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Department of Associated Colleges, Unit Catalogue 2004/05


AS00027: Foundation science: biology 1

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX80PR20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of underpinning knowledge and skills in Biology. The unit will draw upon core aspects of the 'A' level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition and practice of theoretical problem-solving. On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of cell structure, plant and animal classification, ecology and evolution;
(ii) describe key cellular processes and genetic principles; and
(iii) demonstrate competence in basic laboratory techniques.
Content:
Cell structure: plant and animal cells. Eukaryotic cells. Prakaryotic cells. Ultrastructure: membranes and organelles. Transport: diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, active transport. Principles of the electron microscope and cell fractionation. Water relations and water potential. Mitosis. Principles of classification and the hierarchy of taxa. Survey of the main animal and plant groups. Insects as successful terrestrial animals. Ecology: environments, habitats, ecosystems, food chains and webs, productivity and efficiency. Biological chemistry of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. Bonds. Secondary and tertiary structures and proteins. Characteristics of enzymes. Inhibitors. Cellular respiration: glycolysis, Krebs' cycle, phosphorylation, homeostatis and temperature control. Chemistry of photosynthesis: light reactions, Calvin cycle, C4 plants. Structure and function of DNA. Genetic engineering. Genetics: monhybrid and dihybrid crosses, F2 and test-cross ratios, Chi square tests, dominance, inheritance, population genetics. Application of Hardy-Weinberg expression. Evolution: theories of Lamarck and Darwin, Neo-darwinism, stabilising, directional, disruptive selection and isolation and speciation.

AS00028: Foundation science: biology 2

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: EX80PR20
Requisites:
Before taking this unit you must take AS00027
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to bring students up to a Year 1 entry standard of knowledge and skills in Biology. The unit will draw upon more advanced aspects of the 'A' level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, theoretical problem-solving and the development of practical laboratory skills. On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of animal and plant physiology;
(ii) describe the key transport, co-ordination and control and reproductive processes in both animals and plants; and
(iii) make accurate observations and records of experimental work.
Content:
Animal Physiology. Nutrition: heterotrophic nutrition, structure of the human alimentary canal, Histology of the ileum. Digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Structure of villi. Absorption. Structure and main functions of the liver. Nervous and hormonal control of digestion. Transport: single and double circulations. Histology of the mammalian heart and blood vessels. Role of capillaries. Physiological characteristics of cardiac muscle. Initiation and control of heart beat. Histology of blood. Role of erythorcytes, polymorphs, monocytes, lymphocytes. The immune response. Gas exchange: invertebrate exemplars, insect tracheae, fish gills, human respiratory system. Control of breathing, carriage of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. Haemoglobin and oxygen dissociation curve. Osmoregulation and excretion. Control and co-ordination: insect nervous systems, human nervous system, nerve impulses, synapses, functions of the human brain. Sensory system: characteristics of sensory cells. Endocrine system: characteristics of hormones, endocrine glands. Locomotion and support: invertebrate exemplars, human skeleton, histology of bone, cartilage and muscle, muscle contraction. Reproduction: asexual, sexual, meiosis, gametogenesis, hormonal control of ovarian cycle, photoperiodism and oestrus in mammals. Fertilisation. Early development of the embryo. Plant Physiology. Autotophic nutrition: photosynthesis, choloroplasts, environmental factors. Transport: vascular tissues, xylem and phloem, transpiration, mineral and water uptake by roots, cytoplasmic streaming and mass flow hypothesis. Co-ordination: tropisms, auxin, other growth regulators, photoperiodism. Reproduction: alternation of generations, angiosperm generations and life cycle, sporogenesis, pollination, fertilisation, development of seed and fruit.

AS00029: Business 1

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX70CW30
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of underpinning knowledge and skills in Business. The unit will draw upon core aspects of the A Level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will seek to ensure students develop and enhance other core competencies like, research skills, problem solving skills and effective communication skills/ICT.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the unit students should be able to:
(i) Explain what a business is with reference to the sectors within the UK economy, thereby highlighting the key differences between businesses in the sectors
(ii) Rationalise the considerations necessary for a successful business enterprise.
Skills:
Communication and IT (incorporated and assessed through assessments).
Content:
The Nature of Business - What do businesses do?
* Economic sector and ownership (public/private)
* The nature of business objectives (long/short-term)
* The need for a strategy (SWOT, PESTLE etc)
* Business structures/classification (Sole Trader etc.)
* Stakeholders - who are they? Pressures they exert
* Exploration of the NEEDS of business enterprise (resourcing)
* Measures of success
* Legislation
* Moral and Ethical considerations (a theme throughout).

