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Undergraduate Course: Research Methods in Physics (PHYS09056)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Physics and Astronomy CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaUndergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course allows students to gain experience and acquire the general research skills essential for academic and research study, whilst at the same time extending and consolidating their knowledge of physics. These skills are key foundations for project work later in the degree programme and valuable in life beyond undergraduate study; in research, industry or business.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 15, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 81 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Recognise the stylistic conventions of written and oral scientific discourse and how these vary according to the requirements of the target audience.
- Identify important information that is missing from a research article, and devise a strategy for obtaining it from other sources.
- Use bibliogaphic citations and references to communicate the relationships between different pieces of research and, in conjunction with bibliographic databases, to locate papers relevant to a specific piece of research.
- Evaluate the validity and significance of published research and use this to inform a scientific argument or overview.
- Communicate their scientific understanding in written and oral forms in a manner that is appropriate to an audience with less, similar or more experience of physics than themselves, and following the conventions of professional scientific discourse.
- Work as part of a collaborative team.
- Refect on the development of their own skills.
Assessment Information
100% Assessment including review of a scientific article, group project report and group presentation.
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
KeywordsRMeth
Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Blythe
Tel: (0131 6)50 5105
Email: R.A.Blythe@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jillian Bainbridge
Tel: (0131 6)50 7218
Email: J.Bainbridge@ed.ac.uk
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