[Academic] PH450: Viva Schedule V2.0, Reports

[Daniel Oi]

Dear All,

Please find attached a revised version of the marking allocation and viva schedule.

  *   Changes highlighted in orange (though it is best to do a search for your name to confirm what you have been allocated)
  *   Apologies for any mistakes, double bookings, forgetting any notifications. Let me know and we can try to sort things out
  *   Those dates and time TBD, it is easiest if those directly involved discuss and agree on a suitable arrangement. Please CC me in email discussions so that I can keep track of things. Please confer with the student to make sure that any viva date does not conflict with their exam or is scheduled too closely

Report Marking:

  *   Marks are to be entered into the project marking site https://phys-teaching.phys.strath.ac.uk/ (on campus or via VPN) from next week (markers need to be updated)
     *   Report marks to be entered individually by markers (Supervisor, Independent, Chair)
     *   Viva mark to be entered by Chair
     *   Supervisor enters their mark for the assessment of the conduct of the project
  *   Reports available on idrive in folder "Science/Physics/project/2022-23_PH450/Reports" If a report is missing, it could have an extension or was corrupt and being chased up, I shall inform those affected
  *   The marking criteria are given on the Marking Sheets available in "Science/Physics/project/2022-23_PH450/Marking Sheets" for your reference
  *   Reports should ideally be marked before the viva
  *   Less experienced markers should ask for guidance from more senior staff

Viva notes:

  *   Supervisors, Independent Markers, Chairs all mark the reports and attend the viva
  *   Viva slots are 1 hour
     *   Markers convene privately to briefly discuss the report marks, identify any particular topics or issues to cover in viva
     *   Students invited into viva and will have 30 mins of questions. Student will be requested to concisely summarise in a few minutes their project, outlining the motivation, background, project activities, results, and conclusions. This is to be done without Powerpoint etc., but they may wish to use pen/paper or a whiteboard. The Chair will preside over proceedings with the viva committee taking turns to ask questions. These may cover the background physics, aspects of the project itself, the report, further work etc.
     *   Students are allowed (and encouraged) to bring their report and may refer to it throughout. Annotations are allowed. Requests of other materials will need to be discussed with, and approved by the Chair in consultation with the other markers.
     *   After the conclusion of the questioning, the markers again convene in private to agree on a mark. If required, moderation of the report mark may also be performed, or continued offline if there is insufficient time.
  *   If the report marks spread exceeds 10 marks, then moderation will be conducted by the Chair to determine reasons for the disparity and to develop a closer consensus of marks to narrow the spread to 10 marks or below. If such a consensus cannot be achieved, the marks with spread exceeding 10 marks are to be returned with a short (a few sentences) explanation by the Chair of the nature of the disagreement for the benefit of the External Examiners.
  *   I've put in placeholder locations for now. For TIC locations, the Supervisor or Chair should book a suitable room and inform myself and the student. I have made some bookings for JA824 and tried to schedule some vivas there. If you wish to change/update the location of the viva, just let me know and I'll update the schedule.


Dr Daniel K L Oi
Reader, Quantum Information
Computational Nonlinear & Quantum Optics
SUPA Department of Physics
University of Strathclyde
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United Kingdom

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