AS00030: Business 2

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: EX70CW30
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to ensure that students are equipped with sufficient business knowledge/principles to enable entry to their chosen business pathway either with Bath University or similar provider. This unit will seek to further enhance the core competencies of Business 1, namely research skills, problem solving, effective communication skills and ICT.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the unit students should be able to:
(i) Rationalise the term organisation with reference to the purposes served by the basic business functions;
(ii) Coherently explain how each function serves/enables the business/enterprise to function effectively and realise its goals/objectives.
Skills:
Communication and IT (incorporated and assessed through assessments).
Content:
Marketing
* What is it about? (The definition)
* Understanding the marketing process, in terms of meeting the goals/objectives
* Market research - why and how?
* Segmentation - why and how?
* The 'marketing mix'
Finance
* Sources of Finance
* The nature of budgets
* Cashflow forecasting
* Basic investment appraisal (Pay Back and ARR)
* Profit/Loss and Balance Sheet
* Basic Ratio Analysis
Human Resources
* Human Resource Planning - why?
* Motivation and Leadership
* Quality.

AS00031: Chemistry 1

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX80PR20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of underpinning knowledge and skills in basic Chemistry. The unit will draw upon core aspects of the AS level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, theoretical problem-solving and the development of practical laboratory skills. On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to demonstrate
1) a knowledge of atomic structure and bonding
2) understanding of the physical and chemical properties of major homologous series.
3) knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of Groups 2 and 7, periods 2 and 3 and the transition metals.
Content:
Physical chemistry
Atomic structure, isotopes, mass spectroscopy, relative atomic and molecular masses. Using the periodic table. The mole concept, molecular and empirical formulae, stoichiometry. Ionisation energies and electronic configurations. Ionic, covalent and dative bonds. Shapes of simple covalent molecules. Bond polarisation. Intermolecular forces.
Organic
Introduction to carbon chemistry. IUPAC rules of nomenclature. Reactions and physical properties of alkanes. Free-radical substitution. Structural isomers. Crude oil as a source of fuels and chemical feedstock. Reactions of alkenes, including electrophilic addition mechanisms. Geometric isomers. Addition polymers. Reactions of halogenoalkanes, including SN1 and SN2 reaction mechanisms. Reactions of alcohols.
Inorganic
Periodicity of physical properties in periods 2 and 3. Properties and chemical reactions of Group 2 Properties and chemical reactions of Group 7. Introduction to physical and chemical properties of transition metals.

AS00032: Chemistry 2

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: EX80PR20
Requisites:
Before taking this unit you must take AS00031
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to bring students up to a Year 1 entry standard of knowledge and skills in Chemistry. The unit will draw upon aspects of year 2 of the A level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, theoretical problem-solving and the development of practical laboratory skills. On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
1) carry out calculations in energetics, kinetics, equilibria and acid base equilibria.
2) describe and explain the chemical and physical properties of arenas, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids, esters and organo-nitrogen compounds.
3) carry out organic synthesis
4) interpret simple spectra.
5) calculate and use electrode potentials.
6) describe the bonding, stochiometry and isomerism of transition metal complexes.
7) explain the significance of colour in transition metal complexes.
8) describe aspects of the chemistry of vanadium, chromium, cobalt and copper.
Content:
Physical chemistry
Standard enthalpy changes. Hess Law. Bond energies. Calorimetry. Born Haber cycles. Reversible reactions and equilibrium. Le Chatelier's Principle. Kc and Kp. Acid base equilibria. Ka, Kb, Kw, pH. Buffers. Reaction rate kinetics. Rate equations. Catalysis. Boltzman Distribution.
Organic
Reactions of arenas, as exemplified by benzene and phenol. Reactions of carbonyl compounds. Reactions of carboxylic acids and esters. Reactions of organo-nitrogen compounds. Sterio-isomerism and organic synthesis. Condensation polymerisation. Spectroscopy.
Inorganic
Electrode potentials. Ligands and complexes. Colour in transition metal complexes. Characteristic transition metal chemistry as illustrated by vanadium, chromium, cobalt and copper.

