Module Details
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Title MODELLING PHYSICAL PHENOMENA
Code PHYS488
Coordinator Dr J Kretzschmar
Physics
Jan.Kretzschmar@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2016-17 Level 7 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims
  • To give students experience of working independently and in small groups on an original problem.
  • To give students an opportunity to display the high quality of their work.
  • To give students an opportunity to display qualities such as initiative and ingenuity.
  • To introduce students to concepts, methods and applicability of computational modelling of physical phenomena using the Java language.
  • To give students experience of report writing displaying high standards of composition and production.
  • To give an opportunity for students to display communication skills.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the module the student should have:

Acquired working knowledge of a high level OO programming language.

Experience in researching literature and other sources of relevant information.

Set up model of physical phenomena or situation.

Experience in testing model against data from experiment or literature.

Improved ability to organise and manage time.

Improved skills in report writing.

Improved skills in explaining project under questioning.


Syllabus
1 

A project outlined in general by a Supervisor will be assigned to the student by the Module Organiser, who attempts to choose projects which match each student''s particular interests but cannot guarantee to do so.

The student will attend weekly sessions on programming and related matters as arranged by the Module Organiser.

Details of the project aims will be decided in discussions between the student and the supervisor.

There will be regular scheduled meetings between the student and the supervisor to assess progress.

The student will hand in set work as required, which will be marked and used as one element in assessing students'' diligence.

The supervisor will advise the student when to finish and devote all remainin g time to writing the Report and preparing the Presentation.

The Presentation will be given in one of the scheduled sessions, normally in Week 11 of Semester 2.

The Report will normally be handed in before the end of Week 12 of Semester 2.

A project diary must be kept and handed in with reports as part of the assessment.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Lecture - 1 hour lectures to introduce students to weekly exercises

Laboratory Work - Computing exercises and project work

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 6
1 hour lectures to introduce students to weekly exercises
    94
Computing exercises and project work
    100
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 50
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
Coursework  3 excerises (weeks 1  2  30  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  3 excerises (weeks 1-5) There is no reassessment opportunity,  
Practical Assessment  Each student gives a  2  20  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Project Presentation There is no reassessment opportunity,  
Coursework  Groups of 3-4 studen  2  20  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Group Project Report There is no reassessment opportunity,  
Coursework  Each students write   2  30  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Individual Project Report There is no reassessment opportunity, Notes (applying to all assessments) Individual Project Report (2 Supervisors) This work is not marked anonymously Group Project Report (2 Second Academics) This work is not marked anonymously Oral Presentation Anonymous marking impossible 3 Exercises, weeks 1-5. This work is not marked anonymously  

Recommended Texts
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