Module Details

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Title GROUP PHYSICS PROJECT
Code PHYS395
Coordinator Professor P Weightman
Physics
Peterw@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

To give students an insight into applied or academic research To help students gain a better understanding of the needs of industry and academia and the opportunities available to them as physicists To give students experience in team work and project management To encourage self-assessment To improve communication with clients and with research collaborators


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) An understanding and experience of team work.

(LO2) An ability to work in a team to carryout a research project set by a sponsor. 

(LO3) An understanding of how to obtain information, evaluate its relevance, write a scientific report and present a poster covering the relevant material. 

(LO4) An appreciation of the need to collaborate in order to satisfy a client's requirements.


Syllabus

 

The project is an exercise in working within a team structure to devise and report on a solution to a simulated problem. The solution will require the application of physics.  Groups will be of three to five students with an academic observer. Formal meetings will be held to discuss approaches to the problem, assigning of individual tasks and co-ordinating the writing of the report. 


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: The module begins with a lecture explaining the structure of the team project.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Other
Description: The session is an observed meeting of the project team once a week.
Attendance Recorded: Yes


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 2

        11

13
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 137
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Assessment 1 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  10,000 words, projec    30       
Assessment 2 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  30 minutes, oral stu    20       
Assessment 3 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  1 hour, team poster     20       
Assessment 4 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  Individual contribut    30       

Recommended Texts

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