This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in. During a typical teaching week there will be 2 hours of lectures. Throughout the semester, there will also be 8 hours of laboratories/tutorials and 3 hours of mentor meetings. For the 12 teaching weeks, this totals to 35 hours. Since the course as a whole represents approximately 150 hours of study, that leaves a total of 115 hours across the entire semester for independent study, e.g. reading, reflection, preparing for assessments/exams, etc.