Module Identifier PHM5540  
Module Title INDIVIDUAL PROJECT  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Professor Leonard Kersley  
Semester Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)  
Other staff Dr Geraint Thomas  
Pre-Requisite Successful Completion of Year 3 of the MPhys Scheme, PH45010  
Course delivery Lecture   10 lectures  
  Seminars / Tutorials   120 laboratory hours; Regular meetings with project supervisor.  
Assessment Course work   Oral and written presentations   10%  
  Course work   Assessed exercises   15%  
  Course work   Formal report   75%  

Module description


Following the project dissertation module (PH45010) and the project planning and advanced computing and analysis elements of this module, the student will carry out a project within one of the research groups active in the Department. There will also be an intensive residential course, held at Gregynog at the start of the second semester, organised jointly by the Physics Department in Aberystwyth, Swansea and Cardiff. The course will include sessions on planning a project, communication and self management skills and structured group work on presenting and assessing projects.

Learning outcomes


After taking this module students will be able to:

Additional learning activities


Residential course at Gregynog

Outline syllabus


This will be different for each project.