EPPHYS152 Physics Essentials | Conduct Research and Collect Data

The Task

You have been employed by St Edmunds College as an electrical engineer. The principal of the College has expressed concern over the use of mobile phones in classes and would like you to advise him on the purchase or construction of a simple electronic device which could prevent students from using mobile phones to access network services during school hours.

Your device must not interfere with the school IT network or other connected devices. Nor should it effect devices outside of school buildings.

Your report requires:

1. A brief description of the nature of mobile phone technology. Including identification of the frequency and bandwidth of the waves used to communicate with local base stations.
2. The location of local base stations
3. An explanation of your device, its electronic design and how it works.
4. An assessment of the legal implications of such a device
5. Comment on any possible other solutions based on physics that you are aware of, which could be employed to provide a similar effect.
6. An evaluation of the effectiveness of your suggested solution.

Task Instructions

Step 1: Conduct research and collect data

Step 2: produce essay plan with structured explanation of theories

Step 3: Evaluate your results in light of this research

Assessment criteria

• Demonstrate an understanding of electromagnetic waves and their transmission
• Analyse and critically evaluate data collected
• Communicate effectively using appropriate terminology in context

Assessment Policies

These can be found in the relevant course document at:

Plagiarism is the copying, paraphrasing or summarising of work, in any form, without acknowledgement of sources, and presenting this as your own work. Tasks submitted on Canvas will go through Turnitin, which provides a plagiarism report.

Examples of plagiarism

(1) Submitting all or part of another’s work with or without that person’s knowledge.

(2) Submitting all or part of a paper from a source text without proper acknowledgement.

(3)  Copying part of another’s work from a source text, supplying proper acknowledgement, but leaving out quotation marks.

(4) Submitting materials that paraphrase or summarise another person’s work or ideas without appropriate acknowledgement.

Late Work Policy

It is College policy that 5% per day (including weekends and public holidays) is deducted for the submission of late assignments.  Extensions for assignments will only be granted PRIOR to the due date and only by the Head of Faculty; with acceptable proof of a valid reason for an extension (this must include a letter from parents / guardians). 

Drafts

All students have the right to receive oral feedback on one draft of an assessment item. Students who present drafts for feedback less than seven days prior to the due date forfeit their right to receive it. Feedback on drafts presented less than one week before the due date will be at the discretion of his current class teacher. A second draft may not be presented for feedback. Teachers will not edit drafts. It is the responsibility of the student to attend to grammatical errors, punctuation, typing mistakes and spelling.