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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Physics and Astronomy : Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy)

Undergraduate Course: MPhys Project Presentation (PHYS11049)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Physics and Astronomy CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe MPhys Project Presentation course aims to identify and develop key scientific presentation skills required to work in a physics-based research or development environment. Students will present their MPhys project research to scientific peers and to members of the public interested in science.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: MPhys Project (PHYS11016)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 4, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 85 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 80% presentation
20% written assessment to be presented on the MPhys twiki page
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the course students will have acquired the key skills to present scientific research to a variety of audiences: to scientific peers via a presentation, question and answer session, and, to members of the public interested in science via a twiki post, website, popular science journal article, poster or other suitable medium.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/Mphys5/Home
Graduate Attributes and Skills Students successfully completing this course will have experience of presenting and defending technical work, both orally and in written format, and at tailoring presentations for different audiences.
Additional Class Delivery Information Students will give a formative practise oral presentation in January.
Students will submit the public summary in week 11 and oral presentations in week 12.
KeywordsMPres
Contacts
Course organiserDr Victoria Martin
Tel: (0131 6)51 7042
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Course secretaryMiss Paula Wilkie
Tel: (0131) 668 8403
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