PHM5010 - PROJECT DISSERTATION

Module Identifier	PHM5010
Module Title	PROJECT DISSERTATION
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Professor Shadia R Habbal
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-Requisite	Successful Completion of Year 3 of the MPhys Scheme
Course delivery	Seminars / Tutorials	Weekly Tutorials
Assessment	Semester Assessment	Dissertation:	50%
	Semester Assessment	Oral Examination:	20%
	Semester Assessment	Literature Review:	30%

Learning outcomes

After taking this module students should be able to:

plan and implement their main project with a good understanding of the physics involved and of the background literature.

Brief description

As a preparation for the main project, carried out in Semester 2, each student will prepare and present a literature review and a short dissertation on the topic of the project, under the close supervision of the project supervisor.

Content

This will be different for each project.

Transferable skills

Teaching will be mainly by weekly tutorials and independent work by the student.

Reading Lists

Books
These will be different for each project..