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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation MSc Education: Language, theory, practice and literacy (REDU11059)

Course Outline
School Moray House School of Education College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Dissertation Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits 50
Home subject area Research (EDU) Other subject area None
Course website None
Course description The Dissertation is a major study demanding of the course member a high level of individual application and commitment to research and enquiry. It provides the course member with the opportunity to identify, reflect on and explore a topic that has implications for his/her own professional development. The Dissertation will involve a critical interrogation of the relationship between professional practice, academic theory and the design, ethics and interpretation of research.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Prospectus website http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No 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
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Identify and reflect critically on relevant current literature, research reports and other scholarly evidence with specific reference to the research process used.
2. Collect and analyse evidence, justifying the approaches and techniques used, identify the implications of these decisions in terms of the status of the evidence and the findings based on it.
3. Examine critically the contribution and limitations of tehstudy undertaken in theoretical and applied terms with regards to the practice and roles of relevant professionals.

4. Demonstrate that the study complies with relevant ethical guidelines.
5. Present work observing appropriate academic conventions for academic writing.
Assessment Information
Dissertation up to 15.000 words. A Dissertation Handbook is available for guidance.
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information
Special Arrangements
Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Mr Richard Easton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6424
Email: Richard.Easton@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Sheila Arnott
Tel: (0131 6)51 6329
Email: sheila.arnott@education.ed.ac.uk
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