Browse Hierarchy QXU4007: Experiments in Materials 1

This module aims to develop in the students an awareness of all aspects of the subject and professional life in the second year of the degree programme, with a follow-on module in the third year. Cognitive and transferable skills are developed in an integrated series of seminars, practical exercises and problem based learning case studies. All of the exercises draw on subject matter being taught within core modules in the relevant year. The content includes: Scientific and laboratory practice; Collection and recording of data; Presentation of data; Simple statistical methods; Reporting; Scientific writing style; Oral presentation; Literature searching; Problem solving strategies; Creative thinking methods; Group working methods; Measurements of length, angle, time temperature, electrical resistivity; microscopy; Simple Structure-property relations; materials selection criterion and simple design exercises.