Module Identifier PH25620  
Module Title EXPERIMENTAL SPACE SCIENCE AND ROBOTICS  
Academic Year 2003/2004  
Co-ordinator Dr Tudor E Jenkins  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Dr David Barnes, Professor Shadia R Habbal  
Pre-Requisite Succesful Completion of Part 1  
Course delivery Practical   88 Hours 22 Practicals x 4 hours  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment COURSE WORK: LABORATORY DIARIES  60%
Semester Assessment COURSE WORK: FORMAL REPORTS  40%
Supplementary Exam6 Hours RE-ASSESSMENT - 6 HOUR PRACTICAL TEST   

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate an ability to plan and perform an experiemtn with minimal input from teaching staff.

Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of electronic control of scientific equipment.

Demonstrate an ability to leep a laboratory diary.

Complete a formal sicentific report on an experiment.

Brief description

In this module, students will perform experiemnts to investigate two primary areas: space science and electronic control of scientific equipment. In particular, students will be expected, by the end of the module, to control an actual physical experiement, to automatically take data, store it and process it, as might be expected in a robotic probe sent to space.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5