Undergraduate Course: Group Project (PHYS11011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/teaching/course-notes/notes/list/91 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Each team of four or five students will be required to research a physics-based topic, specified by a member of staff, who will act as supervisor. The groups will present their findings in oral and written forms. The project will be literature-based; students will collate and analyse existing information from a wide variety of sources.
For Astrophysics students, the project involves the planning, undertaking, and analysis of an observing programme with the Institute for Astronomy's 0.5m telescope. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Team Review Project (PHYS10046)
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Other requirements | At least 80 credit points accrued in courses of SCQF Level 9 or 10 drawn from Schedule Q.
Only for students on the following programmes of study:
Astrophysics (MPhys)
Computational Physics (MPhys)
Mathematical Physics (MPhys)
Physics (MPhys)
Theoretical Physics (MPhys) |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Seminars, as arranged. |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 4,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
82 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this project you should be able to:
1)research material on a given topic outwith the scope of your standard course work using library and on-line facilities and other resource materials
2)work as a team to gather and combine material from a wide range of sources
3)Exercise critical assessment of the project topic and arrive at a well-defended conclusion
4)hold formal team meetings and maintain minutes of such meetings
5)prepare your researched material as a report written at a level readily understood by your peers
6)present this same material in the form of a short oral presentation, as if at a conference, and respond to questions relating to this material |
Assessment Information
Project management, 15%
Written report, 55%
Oral presentation, 30% |
Special Arrangements
| This course commences in November. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Group |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Will Hossack
Tel: (0131 6)50 5261
Email: w.hossack@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Paula Wilkie
Tel: (0131) 668 8403
Email: Paula.Wilkie@ed.ac.uk |
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