Postgraduate Course: Research Project Preparation (PGEE11044)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course is preparation for the MSc project.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | | | 15:00 - 17:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 15:00 - 17:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Classroom 6, Hudson Beare Building |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Relationship with the supervisor, what can be expected from him/her and what is expected of the student.
Time management, project planning, Gantt charts and resource planning.
How to do a literature review.
Use of computers during a project.
Plagiarism. What it is and how to avoid it - the techniques employed to detect it.
What is added value?
How to write a MSc thesis.
Presentation and communication skills.
Background material including data protection, copyright and patent law, IP issues, enterprise topics, health and safety and ethics.
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Assessment Information
Lecture attendance will be compulsory.
Lecture attendance will be compulsory. The main deliverables will be a report and a presentation on a Mini-project - containing the project definition, the literature review, a detailed description of the resources required and a Gantt chart. This report will be submitted around mid March. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Project preparation MSc |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Rebecca Cheung
Tel: (0131 6)50 5749
Email: R.Cheung@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Sharon Mulvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 7076
Email: Sharon.Mulvey@ed.ac.uk |
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