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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Physics and Astronomy : Postgraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy)

Postgraduate Course: Individual Research Project (Distributed Scientific Computing) (PGPH11066)

Course Outline
School School of Physics and Astronomy 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 60
Home subject area Postgraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Other subject area None
Course website None
Course description This course comprises a supervised individual research project, which exercises and/or extends the expertise developed during the taught component of the programme, and applies it to a research topic in distributed computing, drawn from academia or industry. During the Project Preparation (Distributed Scientific Computing) course undertaken in Semester 2, the student and project supervisor(s) will define the topic to be addressed in the individual research project and develop a plan for its performance. This course centres on the execution of that plan, through to the production of a c.15,000 word dissertation describing the project and the delivery of a short presentation outlining its important features. The topic of the project must be agreed with the Programme Director, but may be chosen with the personal interests of the student in mind, provided that it constitutes original work conducted solely by the student, in accordance with University regulations.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements The performance of students in the taught component of the MSc must be such as to satisfy the progression criteria set out in the Programme Handbook.
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 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
Additional information Meetings of the MSc class will be scheduled to cover practical aspects of the Individual Research Project, and progress meetings will be arranged for individual students, together with their supervisor(s) and the Programme Director.
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Conduct original research, according to a plan agreed with the project supervisor(s);
2. Demonstrate time-management and organizational skills through adherence to the project plan;
3. Design, develop and deploy a software solution meeting the requirements of scientific problem;
4. Describe, orally and in writing, the salient points of the context, planning and execution of a research project;
Assessment Information
A c. 15,000 word dissertation (70%) and an oral presentation (30%)
Special Arrangements
Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Bob Mann
Tel: (0131) 668 8338
Email: rgm@roe.ac.uk
Course secretary Yuhua Lei
Tel: (0131 6) 517067
Email: yuhua.lei@ed.ac.uk
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