Undergraduate Course: MPhys Project Preparation (PHYS11043)
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 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/~vjm/MPhys/Welcome.html
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
To provide training in the searching, reading and critical assessment of the primary scientific literature. Students are required to produce a review article on the subject of their Research Project to be carried out in the remainder of the MPhys year. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
Students MUST also take:
MPhys Project (PHYS11016)
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
At least 80 credit points accrued in courses of SCQF Level 9 or 10 drawn from Schedule Q.
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Additional information |
There are no set working hours. |
No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to conduct a comprehensive search of the scientific literature relevant to a research topic and summarise the crucial aspects of the search in written and oral form to a professional standard. |
Assessment Information
100% written assignment |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
Not entered |
Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Not entered |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Not entered |
Keywords |
MPhPP |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Victoria Martin
Tel: (0131 6)51 7042
Email: victoria.martin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Paula Wilkie
Tel: (0131) 668 8403
Email: paw@roe.ac.uk |
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31 January 2011 8:14 am
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