Postgraduate Course: Dissertation: Quantitative Earth Observation (PGGE11107)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Dissertation |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
100 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
To conduct a research project in Quantitative Earth Observation and write an article suitable for submission to a peer reviewed journal on this project. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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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 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Description |
Weeks |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the dissertation project, we expect students to be able to:
- manage the progress of a long-term project such that a useful result is obtained
- harness their knowledge of remote sensing and image processing for research purposes
- critically assess each step of their research for validity
- explore, using critical judgement, the research literature in their topic
- write an account of their research that meets the specification of an appropriate academic journal
- create a web page summary of their research for a non-specialist audience
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Assessment Information
| Dissertation in form suitable for submission to an academic journal. Web page summary aimed at general scientific audience. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Hugh Pumphrey
Tel: (0131 6)50 6026
Email: h.c.pumphrey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
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