Astrophysics Honours Project (Semester 1) (U02852)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PHY-4-APHProjS1

Astronomical project work of a theoretical, observational, or computational nature.

This course aims to develop independence in the skills of experimental design and project management, develop oral reporting skills, and to encourage high quality technical presentation and non-technical written summaries.

Project work is your main chance to work on your own topic of interest and to show your own initiative and experimental skills.

Further details are available from the Programme Information Booklet.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : For Astrophysics students only. At least 40 credit points accrued in courses of SCQF Level 9 or 10 drawn from Schedule Q. Prior/concurrent attendance at Astronomical Statistics & X-Ray Astronomy (PHY-4-AstStats) is desirable.

? Prohibited combinations : Physics Honours Project (Semester 1) (PHY-4-PhHProjS1); Physics Honours Project (Semester 2) (PHY-4-PhHProjS2); Computational Physics Honours Project (Semester 1) (PHY-4-CPHProjS1); Computational Physics Honours Project (Semester 2) (PHY-4-CPHProjS2); Musical Acoustics Honours Project (PHY-4-PMusHProj); Physics with Meteorology Honours Project (Semester 1) (PHY-4-MetHProS1); Physics with Meteorology Honours Project (Semester 2) (PHY-4-MetHProS2).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 14 hour(s) per week for 6 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Laboratory	Monday	11:10	13:00	KB
Laboratory	Monday	14:00	18:00	KB
Laboratory	Thursday	11:10	13:00	KB
Laboratory	Thursday	14:00	18:00	KB

? Additional Class Information : M, Th 1110.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, it is expected that students will be able to:
1)have learnt how to conduct a comprehensive search of the literature relevant to a research topic and to select and summarise the crucial aspects of the relevant literature
2)have gained experience of the organisation and completion of an extended project where the results and outcomes are not fully defined at the beginning
3)have learnt how to organise, keep and use a comprehensive log book of the work done in the project
4)have learnt how to write a full report including a concise summary of the relevant literature, the pertinent aspects of the method and a critical discussion of the results and conclusions
5)have gained experience the preparation of scientific posters and the oral reporting of results