Undergraduate Course: Research Methods in Physics (PHYS09056)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This 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)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 15,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
81 )
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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
- 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 |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | RMeth |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Blythe
Tel: (0131 6)50 5105
Email: R.A.Blythe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jillian Bainbridge
Tel: (0131 6)50 7218
Email: J.Bainbridge@ed.ac.uk |
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