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 |
None |
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| 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
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| 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.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
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 |
Seminars, as arranged. |
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 arriving at a well-defended conclusion
4)hold formal team meetings and maintain minutes of such meetings
5)prepare your researched materialas 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. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Anthony Kennedy
Tel: (0131 6)50 5272
Email: Tony.Kennedy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Linda Grieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 5254
Email: linda.grieve@ed.ac.uk |
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