Module PHYS3976: Physics Placement

Department: Physics

PHYS3976: Physics Placement

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

Aims

• To provide students with the experience of a substantial work placement, which may or may not be abroad, as part of their degree programme

Content

• Content will be determined in agreement with the placement provider. The placement does not need to be directly related to physics, but it must be related to a STEM subject and it must be sufficiently intellectually challenging. Students are responsible for organising their own placements, and all placement proposals are subject to approval by the departmental placements coordinator.

Learning Outcomes

• Dependent on the Placement Provider and role

• Dependent on the Placement Provider and role

• The experience of working and/or undergoing practical training in an external company or organisation.
• For overseas placements, the experience of working and living independently in a foreign country.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Pre-placement briefing with the departmental placements coordinator to prepare the student for the placement.
• Regular contact with the departmental placements coordinator during the placement to ensure engagement and progress.
• Post-placement debriefing to help the student to reflect on the final value of the placement and the skills acquired.
• Confirmation from the placement provider that the student has engaged with the placement satisfactorily.
• The module is assessed on a pass/fail basis. Assessment is at threshold level, based on information provided by the placement provider.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

■ 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