Astrophysics Project
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Astronomy |
Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
The aim of the course is to initiate students in research/public awareness in astronomy, where they can increase the knowledge and skills gained in other courses. Contact with researchers in astronomy is encouraged to allow greater integration of the student in the working environment. This research work is developed based on tasks that enable the acquisition of knowledge by experience and approach of different methods / techniques.
Learning outcomes and competences
Being able to independently develop a project in astronomy, either a research oriented project or a science awareness project, being able to describe it in report and to present it and defend it in a discussion.
Working method
Presencial
Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Basic astronmical concepts
Program
Introduction of the topic by the supervisor.
The program of the project is divided in 4 phases:
- Familiarization of the student to the subject including literature review.
- Work carried out on the project itself.
- Preparation of a final report describing the work done and analysis of the results obtained.
- Presentation of the final work in a short talk followed by discussion (questions and answers).
Mandatory literature
Karttunen H. 340;
Fundamental astronomy. ISBN: 3-540-60936-9
Teaching methods and learning activities
The supervisor gives a set of tasks to be implemented. The work is developed by the student autonomously throughout the semester, under the supersion of the researcher who proposed the project. The evaluation of the success implementation of the work plan is based on a report submitted by the student and also an oral presentation followed by discussion.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
designation |
Weight (%) |
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese |
40,00 |
Trabalho prático ou de projeto |
60,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
designation |
Time (hours) |
Elaboração de projeto |
14,00 |
Estudo autónomo |
148,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
The student has frequency to the course if he/she misses no more than 1/4 of the planned classes.
Calculation formula of final grade
The evaluation will have four components with the following weights for the final grade:
work carried out 30%
final report 30%
oral presentation 20%
post talk discussion 20%
Classification improvement
The final classification cannot be improved
Observations
The displayed schedule is only indicative. This will be agreed upon between each student and supervisor.