| Unit name | Industrial Experience with Distance Learning |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHYS30028 |
| Credit points | 120 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Fox |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
Normally 120 credit points at Level I/5 Physics units. In order to progress in a degree programme with Study in Industry or with Industrial Experience (and thus spend Year 3 in industry), a candidate is required to achieve a sufficiently high standard in the major subject, including practical work (normally obtaining assessment marks of at least 60 in the Level I/5 units). |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None. |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None. |
| School/department | School of Physics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit comprises the period spent in an industrial placement, involving work with a company guided on a day-to-day basis by an industrial supervisor and under the general supervision of an academic supervisor, and completion of an industrial project.
In addition there is distance learning via monitored independent study of Core Physics units PHYS30021 Solid State Physics and PHYS32011 Quantum Physics.
Aims:
The aim of this unit is to provide students with additional knowledge and skills derived from spending a period in industry as well offering an insight into the use of physics and the experience of physicists in a commercial environment.
To their knowledge of physics, the industrial placement will add the discipline of time-management, individual responsibility within team-working, an understanding of commercial pressures and entrepreneurial skills.
Students will complete an industrial project of equivalent standard to that taken by students of the MSci in Physics programme.
Intended learning outcomes
At the end of the unit the student should have knowledge and understanding of
Students will maintain regular contact with the School of Physics through an academic supervisor, and also work full-time (35+ hours per week) at an industrial placement under the management of an industrial supervisor.
Time will be allowed within the placement for some 180 hours of study of academic material outlined by the academic supervisor.
Evaluation of the industrial work is carried out on a day-to-day basis by the industrial supervisor.
Assessment of the placement is by an interim report (20%) and a final report and presentation (60%). The Industrial Project report is due by the end of July and is assessed by both Academic and Industrial supervisors.
There are two distance learning elements (linked to teaching in units PHYS30021 Solid State and PHYS32011 Quantum Physics) which are assessed by coursework and written examinations (13% Solid State, 7% Quantum).
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. PHYS30028).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
