Undergraduate Course: Research Method and Application in Civil & Environmental Engineering 5 (CIVE11032)
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 |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Civil |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course allows students to gain experience and practice and knowledge of research methodology within the civil, structural, construction & environmental engineering research fields.
The course must be taken in conjunction with U03840: MEng Thesis 5 (Discipline of Civil & Environmental Engineering)
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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:
? provide an opportunity to work on a professionally challenging project;
? skill in organisation of an individual research programme;
? develop further report writing skills;
? develop skills in the organisation of an individual research programme;
? provide an understanding of research methods in civil, structural, construction and environmental engineering;
? encourage teamwork organisation and cooperation in developing and executing a work plan;
? experience the techniques available for the identification of relevant literature in the field of study;
? enhance skills in research dissemination via the Web.
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Assessment Information
By continuous assessment, the components of which are:
? a web poster in semester 1 which will disseminate initial research findings and plans (25% - joint assessment by supervisor & second reader);
? an interim project submission at the end of semester 1 detailing the literature review as conducted so far (25%);
? a log book which records all progress on the project and is presented and discussed with supervisors at all meetings (25% - assessment by supervisor(s)); and
? an overall assessment of performance by the supervisor(s) (25%).
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Special Arrangements
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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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