AS00033: Economics 1

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX70ES30
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of underpinning knowledge and skills in Economics. The unit will draw upon core aspects of the A level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer the opportunities for knowledge acquisition and practice of theoretical problem solving.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the unit students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of Economic concepts and theories;
(ii) describe how competitive markets work and why they may fail
(iii) discuss how government intervention may create inefficiencies
(iv) describe the general pattern and benefits of UK international trade.
Skills:
Problem solving (assessed through assessments).
Content:
Managing Scarce resources - the reasons for choice & its consequences; The Market system - competitive markets & how they work; Firms and how they operate; Market failure & Government intervention - Economic efficiency within competitive markets - Why markets may not work effectively - Making choices; The National and International Economy - Macro-economic policy objectives - Indicators of national economic performance - Aggregate Demand and supply - The application of macro-economic policy instruments - Structure and essential determinants of international transactions.

AS00034: Economics 2

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: EX70ES30
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to bring students up to a year 1 entry standard of knowledge and skills in Economics. The unit will draw upon the more advanced aspects of the A level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition and development of evaluative skills.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to apply their acquired knowledge of core economic concepts, theories and techniques to other contexts relating to:
(i) a range of transport problems in the UK and EU
(ii) economic problems and prospects facing developing economies in an increasingly hostile global economy
(iii) economic integration within the EU
(iv) the transition economies of central and eastern Europe
(v) the application of 'data skills' to evaluate and interpret statistical information.
Skills:
Problem solving and mathematical equations (assessed through assessments).
Content:
Transport Economics; Transport, Trends and the Economy, Competitive behaviour in transport markets, market failure and the role of the government in the provision of transport. Economics of Development; The Concept of Development, Theories and Models linked to Development, Problems of Developing Economies.
Economics in a European Context; The 'New Europe', Europe as an economic force in the global economy, The Single European Market (SEM) and Monetary Union (EMU), The respective macro-economic implications of convergence, The characteristics of centrally planned economies and the economic performance during transition. Problems and prospects of integration with the EU.

AS00035: English for specific purposes and communication skills for business and social science 1

Credits: 5
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX50CW50
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of communication skills to enable them to study business and social science, this foundation includes a grasp of specialist and general terms required for study at this level.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of a foundation in aspects of communication,
(ii) demonstrate an understanding of aspects of communication; and,
(iii) demonstrate competences in basic communication skills.
Skills:
The unit will draw upon core aspects of key skills at level three and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, the development of understanding, and the development of practical skills and understanding.
Content:
The students will study how to plan tasks; how to obtain and use information to meet the purpose of the activity; obtain relevant information; choose and justify appropriate methods for the research required; make clear and relevant written and oral contributions to suit purpose and situation; listen and respond sensitively to what others say; select and read material that contains the necessary information; organize relevant information clearly and coherently using specialist vocabulary when appropriate.

AS00036: English for specific purposes and communication skills for business and social science 2

Credits: 5
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: EX50CW50
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of communication skills to enable them to study business and social science, this foundation includes a grasp of specialist and general terms required for study at this level.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of more advanced aspects of communication,
(ii) demonstrate an understanding of more advanced aspects of communication; and,
(iii) demonstrate more advanced competences in communication skills.
Skills:
The unit will draw upon more complex aspects of key skills at level three and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, the development of understanding, and the development of practical skills and understanding.
Content:
The students will continue to study how to plan tasks, how to obtain and use information to meet the purpose of the activity; obtain relevant information; choose and justify appropriate methods for the research required; make written and oral contributions that are clear and relevant to suit purpose and situation; listen and respond sensitively to what others say; select and read material that contains the necessary information; organize relevant information clearly and coherently using specialist vocabulary when appropriate. There will be a focus upon selecting appropriate methods of presentation, presenting those findings effectively and being able to justify choices and findings.

