Module Information

Module Identifier
PH37540
Module Title
Project (40 Credits)
Academic Year
2025/2026
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Pre-Requisite
Exclusive (Any Acad Year)
Exclusive (Any Acad Year)
Exclusive (Any Acad Year)
Exclusive (Any Acad Year)
Exclusive (Any Acad Year)
Other Staff

Course Delivery

 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Literature search (Semester 1)  5%
Semester Assessment Final report (Semester 2)  45%
Semester Assessment Literature review (Semester 1)  15%
Semester Assessment Project Plan (Semester 1)  5%
Semester Assessment Oral Presentation (Semester 2)  15%
Semester Assessment Preliminary results (Semester 2)  5%
Semester Assessment Progress mark (Semester 2)  10%
Supplementary Assessment As determined by Departmental Exam Board  100%

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Investigate a specific physics-related scientific problem.

Identify, and critically review the scientific literature of a chosen field

Construct a project plan and implement it based on a good understanding of the physics involved and of the background literature

Identify resources to undertake a scientific project.

Summarise their findings in a comprehensive report.

Present and defend the work orally.

Brief description

Module PH375-40 doubles as the final year project for B.Sc. students and as an intermediate project for M.Phys. students. This is the parent module on Blackboard for all Year 3 and Year 4 physics projects across the B.Sc, M.Phys, B.Eng and M.Eng schemes (covering PH37040, PH35620, PHM5860, PHM5920, FG37540, FG37040, FGM5860, PHM5920).

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

1. Literature review phase (literature search and review).
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
Co-ordinating with others Work in a project team
Creative Problem Solving Exercise & develop problem solving skills
Critical and analytical thinking Apply knowledge of physics to a problem
Reflection Write a thesis/dissertation

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6