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

For academic year: 2021/22 Last Updated: 16 February 2022

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

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Successful completion of Level 2 Physics

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

A core module for Physics majors. Use of a variety of library resources and the presentation of scientific information in the form of a paper, poster and talk. A 4,000 word dissertation is written on an approved physics topic and poster and seminar presentations are made.

Aims
To give students who have decided to specialize 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 (e.g. through laboratory reports, essays, tutorials and word processing). 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

Successful students should be able to collect information on a physics topic and present this to a peer group by an oral presentation [1].
Successful students should be able to explain and communicate a physics topic to a peer group by a poster presentation [3].
Successful students should be able to assemble and review information on a specific topic and produce a substantial, detailed dissertation [1].

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
Including submission of a draft report and a viva on the draft report.

2: Oral Presentation weighted 20%
Oral Presentation
The student will be required to present a talk to their peer group and the Dissertation Committee and answer questions on the subject of the talk.

3: Poster Presentation weighted 20%
Poster Presentation
The student will be required to present and defend a poster to their peer group and the Dissertation Committee, 10 minutes plus questions & answers .

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and 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/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 16 February 2022