AS00037: English for specific purposes and communication skills for science 1

Credits: 5
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX50CW50
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of communication skills to enable them to study the sciences, this foundation includes a grasp of specialist and general terms required for study at this level.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of a foundation in aspects of communication,
(ii) demonstrate an understanding of aspects of communication; and,
(iii) demonstrate competences in basic communication skills.
Skills:
The unit will draw upon core aspects of key skills at level three and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, the development of understanding, and the development of practical skills and understanding.
Content:
The students will study how to plan tasks; how to obtain and use information to meet the purpose of the activity; obtain relevant information; choose and justify appropriate methods for the research required; make clear and relevant written and oral contributions to suit purpose and situation; listen and respond sensitively to what others say; select and read material that contains the necessary information; organize relevant information clearly and coherently using specialist vocabulary when appropriate.

AS00038: English for specific purposes and communication skills for science 2

Credits: 5
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: EX50CW50
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of communication skills to enable them to study the sciences, this foundation includes a grasp of specialist and general terms required for study at this level.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of more advanced aspects of communication,
(ii) demonstrate an understanding of more advanced aspects of communication; and,
(iii) demonstrate more advanced competences in communication skills.
Skills:
The unit will draw upon more complex aspects of key skills at level three and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, the development of understanding, and the development of practical skills and understanding.
Content:
The students will continue to study how to plan tasks, how to obtain and use information to meet the purpose of the activity; obtain relevant information; choose and justify appropriate methods for the research required; make written and oral contributions that are clear and relevant to suit purpose and situation; listen and respond sensitively to what others say; select and read material that contains the necessary information; organize relevant information clearly and coherently using specialist vocabulary when appropriate. There will be a focus upon selecting appropriate methods of presentation, presenting those findings effectively and being able to justify choices and findings.

AS00039: Information technology

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Academic Year
Assessment: CW55EX45
Requisites:
Aims: Students will acquire the necessary skills to pass the OCR CLAIT at level 1.
Learning Outcomes:
On the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
* word process assignments, incorporating relevant spreadsheets and graphics
* use databases
* design a simple webpage
* give a powerpoint presentation.
Skills:
IT skills.
Content:
* OCR core module in using a computer, and the optional modules in word processing, spreadsheets, database, graphical representation of data, desk top publishing.
* Powerpoint
* Web page design.

AS00040: Foundation science mathematics 1

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX80CW20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of underpinning knowledge and skills in Mathematics. The unit will draw upon core aspects of the 'A' level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition and practice of theoretical problem-solving. On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
(i) use indices and surds, solve linear, simultaneous, and quadratic equations;
(ii) demonstrate algebraic processing skills; and
(iii) demonstrate competence in basic concepts of trigonometry, co-ordinate geometry, integration and differentiation.
Content:
Laws of indices including negative and rational exponents. Using and manipulating surds. Algebra: Addition, subtraction, multiplication and factorisation of polynomials. Factor Theorem. Quadratic Functions. simultaneous equations in two unknowns (2 linear and 1 linear with 1 quadratic), quadratic equations (factorisation, completing the square and formula). Solutions of linear and quadratic inequalities in one variable. Simplifying simple algebraic expressions. Equations involving fractions. Trigonometry: Radians, area of sector, arc lengths. 3 trig ratios for angles greater than 90 degrees, simple trigonometric equations (using Pythagoras identities) within given range, graphs of sin, cos and tan, sine and cosine rule and applications. Coordinate Geometry: Rectangular cartesian coordinates in two dimensions including the equation of a straight line, gradient of a line joining two points and distance between two points. Parallel & perpendicular lines. Mid-points. Series: Arithmetic and Geometric series including infinite GP's. Exponents & logs. Functions. Laws of logs. Equations ax=b. Differentiation: Differentiation of xn, logs and exponentials, Increasing & decreasing functions. Second derivatives. Tangents and normals. Integration: Integration as the inverse of differentiation including xn, exponentials, logs. Definite integration, areas and volumes.

