- Department: Physics
- Module co-ordinator: Prof. Roddy Vann
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: H
- Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
- See module specification for other years: 2022-23
This third-year module for MSci Nanoscience students will develop a range of practical laboratory skills in preparation for the extended MSci research project the following year.
Pre-requisite modules
Co-requisite modules
- None
Prohibited combinations
- None
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2021-22 |
The purpose of this module is to develop a range of practical laboratory skills, expertise and experience in preparation for the extended MSci research project.
By the end of the module, a successful student will:
This module will be predominantly based in the York Plasma Institute laboratory building. Each week will consist of 90mins briefing and a day in the lab. The students will work as a pair to undertake a single relatively open-ended mini-project (see below for examples). Following a laboratory induction and a description of the experiment, students will be taught how to write a risk assessment, which they will then write themselves. They will undertake the experimental work themselves, with support from the module coordinator. They will each keep a record of the experimental work in a laboratory notebook and each write a formal record of the experiment in a final report.
Possible topics for the mini-project include: (a) programming a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) board for experimental control (b) generation of nanotubes in a carbon arc
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Final experimental report |
N/A | 55 |
Essay/coursework Risk assessment |
N/A | 5 |
Practical Laboratory notebook |
N/A | 40 |
None
The risk assessment must be submitted and approved before experimental work can begin.
It will not be possible to re-run the laboratory. Repeated laboratory sessions missed in the absence of exceptional circumstances may lead to a formal warning.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Re-assessment: Final report |
N/A | 100 |
Our policy on how you receive feedback for formative and summative purposes is contained in our Department Handbook.
Depending on choice of mini-project: