)- Managing the Threat of Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear Weapons

• INTRODUCTION TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION -; Radiological, Chemical and Biological (R. EVERETT LANGFORD)

Furthermore, the following websites can be used for obtaining additional educational material:

• OPCW (Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons) https://www.opcw.org
• CDC (Center for disease control and prevention) https://www.cdc.gov

Note

La pagina per iscriversi su Start@Unito sarà disponibile dal secondo semestre.

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