AS00041: Foundation science mathematics 2

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: EX80CW20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to bring students up to a Year 1 entry standard of knowledge and skills in Mathematics. The unit will draw upon more advanced aspects of the 'A' level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition and practice of theoretical problem-solving. On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
(i) undertake more advanced algebraic processing including partial fractions
(ii) sketch curves,
(iii) demonstrate competence in more advanced aspects of trigonometry, differentiation and integration and use vectors.
Content:
Functions: concept of a function as a one-to-one or many-to one mapping. Domain and range. Composition of functions. Inverse functions. Graphical representation of a function and of its inverse to include quadratic functions. Modulus function. Equations of the form y=xn. Effect of simple transformations on the graph y=f(x) as represented by y = af(x), y=f(x)+a, y=f(x+a), y=f(ax).
Sequences and series: recurrence relations, Binomial series and expressions.
Algebraic Processing skills: Partial fractions. Remainder Theorem.
Further Coordinate Geometry: The circle. Cartesian & parametric equations of curves.
Further Trigonometry: Sec, cosec, cot. Trigonometric identities including compound angles, double angles. Further solution of trig equations including use of trig identities and equations of the form acosx + bsinx.
Further Integration: Integration by substitution and parts. Integration using partial fractions. Volumes of revolution. Formation and solution of first order differential equations using integrating factors and separation of variables. Exponential growth and decay.
Numerical methods: Solution of equations and numerical integration.
Vectors: Definitions and operations of vectors (including components in two and three dimensions). Position vector. Scalar product.
Methods of proof. Proof by induction, contradiction and counter example.

AS00042: Modern foreign languages 1 - French/German/Spanish

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: OT100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to ensure that students have the appropriate communication skills which, at an operational level, will enable them to conduct day-to-day matters and interact socially in the target language with a high degree of confidence with native speakers. It will aim to provide them with the foundation on which to build more specialist and advanced communications skills in Unit 2. On successful completion of the unit students should be able to:
(a) demonstrate an ability to discuss issues of day-to-day interest despite some inaccuracies, and inappropriacies in the target language.
(b) demonstrate an ability to comprehend the key points of written communication.
(c) demonstrate an ability to comprehend the meaning of verbal communication from the radio, television and presentations.
(d) demonstrate an ability to communicate straightforward information in writing.
Content:
The unit will focus on improving the students' competence in the development of (a) reading skills, including scanning, deducing meaning from content, and reading for specific detailed information, (b) writing skills, including basic correspondence, planning and drafting, summarising, essay writing, (c) listening skills, listening for gist and also extracting relevant details, (d) speaking skills, including enquiring, giving information, complaining, apologising, disagreeing, asking for clarification, giving opinions. The students will also study the basic structure of the language and develop vocabulary relevant to day-to-day matters.

AS00043: Modern foreign languages 2 - French/German/Spanish

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: OT100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to ensure that the students have the relevant communication skills to enable them to interact at a more sophisticated level in the target language and that they have a foundation on which they can build the necessary communication skills for the world of work and study. On successful completion of the unit students should be able to:
(a) demonstrate an ability to hypothesise, defend a point of view and persuade, verbally and in writing using the appropriate register.
(b) understand in greater depth aspects of the culture, heritage and contemporary issues relating to the target society.
(c) demonstrate an ability to comprehend spoken and written communication at a more advanced level.
Content:
The students will reinforce their studies undertaken in Unit 1 and focus on the further development of (a) reading skills, including dealing with complex sentences and the communication of complex ideas, (b) writing skills, including adapting to different registers, complex sentence structure, hypothesising, presenting different points of view, drawing conclusions, (c) listening skills, including note-taking and improving listening for gist and specific information, (d) speaking skills, including developing clear pronunciation, paraphrasing, hypothesising, making suggestions, formal and informal styles and negotiating. The students will study complex structures of the language and develop their competence in the use of specialist vocabulary.

