Undergraduate Course: MEng Thesis 5 (Discipline of Civil & Environmental Engineering) (CIVE11031)
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 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Civil |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Every student is required to submit an individually written thesis on a research, review or design project by the end of the honours year. The honours thesis is an opportunity for the student to undertake an original study of a challenging engineering problem. It is intended to advance knowledge and most topics are topical research projects, based on the research activity of the supervising member of staff. It is the student's greatest opportunity to show individual intelligence, enterprise, ability, vigour and an aptitude for engineering excellence in a forthcoming career. Students are encouraged to undertake the study of a topic in pairs. This provides them with the opportunity to expand their skills in cooperation and task division, which is a normal feature of engineering activity. It also permits them to make considerably more progress in studying a challenging problem, and ensures that they have generated a significant amount of new knowledge by the end which they must present coherently without being able to find it described in published literature. Each student must write his or her own individual thesis. |
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 |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course will allow students to:
? show adequate knowledge of the field of study and relevant literature;
? understand the relationship between the field of study and cognate subdisciplines;
? underline the importance and necessity for life-long learning;
ability to marshall diverse academic and engineering skills in a problem-solving context;
? demonstrate skill in presentation, including defense of selected research approches;
? develop advanced skill in report preparation, organisation and presentation;
? be able to think critically in (as appropriate) evaluation of experimental data, theory, and literature results.
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Assessment Information
The course will be assessed through assessment (by dual assessors) of the submitted thesis and also by oral examination. The nominal weightings (though these may be changed through agreement with the project supervisors and course organiser) are:
Thesis assessment: 66.6%
Oral Examination: 33.4% |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Simon Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 7159
Email: Simon.Smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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