PHYC40950 Space Sector Internship

Academic Year 2021/2022

A 3 month internship provides students with experience of a workplace environment. The placement puts the previous 2 trimesters' work into context in a practical way. Students are supported to find their own internship according to their interests and career goals. Placement hosts can be companies who are active in the space sector; research groups who utilise and/or develop space technologies in their projects, or major space agencies such as the European Space Agency or the German Space Agency, DLR.

At the end of the placement, students are well prepared to pursue their career ambitions within the space sector, or in the wider technology sector.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module students should be able to:
Transfer space project management concepts and methods into a workplace environment;
Apply skills in report-writing, data analysis, coding, systems engineering, modelling and payload design, to address and solve previously unseen challenges;
Effectively and reliably participate in a team, understanding different roles and their associated responsibilities;
Illustrate the work undertaken in the form of a well-designed poster, accessible to a broad technical audience;
Verbally communicate the key elements of the project;
Justify decisions made and conclusions drawn about the project, when questioned;
Place the work within its context in a written thesis that incorporates a comprehensive literature review, as well as a full description of the methodology employed, the work undertaken and key findings.

Indicative Module Content:

This is a space sector internship module.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

120

Placement/Work Experience

480

Total

600

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is an internship module. Students apply their expertise and skills to a workplace setting, in a company or a research performing organisation. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Project: A written report is submitted for assessment at the end of the space sector internship. An oral or poster presentation is also made by the student. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded Yes

70

Continuous Assessment: The placement supervisor is responsible for providing the continuous assessment grade. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded Yes

30


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The main feedback mechanism is from the workplace supervisor directly to the student during the placement. This feedback will refer to the technical implementation of the work as well as to workplace-specific matters, for example, regarding punctuality, organisation, efficiency and team-work. The supervisor will read a draft of the thesis before submission for assessment and will provide feedback to the student in advance of submission.