Project Preparation (HPC) (P01695)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PHY-P-PHY-P-PRP

This course comprises all aspects of the planning for the individual research project and is undertaken by the student in conjunction with the project supervisor(s). The student and supervisor(s) will agree the topic of the project, after which the student will conduct initial reading to refine the scope of the project and to inform the development of a detailed plan for its implementation.. The student will deliver a written report and make an oral presentation that both describe the background to the project and outline the plan for its successful completion.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Physics), (School of Physics, Schedule Q)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Describe in writing the background to, and scope of, the topic of their individual research project.
2. Deliver a written project proposal, to be agreed with the project supervisor(s), which includes a workplan, risk analysis and indications of additional work that can be undertaken if time allows.
3. Present to a lay audience, including other members of the MSc programme, a description of the project topic and the proposed workplan.

Assessment Information

Written report introducing the topic of the project and presenting a detailed workplan for it and oral presentation of the same material to a lay audience.