Module manager: Chris Nixon
Email: C.J.Nixon@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 Sep to 30 Sept (13mth) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
Undergraduate degree in Physics or equivalent discipline
| PHAS5000M | Research Project |
| PHAS5010M | MSc Project |
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module is a 60-credit project module designed to run across the full calendar year as the research project module for taught postgraduate students, where the 90-credit project is not required by the programme.
On completion of the module a student should be able to:
- Undertake a detailed review of the research literature and write a comprehensive report
- Plan a programme of research work together with the supervisor
- Operate effectively as a team when more than one person is working on the project, with the supervisor, other members of the research group, and project partners where appropriate
- Present a written report in good scientific language
- Deliver a presentation on the project
- Describe, defend, and critically evaluate the project during a viva-voce
On successful completion of the module students will be able to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of the following:
1. Research a chosen area in physics relevant to the degree programme, using online resources
2. Structure a detailed literature review
3. Critically analyse and summarise the literature in an agree area of physics
4. Carry out original research under supervision
5. Deliver presentations including scientific concepts, results and methodology, and answer related questions
6. Present scientific concepts, results and methodology in extended formal scientific English with figures and references to literature as necessary
7. Communicate complex concepts succinctly and coherently, defend results and methodology, and answer related questions in a one-to-one setting
8. Demonstrate time management and prioritisation skills, and deliver work to deadlines.
On successful completion of the module students will be able to do
the following:
a. Research the existing literature on a scientific topic
b. Plan and execute a major scientific project
c. Present original research on a scientific topic
d. Manage time effectively and prioritise tasks
- Research topic selection
- Researching existing literature
- Project planning
- Relevant lab or computational work as appropriate to the individual research topic
- Preparation of draft report
- Preparation of final report
- Presentation and viva voce
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Practical | 18 | 7 | 126 |
| Independent online learning hours | 200 | ||
| Private study hours | 260 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 140 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 600 | ||
Regular supervision meetings to check on progress and provide guidance on direction of project
Feedback on interim assessment
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course Assessment | Project work | 30 |
| Report | Final Project Report | 35 |
| In-course Assessment | Literature Review | 10 |
| Viva | Viva | 10 |
| Presentation | Presentation | 15 |
| Assignment | Project notebook (Pass/Fail) | 0 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Format of resits Some modules, such as laboratory and project modules, are not offered as August resits. This means that these modules must be resat internally (i.e. with tuition) in the next academic session, and the student must re-attend all classes and re-attempt all elements of assessment for the module. An exception to this rule exists where a student has attended and successfully completed the practical component(s) of the module but has failed to submit one or more satisfactory assignments (which may be written reports, presentations, posters, etc.). Under these circumstances, at the discretion of the examiners, a resit may be offered in August.
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 02/05/2025
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