Undergraduate Course: MPhys Project Presentation (PHYS11049)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 10 | 
ECTS Credits | 5 | 
 
 
| Summary | The 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
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  Students MUST also take:    
MPhys Project (PHYS11016)  
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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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 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
80% presentation  
20% written assessment to be presented on the MPhys twiki page | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - identify the key concepts that are essential in a concise presentation of a research project, taking into account the needs of different audiences
 - prepare and present an oral summary of the aims, methods and results of the research project at a level suitable for their peers
 - design and produce a web-based summary of an aspect of the research project appropriate for a lay audience with an interest in science
 - handle technical and general questions about their research project in an authoritative and professional manner
 
     
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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 | 
A presentation workshop is held at the end of Semester 1. 
Students will give a formative practise oral presentation in January.   
Students will submit the public summary and deliver the oral presentation at the end of Semester 2. | 
 
| Keywords | MPres | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Blythe 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5105 
Email:  | 
Course secretary | Miss Paula Wilkie 
Tel: (0131) 668 8403 
Email:  | 
   
 
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