| Unit name | Communication and Management Skills |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHYSM0002 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Lindsay |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Physics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This is a mandatory 20 cp unit and an integral part of a 180 cp MSc in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials. It will cover the principles of communication in scientific research by presentation, poster and written work, with special attention paid to writing for specific audiences. It will provide training in research management skills including interdisciplinary team working, time management and evaluating and using scientific literature. It will cover the techniques necessary in financial and project management of scientific enterprise. It will be delivered in a series of half-day and wholeday training sessions. This unit will provide training in skills such as verbal and written communication, project management and team building. It will equip students with the skills required to become an effective researcher in nanoscience.
The students will be able to:
The course will be composed of a series of workshops and day courses, all with support from the BCFN online Portal.
There will be formative assessment and feedback by the course tutors within each component of the unit, given during the delivery of the unit, and based on performance on tasks embedded in the training sessions. The summative assessment will be an assigned work exercise, which will draw on all the components of the unit. It will be a multifunctional exercise: (1) a 2000 word report on the strategy of tackling the specific task, (2) a spreadsheet-based financial and structural plan of the task, and (3) the design and preparation of appropriate marketing material including poster material. Each of these numbered activities will contribute one third to the mark for the unit.
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. PHYSM0002).
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.
