Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc Science, Technology and International Development) (SCSU11005)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
60 |
| Home subject area |
Science Studies Unit |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The dissertation is an extended piece of scholarship in which a student is expected to formulate and study in depth a topic largely of their own choosing, under the guidance of an academic supervisor. In the course of the dissertation, the student is expected to engage critically and analytically with a particular area of empirical study within the field of science and technology studies, to refine and extend their grasp of relevant concepts and theory introduced in the taught element of the degree, and to demonstrate competence in deploying a range of sources as well as appropriate analytic and bibliographic skills. Students are not expected to undertake the exhaustive literature review or empirical work typical of higher research degrees, though a limited amount of empirical research may be included in the preparation of the dissertation. The dissertation may be up to 15,000 words in length. |
Entry Requirements
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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 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Successful completion of the dissertation will demonstrate the student's ability:
&· to undertake a sustained piece of supervised but independent work within the field of science, technology and international development;
&· to employ relevant knowledge, concepts, theories and analytic approaches from the field of science, technology and international development in formulating an extended argument based on empirical material;
&· to engage critically and analytically with the literature in their chosen field of specialist interest;
&· exercise and consolidate their time- and task-management, presentational, and self-motivational skills in the conduct, presentation, and time- and task-planning of their research scheduling;
&· demonstrate attention to the relevant data analysis, referencing, and bibliographic conventions. |
Assessment Information
| A dissertation of up to 15,000 words in length |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Lawrence Dritsas
Tel:
Email: L.Dritsas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Madina Howard
Tel:
Email: Madina.Howard@ed.ac.uk |
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