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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 CIVE11031: MEng Thesis 5 (Discipline of Civil & Environmental Engineering)
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Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course will:
- provide an opportunity to work on a professionally challenging project;
- underline the importance and necessity for life-long learning;
- create enthusiasm for the profession through a challenging assignment;
- provide an opportunity for professional development in the widest sense;
- 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;
- 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 (34% - joint assessment by second reader);
- an interim project submission at the end of semester 1 detailing the literature review as conducted so far (33%);
- a log book which records all progress on the project and is presented and discussed with supervisors at all meetings (33% - assessment by supervisor(s)).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Students are briefed on the general requirements and specifically on the web poster at the start of the course. Work is then done on a self-study basis with the supervision of an academic member of staff. Further details are given in the "Thesis Project Handbook" that accompanies both this and the MEng Thesis course. |
| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Fellows, R and Liu, A (2003). "Research Methods for Construction, Second Edition", Blackwell, Oxford, UK. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Research Methods, Research Projects, Honours Thesis |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 7159
Email: Simon.Smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Mulvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 7076
Email: Sharon.Mulvey@ed.ac.uk |
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