| Module Title |
Physics Laboratory III |
| Module Code |
PHY1092 (ITS: PS359) |
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Faculty |
Science & Health |
School |
Physical Sciences |
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NFQ level |
8 |
Credit Rating |
5 |
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Description
To enhance your practical skills in performing experiments with a focus on advanced physics concepts. To conduct an extended experimental investigation, student will select a scientific topic/area of interest and investigate it fully.To develop student scientific and experimental skills,e.g. laboratory techniques, recording observations and inferences, data analysis and synthesis, and communicating and presenting findings.
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Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of advanced physics topics
2. Develop and implement laboratory experiments to address a research question
3. Apply appropriate safe laboratory practices
4. Carry out appropriate background reading in the literature to inform a research question or to identify student difficulties
5. Identify connections between experiment and theory for key intermediate level physics concepts
6. Examine experimental results critically to draw conclusions and inform further work
7. Present physics investigations both orally and in written formats in a cohesive manner
8. Reflect on the learning of physics through laboratory investigations
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Laboratory | 72 | laboratory-based activites in Physics | | Independent Study | 53 | Preparation and reflection on laboratory investigations |
| Total Workload: 125 |
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| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 11999 | Part of Term | Semester 1 & 2 | | Coursework | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | N | | Resit Category | RC2 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Eilish McLoughlin | Module Teacher | Paul Van Kampen |
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| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Laboratory Portfolio | Laboratory Reports on intermediate level physics laboratories carried out during semester one | 50% | As required | | Laboratory Portfolio | Progress /lab-notebook in semester two | 20% | As required | | Presentation | Presentation of Project in semester two | 15% | As required | | Report(s) | Written Report on project in semester two | 15% | As required |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Physics Laboratory manual
Journal articles
Articles on experimental set-ups and projects in the American Journal of Physics, the European Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, Physics Education
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- Rosalind Driver: 1994, Making Sense of Secondary Science, Psychology Press, 464, 0415097673
- Eilish McLoughlin,Paul van Kampen: 2019, Concepts, Strategies and Models to Enhance Physics Teaching and Learning, Springer, 238, 9783030181369
- Jarosievitz, B and Sukosd, C.: 2021, Teaching-Learning Contemporary Physics, Springer, 26628430
- Jenaro Guisasola,Kristina Zuza: 2021, Research and Innovation in Physics Education: Two Sides of the Same Coin, Springer, 247, 9783030511845
- Joan Borg Marks,Pauline Galea,Suzanne Gatt,David Sands: 2022, Physics Teacher Education, Springer Nature, 217, 9783031061936
Articles:
- 0: Articles on experimental projects, European Journal of Physics, 518129, 1
- Articles on experimental projects: American Journal of Physics, 518130, 1,
- Physics Education: 518131, 1, 0
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Other Resources
None |
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