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PHY-30015 - Module Specification
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 21 November 2024

PHY-30015 - Dissertation and Communication Skills
Coordinator: John Taylor Tel: +44 1782 7 33494
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 734921

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Successful completion of Level 5 Physics

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The ability to research a specific topic, assemble relevant information, and combine it to create a detailed understanding of the topic, is invaluable in a wide range of careers. In this module students will choose a physics topic to research; students can choose from a substantial list of approved topics or suggest their own suitable topic to work on.

Aims
To give students who have decided to specialise in Physics the opportunity to investigate in depth a physics topic of their choice. To build on the communication skills that have been developed in previous years. To provide students with the ability to produce a coherent digest of information on a physics topic and demonstrate a broad awareness of ideas in physics.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/phy-30015/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Research a chosen physics topic in detail, assemble information from a variety of sources, combine information from multiple sources into a coherent document.: 1,2,3
Write a dissertation on a chosen topic in physics including suitable content, structure and wording.: 1
Construct a poster on a chosen topic in physics including suitable content, structure and wording.: 2
Give an oral presentation on a chosen topic in physics including suitable content, structure and wording.: 3

Study hours

8 hours tutorial attendance.
8 hour talk and poster session.
70 hours research and private study.
32 hours writing the dissertation.
16 hours preparing talk.
16 hours preparing poster

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Dissertation weighted 60%
Dissertation 4000 words


2: Oral Presentation weighted 20%
10-minute oral Presentation


3: Poster weighted 20%
Poster Presentation


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 21 November 2024