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Unit information: Project 1 in 2022/23

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Unit name Project 1
Unit code MATH32200
Credit points 20
Level of study H/6
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Dr. Viveka Erlandsson
Open unit status Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)

Various, depending on project selected

Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)

None

Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department School of Mathematics
Faculty Faculty of Science

Unit Information

Unit Aims

To give students an opportunity to study an advanced topic of their choice over an extended period of time, working more or less independently, and to develop experience of report-writing and oral presentation.

Unit Description

There is a very wide range of topics available.

Your learning on this unit

  • How to independently research a mathematical topic
  • How to use the mathematical literature
  • How to manage time over the length of the project
  • How to write a report on the work that has been carried out
  • How to give a technical presentation
  • How to synthesize more than one primary source, and/or construct examples beyond a principal source

Transferable Skills:

Self-directed study; library research and use of the mathematical literature; time management; report writing; oral presentation.

How you will learn

Guidance from supervisor, leading to independent study with further discussion with supervisor as necessary. Skills training is provided early in teaching block 1.

How you will be assessed

A written report (contributing 90% of the final assessment mark) and a short talk (contributing 10% of the final assessment mark).

Resources

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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. MATH32200).

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 Faculty 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. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

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