To give students experience of working independently on an original problem to give students an opportunity to be involved in scientific research To encourage learning, understanding and application of a particular physics subject.To give students an opportunity to display qualities such as initiative and ingenuity.To improve students ability to keep daily records of the work in hand and its outcomes To develop students' competence in scientific communication, both in oral and written form.

(LO1) Student will be able recognise their skillset and how this aligns with graduate employment routes. They will develop a plan supporting the development of skills of specific interest.

(LO2) Student can effectively apply their physics knowledge and understanding across topic boundaries within the context of their project.

(LO3) Students demonstrate the ability to understand current research. They will demonstrate critical thinking skills by identifying and applying appropriate methods from the literature, developing these methods to give new insight when appropriate.

(LO4) Students can evidence their long term engagement with research through a portfolio of activity. They regularly compare their actual progress with their anticipated progress outlined in their plan.

(LO5) Students will demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in their research approach, adjusting their plans and methodologies in response to new information, unexpected results, or changing circumstances, while maintaining focus on the objectives of the project.

(LO6) Student will be able to critically evaluate the success of a project, including whether personal (skill development) and technical objectives were met.

(LO7) Students will understand the needs of diverse audience when communicating the aims, progress and outcomes of their work in writing and orally.

(S1) student can effectively present their work to a non-specialist audience.

(S2) student can discuss and defend work orally.

(S3) students can summarise their project within a formal written report.

(S4) student collaborates effectively with their supervisory team, contributing positively to meeting project aims, scheduling/attending meetings, communicating progress and taking into account the views of others.

(S5) student takes an ethical approach to completing project work.

(S6) student manages time effectively, spending an appropriate amount of time each week working towards meeting project aims.

(S7) student demonstrates problem solving skills by developing logical solutions to problems and is able to adapt approaches when presented with new information.

There is no fixed content for this module.

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Includes an introduction to the running of the project, sessions with Careers and Employability and pre-assessment training (e.g. for literature reviews).
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Project
Description: Project work may be either experimental or computational and will be guided by an assigned member of academic staff.
Attendance Recorded: No