Postgraduate Course: Dissertation - GIS Research (PGGE11097)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 100 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The dissertation is a substantial piece of research work which both reinforces the skills learned in the taught component of the course and provides a genuine opportunity to undertake new and valuable research. The dissertation takes two parts, a research paper and a technical report. Two supervisors from the MSc teaching staff are allocated along with any external supervisors, depending on topic. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The outcomes given are specifically what a student can learn from the core courses of the taught element of the programme, and the dissertation. Optional courses allow students to learn more in related areas.
- Understand the range of methods used to store and analyse spatial and attribute data in the context of geographical information systems
- Understand the concept of database management and its implications
- Critically review available GIS technologies, assessing their merits and shortcomings
- Predict future developments and understand the implications of standardisation efforts
- Be aware of a range of applications of GIS
- Develop intellectual skills in critical analysis and synthesis of information to support research themes.
- Locate, read and summarise relevant literature, from both traditional and electronic media, to extend your understanding of the topic
- Develop reasoned arguments, firmly grounded in the available literature
- Generate new knowledge through experimentation or interpretation of previous studies.
- Plan and write assignments, within the specified parameters and to a professional standard
- Take responsibility for your own learning through reading and the preparation of assignments, and reflect upon your learning experience
- Develop transferable skills in written and verbal communication, group and team work, computing, programming and numeracy, and time and project management
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Assessment Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr William Mackaness
Tel: (0131 6)50 8163
Email: William.Mackaness@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Keir
Tel: (0131 6)50 2543
Email: caroline.keir@ed.ac.uk |
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