Course Specification1 1. Course Code: Do not complete. This field is auto-populated. 2. Course Title: ** Insert the name of the course and level identifier eg French 1 or French 2 etc. (Refer to course naming guidelines on the web at http://studentserver.mis.gla.ac.uk/students/ccims/ccims_naming_guidelines.htm) 3. Academic Session: ** Please select the academic session in which this new course /changed course will start: 2008 4. Level: ** Please select the level at which this course is taught from the list. Note: Levels 4 & 5 are used by the Vet and Medical Faculties only. H 5. Credits: ** Please select the no.of credits allocated to this course from the list 10 6. Faculty: ** Please select the Faculty to which the course belongs. Faculty of Physical Sciences 7. Lead Department: ** If more than one department is involved in the delivery of the programme then please record only the lead department. PHYSICS ASTRONOMY [REG407] 8. Course Coordinator: ** Please enter the name of the course coordinator Dr Douglas MacGregor 9. Is course collaborative: **Is this course collaborative with another Institution? Please select either Y or N from the list N 9.1. Collaborative Institution: If yes, then enter the name of the Collaborative Institution. 10. Requirements of Entry: ** Please enter the pre-requisites for this course, both mandatory and optional. This is a text description that is published in the course catalogue. This course is normally only open to students who meet the requirements for entry, or progression, for a degree programme which includes General Physics Workshop as an elective or compulsory course. General Physics Workshop is a compulsory course for the following degree programmes: BSc (Honours) Physics, BSc (Honours) Physics with Astrophysics, MSci Physics, MSci Theoretical Physics, MSci Joint Physics, MSci Physics with Astrophysics, MSci Chemical Physics, MSci Chemical Physics with Work Placement General Physics Workshop is an elective course for the following degree programmes: BSc (Designated) Physics, BSc (Designated) Joint Physics, BSc (Designated) Physics with Astrophysics This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the course and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information on the learning outcomes, content and teaching, learning and assessment methods of each course can be found in course handbooks and other course documentation and online at http://www.gla.ac.uk 1 116104614 Page 1 of 4 12/14/2007 11:34:00 AM General Physics Workshop is a prohibited course for the following degree programmes: BSc (Honours) Joint Physics, BSc (Honours) Chemical Physics 11. Co-requisites: Please enter the courses that must be taken in conjunction with this course. This is a text description that is published in the course catalogue. See the appropriate programme specification for details of co-requisite courses. 12. Excluded Courses: Please enter courses that are mutually exclusive to this course. This is a text description that is published in the course catalogue. None 13. Honours Year Prescription: Honours year only. Please enter the Honours courses that can be taken in order to satisfy the requirements for the Honours year concerned. This is a text description that is published in the course catalogue. See the appropriate programme specification for details. 14. Associated Degrees: ** Please enter the main degree programme(s) to which this course contributes. If none, please indicate this. Physics and Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Honours) degree programmes. Physics, Physics with Astrophysics, Joint Physics and Chemical Physics MSci degree programmes 15. Offered in alternate sessions: ** Is the course taught in alternate sessions? Please select either Y or N from the list N 16. When Taught: ** Please select from the list the proportion of the session when the course is taught Semester 1 17. Timetable: ** Please enter times and days (if known) and length and frequency of teaching sessions (weekly, fortnightly etc). Published in UG catalogue. 3 morning sessions, each of 2 hours' duration, to be scheduled during the Semester 1 examination period 18. Degree Exam Taken In: ** Please select from the list. (Must be consistent with “When taught” and “Resit exam”) None 19. Exam Duration: ** Please select from the list (in minutes) 0 20. Resit Exam: ** Please select from the list. (Must be consistent with “When taught” and “Degree exam taken in”) None 21. Min requirement for Award of Credit: ** This is the minimum a student must achieve in order to be awarded credit for the course (Please enter “not applicable” for Honours courses) Not applicable. 116104614 Page 2 of 4 12/14/2007 11:34:00 AM 22. Available to Visiting Students: ** Can this course be taken by visiting students? Please select either Y or N from the list. Y 23. Distance Learning: ** Is this course taught via distance learning (to all students)? Please select either Y or N from the list N 24. Dace Credit Bearing: ** Is this course part of DACE CertHE or language programmes? Please select either Y or N from the list N 25. Placement Flag: ** Does this course represent a work placement or year of study abroad? Please select either Y or N from the list. N 26. Course Aims: ** Please specify the aims of the course. Guidelines are available on the Senate Office website at -http://senate.gla.ac.uk/academic/ilo/guide.html.This is a text description that is published in the course catalogue. To provide students with training in how to answer general physics questions which draw upon their broad knowledge and experience of the subject. To develop students’ ability to study and revise effectively and to reinforce their individual responsibility for their own learning. To develop students’ critical assessment and communication skills in the context of working in a small group. 27. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course: ** Please specify the ILOs of the course. Guidelines are available on the Senate Office website at http://senate.gla.ac.uk/academic/ilo/guide.html.This is a text description that is published in the course catalogue. Students should be able to: carry out effective self-study and general revision of their Physics courses, in order to answer general physics questions on their contents; carry out formative self-assessment of their performance when attempting previous examination questions; work effectively within a small group, sharing ideas, organising / prioritising results and delivering short oral presentations. 28. Summative Assessment Methods: ** Assessment contributing towards the final grade / classification. The text description is published in the course catalogue. Method Examination Class Test None None None None None None When Submitted May/June End of Semester 1 % 67.00 33.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 29. Formative Assessment: ** Assessment used to provide feedback to the student but not contributing towards the final grade / classification As specified in the course documentation. 30. Teaching Methods: ** Please indicate all the teaching methods used to teach this course and the hours of each. 116104614 Page 3 of 4 12/14/2007 11:34:00 AM Method Lecture Seminar Other Laboratory Tutorial Lecture Practical Distance Learning Workshops Clinical Experience Individual Essay Handback Problem Based Learning Computing Lab Presentation Skills Field Work Number of Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 31. Learning Methods: Please indicate the learning methods the student is expected to adopt and the estimated notional learning hours associated with each. Note that 100 notional learning hours correspond to 10 credits. Method Private Study Contact Hours Assessment Project Work Other Essay Work Clinical Experience Group Work Field Work Reading Party 32. Texts: Number of Hours 93 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Please indicate the books students are expected to buy or consult. 33. Additional Relevant Information: Please record any further explanatory information relevant to the course. 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