ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY

PHY5LAB

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will be introduced to aspects of the design and manufacture of scientific equipment and the use of advanced analysis software to solve elementary research problems. You will have the opportunity to design two laboratory experiments, which extend existing experiments in the Senior Undergraduate Laboratory and increase their capability. The design process and results obtained from your enhanced experiments will be presented in the form of a professional technical report.

School: Molecular Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Shanshan Kou

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following courses: SMNT, PSMSC or SZHSMN, or SMENM

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critically review published scientific findings in the area of research relevant to selected experiments.

02. Design enhancements to existing scientific apparatus or techniques to address scientific research questions in physics.

03. Evaluate and communicate findings from individually designed experimental techniques.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Shanshan Kou

Class requirements

Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twenty four 3.00 hours laboratory class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Each student attends two 3-hr sessions per week

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
2 x written reports in the form of journal articles (2600 word equiv)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3
2 x experimental design proposals (2600 word equiv)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO2
2 x literature reviews (1300 word equiv)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day