PHYS580 SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICS I
| Course Code: | 2300580 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MEHMET TEVFİK ZEYREK |
| Offered Semester: | Once in several years. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to introduce students who will conduct research in particle physics and related fields (from cosmology, astroparticle physics to computational physics and accelerator and detector physics) to new research areas where new methods are used and to enable them to step into and progress in research by selecting research themes to be conducted in these areas.
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
It is expected that, upon successful completion of this course, students will have an understanding of the active research areas and needs for further studies in particle physics and related fields (from cosmology, astroparticle physics to computational physics and accelerator and detector physics).
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution