PH40065: Final year project (MSci)
[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Physics |
| Credits: | 18 [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 360 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 20%, OR 10%, OT 70% |
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While taking this unit the student should be able to:
* demonstrate the ability to plan the project and to manage their time appropriately; * research the background to the project using academic journals, textbooks and computer-based resources; * demonstrate a thorough understanding of the scientific theory and background to the project, and understand the academic context in which it will take place; * prepare and write a 'project plan' for their project; * demonstrate clear innovation and initiative in carrying out the project; * demonstrate industry and motivation in carrying out the project; * for an experimental project, demonstrate good practical skills in the construction of apparatus and circuits, and in data measurement and interpretation; * for a computational project, design, write and test computer programs to simulate the physical system under study, and interpret the results from these programs; * rigorously analyse the results from their project and critically evaluate their work in relation to other published work. |
| Aims: | The aims of this unit are to provide students with the opportunity to investigate in depth an aspect or application of physics, and to develop experimental and/or computational skills complementary to those developed in lecture courses. |
| Skills: | Written Communication T/F A, Spoken Communication T/F A, Numeracy T/F A, Data Acquisition, Handling, and Analysis T/F A, Information Technology T/F A, Problem Solving T/F A, Working as part of a group T/F A, (Practical laboratory skills T/F A), Project planning/management T/F A. |
| Content: | Final year projects offered cover a wide range of physics and most reflect the research or teaching interests of academic staff. Projects may be related to the Department's externally sponsored research projects (funded by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Councils, public companies, and UK government or EU agencies), with the development of undergraduate experiments, or with the investigation of topics relating to physics education. |
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PH40065 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following courses:Department of Physics
PH40065 is Compulsory on the following courses:Department of Chemistry
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