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Module Title	LC Physics and Communication Skills (Nuclear)
School	Metallurgy and Materials
Department	Metallurgy & Materials
Module Code	03 26600
Module Lead	Sam Cruchley
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	As a compulsory module: MEng Nuclear Engineering and BSc Nuclear Science and Materials programmes.
Contact Hours	Lecture-11 hours Practical Classes and workshops-40 hours Guided independent study-49 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module comprises a series of workshops at which physics understanding is developed through solving general problems. Training is also provided in various communication skills through essay writing, report presentations and oral presentations. Students also discuss plagiarism and are given instructions as to what constitutes plagiarism as well as auto-plagiarism. Programming skills are introduced and developed during weekly periods in the computing laboratory. Quantum mechanics will be introduced and developed during weekly tutorials and problem sheets.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Understand the relationship between different areas of physics; Apply this understanding to the solution of “real life” problems; develop the communication skills needed to convey their knowledge to others; Demonstrate basic familiarity with the modern programming language introduced during the course.
Assessment	26600-08 : Skills Test : Class Test (35%) 26600-09 : Student Talk : Presentation (15%) 26600-10 : Computing : Coursework (40%) 26600-11 : Quantum Mechanics : Coursework (10%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Coursework (40%); Computing Coursework (10%); Quantum mechanics problem sheets Coursework (15%); Oral presentation Coursework (35%); Class test Reassessment: If a student fails the module, they are able to re-sit the elements that they failed to try and improve their mark to a pass. The exception to this is that the students aren’t able to re-do the group poster, as it is not assessed individually. Internal Hurdles: If a student fails the group poster assessment component, it will not be possible to re-assess them in this component. However, as the group poster component is weighted 20% of the module, the student would not fail the module on this component alone. Therefore, the student would be required to retake the other component they failed, in order to achieve a pass overall. The group poster has learning outcomes attached to it, which a student might not achieve despite passing the module overall. However, these learning outcomes are available again in LI and LH modules (eg 31190).
Other	None
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