Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics Skills
The table below shows the opportunities for putting different skills into practice. Major possibilities are shown in normal type. Minor possibilities are shown in italics like this. Possible opportunities (which may depend on the particular course or project you do) are shown with a (?) after them.
Skills Table
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
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Oral Communication |
Seminar in Tutorial Lab talk (Forces experiment)? |
Skills module oral presentation
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Current Topics*? Group Study seminar Mathematics Project? |
Yr 4 project seminars & viva |
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Written Communication |
Skills module & Essay Lab reports + Lab book? |
Skills module + Essay
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Group Study report? Lab reports? Current topics? History of Mathematics? Mathematics Project? |
Yr 4 project report |
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Organisation & Planning |
Skills module Lab project? Exam revision |
Exam revision |
Group Study? General time management Career research? History of Mathematics? Mathematics Project? |
Yr 4 project proposal General time management Career research; Lecture courses? |
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Gathering Information |
Skills: careers project Essay Lab project? |
Essay
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Group Study Career research? Lecture courses? Mathematics Project? |
Yr 4 project Career research; Lecture courses? |
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Teamwork |
Skills module Labs (mostly pairs)? |
Skills module
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Group Study? |
Yr 4 project? Lecture courses? |
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Initiative & Resourcefulness |
Skills: careers project & group exercise Lab project? |
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Group Study? Computational Physics? Career research? History of Mathematics? Mathematics Project? |
Yr 4 project Career research; Lecture courses? |
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Critical Thinking |
Labs? Essay Skills module Maths Computing |
Essay
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Group Study? Current Topics? History of Mathematics? Mathematics Project? |
Yr 4 project Lecture courses? |
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Self & Peer Evaluation |
Skills: practice class test Essay; Lab reports? Progress review |
Skills: oral presentation Progress review |
Group Study? Career research? Progress review |
Project talks? Career research Progress review |
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Personal/Interpersonal |
Tutorials Skills module Labs? |
Tutorials Skills module
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Group Study? Current Topics? |
Yr 4 projects Lecture courses? |
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Computing & IT |
Specialism & Computing module Yr 1 lab (spreadsheets etc)? Essay, careers project etc (word proc) Maths Computing |
Skills & Computing module Essay |
Computational Physics? Option in C++ Group Study? |
Yr 4 project? |
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Problem Solving |
Skills module Assessed course problems Maths Computing |
Skills & Computing + G.P. exam Assessed course problems
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G.P. classes & exam Group Study? Course problems Computational Physics? Mathematic Project? |
Yr 4 project? Course problems |
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Business & Enterprise |
Skills: careers project |
Birmingham Careers Skills Series workshops? |
Entrepreneurship & Innovation module? Birmingham Careers Skills series workshops? |
Mathematical Finance module? Birmingham Careers Skills series workshops? B-SEEN skills programme? |
Items in italics play a more minor role. A question mark indicates a possible opportunity (eg: depending which particular course, project etc you are taking)