Module: Environmental Physics Laboratories

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Environmental Physics Laboratories
Module Code	PS256 (ITS) / PHY1042 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Physical Sciences
Module Co-ordinator	Paul Swift
Module Teachers	Albert Ellingboe
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

Module Aims: * To apply laboratory facilities to in the study of environmental processes and environmental samples. * To apply theoretical knowledge in a practical laboratory setting. * To develop record keeping and presentation skills. * To develop inter-personnel and communication skills.

Learning Outcomes

1. Link theoretical concepts with experimental measurements, results and analysis.
2. Analyse experimental data to obtain uncertainties on the measured quantity.
3. Employ a range of hand-held instruments used environmental analysis.
4. Maintain a laboratory logbook.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Laboratory	36	three hour sesion per week
Independent Study	6	prework for laboratories
Assignment Completion	10	one written laboratory report
Independent Study	12	students will read the laboratory description in advance of the lab
Total Workload: 64

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative Syllabus
Topics covered: statistical analysis of experimental data, lighting levels, water quality, static electricity, reverberation, radioactivity

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Practice assessment record	Experimtal write-ups	100%	Every Week

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 2

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