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Dissertation: Quantitative Earth Observation (P01554)

? Credit Points : 100 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-P01554

To conduct a research project in Quantitative Earth Observation and write an article suitable for submission to a peer reviewed journal on this project.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Pass each compulsory course (of which, 40 credits). Pass overall on elective courses (of which, 40 credits).

Subject Areas

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Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the dissertation project, we expect students to be able to:
• manage the progress of a long-term project such that a useful result is obtained
• harness their knowledge of remote sensing and image processing for research purposes
• critically assess each step of their research for validity
• explore, using critical judgement, the research literature in their topic
• write an account of their research that meets the specification of an appropriate academic journal
• create a web page summary of their research for a non-specialist audience