Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Practical | 22 x 4 hour practical sessions per semester |
| Lecture | Practical (22 x 4 hours x 2 semesters) 176 hours Self-study and literature review 112 x 2 hours |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|
Brief description
This module doubles as the final year physics project for BSc students and as an intermediate project for MPhys students. All students will undertake a project on which they will work in pairs under the guidance of their personal project supervisor and present their results in an individual oral presentation and a final project report. BSc students write individual reports on their final year project while MPhys students co-author their project reports. A number of intermediate milestones (literature search strategy, full literature review, project plan and preliminary results document) are designed to keep the project focussed and ensure a roughly equal workload distribution throughout the year.
Aims
Students learn to investigate a particular scientific problem of their choice in depth, making full use of the scientific literature. They will be responsible to plan and manage their project, and they will use common ways of presenting scientific results to the community in the form of oral and written reports.
Content
2. Planning phase (project plan, resourcing)
3. Experimental phase (experimental work, preliminary results document)
4. Dissemination phase (oral presentation, written report)
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Throughout the module. |
| Communication | Students will be expected to submit written dissertation and make an oral presentation of their project. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Feedback in practical and from supervisors will enable students to improve their own learning. |
| Information Technology | Extensive use of the internet for literature search is required. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Students will begin on the preparation of the final year project; this is probably the most tangible measure of their academic and research ability. Successful completion of the dissertation must be viewed as part of career planning and personal development. |
| Problem solving | All project considered are problem-based. |
| Research skills | Students will be required to consult various books and journals. The project background will also need to be researched and a literature review presented. |
| Subject Specific Skills | |
| Team work | Students will work in pairs on projects. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6