Undergraduate Course: Project in Statistics (Double) (MATH10012)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Mathematics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours) |
| Course website |
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Project for Combined Honours Degrees involving Statistics. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives
1. To allow students to gain some experience in statistical investigations/research, building on that learned in MAT-3-MCC.
2. To enhance students' abilities to communicate statistical ideas through written and spoken word.
3. To encourage independent thought and enhance students' critical faculties, both of their own and other peoples' work.
4. To gain experience of a longer project investigation than is possible in an individual project, often exploring the connection between mathematics and some other discipline.
Outcomes
1. Students will become more confident in reading statistical papers, performing literature searches, summarizing knowledge in a topic area.
2. Students become better at carrying out statistical analyses and computational work, posing their own questions, planning a study, all with limited direction from an academic supervisor.
3. Students become more proficient at writing up statistical work.
4. Students become better at presenting statistical work through oral presentations.
5. Students gain experience of mathematical typesetting. |
Assessment Information
Coursework only.
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
DSP |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Tom Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5058
Email: T.Mackay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Alison.Fairgrieve@ed.ac.uk |
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