Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2018-2019 (archived)
Module MATH4072: PROJECT IV
Department: Mathematical Sciences
MATH4072:
PROJECT IV
Type |
Tied |
Level |
4 |
Credits |
40 |
Availability |
Available in 2018/19 |
Module Cap |
|
Location |
Durham
|
Tied to |
FGC0 |
Tied to |
G103 |
Tied to |
G101 |
Prerequisites
- Mathematics modules to the value of 100 or more credits in
Years 2 and 3, with at least 40 credits at Level 3.
Corequisites
- One 20 credit Level 4 mathematics module.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- Level 4 projects in any other Department.
Aims
- To allow an undergraduate to conduct a substantial piece of
mathematical work as an individual initiative, and to write up and
present it in a scholarly fashion.
- This will further the students' analytical skills and their
abilities in oral and written communication.
Content
- Projects are inevitably and deliberately very varied in
the topics they address and in the type of approach
required.
- Some projects will need extensive computation or data
analysis, some will be entirely theoretical, many will include both
sorts of approach.
- All allow opportunity for initiative by the student, and
are open-ended in that they offer scope for considerably more work than
can be achieved in the available time.
- Some projects may involve an element of group
work.
- A first-class project derives not only from technical
flair, other important ingredients are good management and
organisation.
- Management of the project is the responsibility of the
student, however, the student must seek, and take advantage of the
advice of the supervisor.
- The contents of the project is expected to be at a level of
sophistication, detail and explanation appropriate to Level 4 Mathematics.
- Project work starts at the beginning of the 4th
year.
- A short oral presentation of the work is given near the
end of the second term, accompanied by a publicly displayed
poster.
- The written report is submitted by the end of the first
week of Easter term.
- A report is judged principally on the quality of its
content and its structure, good typographical presentation is a minor
factor, although poor typography can detract from the
report.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will have conducted a substantial piece of
mathematical work, as an individual initiative, and have written it up
as a project and presented it in a fashion appropriate to an audience
of their peers.
- The work will demonstrate understanding of a specialised and
complex theoretical mathematics and show mastery of a coherent body of
knowledge.
- The students will have enhanced analytical skills and
abilities in oral and written communication.
- Students will have the ability to critically review and
report on a specialised area of knowledge.
- Students will have the ability to synthesize and integrate
material from diverse mathematical sources.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to
the learning outcomes of the module
- The assessment for the poster and oral presentation of the
project (worth 15% of the marks) gives means to measure how well
students communicate the results of their investigations to an audience
of level 4 mathematics students.
- The assessment of the written project will demonstrate the
depth of personal initiative and understanding of the topic
material.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
Tutorials |
19 |
1 per week in terms 1 and 2 |
1 Hour |
19 |
■ |
Preparation and Reading |
|
|
|
381 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
400 |
|
Summative Assessment
Component: Project |
Component Weighting: 100% |
Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
written project report |
|
85% |
|
oral presentation and poster |
|
15% |
|
Work shown to supervisor at weekly meetings
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University