PHM5010 - PROJECT DISSERTATION

Module Identifier

PHM5010

Module Title

PROJECT DISSERTATION

Academic Year

2003/2004

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

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
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.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7