IAFY801: Individual study activity in Physics
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher, but English if international students are enrolled
EKA: N510008102
Assessment: Second examiner: None
Grading: Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn, Spring
Level: Master
STADS ID (UVA): N510008101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 13-04-2018
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Comment
07010761 (former UVA) is identical with this course description.
A supervisor contract and project statement must be submitted. This must take place no later than one week after the semester has started, but it is recommended, that it is submitted as soon as possible after registration.
Fill in and submit: Supervisor contract for students with a major from the Faculty of Science
Fill in and submit: Supervisor contract for students with a minor from the faculty of science and majored from another faculty
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
The bachelor’s curriculum in Physics or equivalent is required. You can only register
You can only register for this course by prior agreement with a supervisor.
Course introduction
This course is designed to make the student learn how to identify and formulate a research problem (along with the help of a supervisor), and once formulated, solve it. The specific problem of the activity may fall within any area of physics, and the work required to solve it can be based on laboratory experiments, theoretical modelling, and / or literature review.
Expected learning outcome
The course will give the students a basic understanding of how to formulate and conduct a research problem.
The student should be able to:
The student should be able to:
- With the help of a supervisor, define a research problem.
- Search, with keywords, scientific literature databases for other work whose results support the student’s research project.
- Evaluate the pertinent scientific literature.
- Conduct laboratory experiments, field observations, theoretical modeling, or literature review, as necessary to solve the research problem (if a laboratory project is chosen).
- Analyze data as relevant for addressing the research problem.
- Evaluate the results in relation to previous research results, as evidenced by the scientific literature.
Content
An individual activity may be conducted in any area within physics, as coordinated with a faculty member within the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy.
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
Deadlines ordinary exam:
Projects carried out in the autumn semester must be handed in no later than 31. January.
Projects carried out in the spring semester must be handed in no later than 31. Juli.
Deadlines reexam:
Deadline for handing in projects in the reexam period for winter examination is 1 march at the latest.
Deadline for handing in projects in the reexam period for summer examination is 31 august.
Tests
Report
EKA
N510008102
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
5
Additional information
The project advisor will evaluate the student, based on a written report that describes the results of the research project.
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.