AS00044: Foundation science physics 1

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX80PR20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of underpinning knowledge and skills in Physics. The unit will draw upon core aspects of the 'A' level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, theoretical problem-solving and the development of practical laboratory skills. On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of DC electricity, structures, balanced forces, dynamics, vibrations and waves;
(ii) perform basic applied mathematical calculations; and
(iii) demonstrate competence in basic laboratory techniques.
Content:
D.C. circuits with resistance, e.m.f. and p.d. Electrical conduction, I/V characteristics and temperature effects. Combinations of resistors, circuit analysis. Source resistance and Kirchhoff; power = I2R; potential-divider and null methods. Materials/structures; Hooke's law and elastic behaviour. Elasticity. Scalars, vectors, resolutions, moments, torque, couples, centre of mass, equilibrium. Linear motion, v/t and s/t graphs, projectiles. Linear dynamics, force mass, momentum, N's laws, impulse friction, collisions. Work, energy, power efficiency, energy changes, internal energy. Circular motion and rotational dynamics. Moments of inertia. Simple harmonic motion. Capacitors, charge, energy and exponentials. Oscillating systems: SHM. Free and forced vibrations, resonance and damping. Waves, superpositions, coherence, interference. Diffraction, diffraction grating to measure wavelength. Stationary waves and sound, transverse and longitudinal, refraction T.I.R. and optical fibres, electromagnetic spectrum. Radioactivity, particles emitted, absorption, safety. Exponential decay, decay constant and half-life. The nuclear atom, Rutherford scattering: structure and nucleus. Photon and quantum phenomena.

AS00045: Foundation science physics 2

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: EX80PR20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
This unit aims to bring students up to a Year 1 entry standard of knowledge and skills in Physics. The unit will draw upon more advanced aspects of the 'A' level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, theoretical problem-solving and the development of practical laboratory skills. On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of gravitation, electromagnetism and energy transfer;
(ii) perform basic power and energy calculations; and
(iii) make accurate observations and records of experimental work.
Content:
Gravitation, force, field strength and potential. Electric fields, comparison with gravity. Magnetic field patterns, forces on charges and currents. Electromagnetic induction, inductance, transformer. Alternator, electric motor, rectification and smoothing. Alternating current theory (1): period, frequency, average and rms values. Power and energy calculations - mean power is 0.5 of peak power; power variation with time. Alternating current theory (II): capacitor and inductor in A.C. circuits; reactance and impedance. Current and voltage variation for C and L, R. LCR resonance (qualitative and practical). Use of CRO. Fluid flow, equation of continuity, Bernouilli, Poiseulle. Electrical and thermal conduction; convection and radiation. Ideal gases, kinetic theory and temperature scales. Laws of thermodynamics, systems and energy changes.

AS00046: Social science 1

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 1
Assessment: EX70CW30
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of knowledge and skills in social science. The unit will draw upon core aspects of the GCE AS syllabuses and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of aspects of social science;
(ii) demonstrate an understanding of aspects of social science; and,
(iii) demonstrate competences in basic research techniques.
Skills:
The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, the development of understanding, and the development of practical research skills.
Content:
Introduction to sociological theory. An overview of the theories, their origins and the key theorists.
Education. The application of theory to the topic of education focussing on differential educational achievement by social class, gender and ethnicity
Abnormality. An introduction to psychological theories including behaviourism, psychodynamic approaches, cognitive approaches and social learning theory. The theories will be applied to attempts to explain abnormal behaviour.
Politics. In view of the number of overseas students this will concentrate initially on the British political system, its origins, its philosophy and the functions of the various institutions.
Research Methods. An overview of the methodology of the social sciences and the applications of different methods.

AS00047: Social science 2

Credits: 10
Level: Foundation
Semester: 2
Assessment: EX70CW30
Requisites:
Aims: This unit aims to bring the students to Year 1 entry standard of knowledge and skills in social science. The unit will draw upon aspects of the GCE A2 syllabuses and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of more advanced aspects of social science,
(ii) demonstrate an understanding of more advanced aspects of social science; and,
(iii) demonstrate competences in more advanced research techniques.
Skills:
The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, the development of understanding, and the development of practical research skills.
Content:
Differentiation and Stratification. Utilising sociological theory from Semester 1 this will examine the divisions in modern society.
Prejudice and Discrimination. This will look at the findings of research into prejudice and the forming of stereotypes.
Politics. This will focus on a comparison of various political ideas and arguments.
Research Methods. This will address the ethical and practical issues that arise in social science research.

 

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