Duration
15h Th, 45h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in physics (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Collégialité, ISLV
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course Stages et travaux personnels within the 1st year of the Master en sciences physiques à finalité approfondie/didactique consists in the realization of a synthesis work on a specific subject linked to the research topics that are investigated by the members of the Physics Department. The focus will be put on
- the explanation of the physical process underlying the research topics under consideration and/or
- the participation at a current experiment or a current theoretical investigation, with explanations of the research issues under consideration and an understanding of the underlying physical phenomena.
As opposed to the master thesis in the second year of the master, the course Stages et travaux personnels does not consist in the realization of original developments on an ongoing research topic. The accent is put on the understanding of the physical processes linked to the chosen subject, in order to allow for the student to familiarize him- or herself with a given research domain that is under study at the physics department.
In addition to the scientific objective, a second learning outcome of this course is to be able to write scientific text in English. The document to be realized will therefore be examined not only for its scientif quality but also for the quality of its English language.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
1. The synthesis work is realized under the supervision of a member of the Physics Department, who has accomplished a doctoral thesis in physics.
2. The choice of the subject and the supervisor has to be done by October 15th latest. This choice is communicated to the president of the student council of the masters in physical sciences, who submits it for approbation to the Student Council. If one supervisor supervises several works, those have to be clearly different.
3. The synthesis work is carried out by a stay in the chosen research laboratory, which takes at least 2 weeks and at most 3 weeks. During the academic year, a course-free week is provided with the aim of allowing for a week of presence in the lab without interruption.
4. The synthesis work is done in the form of a LaTeX report. This report must be written such that its content is understandable by all physicists and not only by the specialists of the chosen domain. The length of the report is at least 10 pagses and at most 20 pages (class "article", single column, default font). The report has to be written in English. It contains an introduction, a body of main text, a conclusion, and a bibliography.
5. The work is submitted for a date that is fixed during the first meeting of the student council. It has to be submitted to the supervisor and to a member of the Physics Department acting as a fixed point, who is chosen by the student council. The fixed point changes from one year to another and is chosen among the professors of the physics department.
6. The work is graded to 50 percent for its scientifiic quality and to 50 percent for the quality of the English text (grammar, spelling, ...). The scientifc evaluation is done by the fixed point, taking into account the opinion of the supervisor. The evaluation of the English language is done by the ISLV. The grades are communicated to the secretary of the jury who encodes them into the informatic system of the deliberations.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
The President of the Student Council of the masters in physical sciences,
Prof. Peter Schlagheck
phone: 04/3669043
e-mail: peter.schlagheck@uliege.be