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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour

Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (AWAB11033)

Course Outline
School	Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Credits	60
Home subject area	Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour	Other subject area	None
Course website	None	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	The dissertation project involves the completion of a short introduction and an Experimental Paper in which students are expected to carry out experimental design (where possible), data collection, statistical analysis and interpretation. This will be presented in the format of a scientific paper.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Introduction to Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare (AWAB11014) AND Biology of suffering (AWAB11015) AND Animal cognition and consciousness (AWAB11016) AND Scientific Methodology (AWAB11034) AND Animal Welfare Applications (AWAB11032) AND	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Some travel costs. Living costs while on projet as normally incurred

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	The topics covered in the dissertation are integrated with those covered in previous courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	No

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2013/14 Blocks 4-5 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)						Learn enabled: No		Quota: None
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Course Start Date	24/02/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 568 )
Additional Notes	Fieldwork hours is variable depending on project type, suggest 1hr meeting /week with supervisor
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
ż Gather, interpret and discuss previous scientific research ż Gain further knowledge about experimental design ż Gain skills in planning, organisation and timekeeping ż Carry out data collection ż Perform appropriate statistical analysis ż Interpret and present results, and to put results into a scientific context ż Discuss implications of results ż Be able to create and present a reference list ż Gain knowledge about scientific writing and presentation skills

Assessment Information
Dissertation (60 credits) ż 100% The studentżs progress will be discussed with the supervisor and if the student did not perform well in terms of general effort and reliability then a penalty of 1-5% may be applied by the Exam Board.

Special Arrangements
University insurance arrangements are in place.

Additional Information
Academic description	Not entered
Syllabus	Not entered
Transferable skills	Not entered
Reading list	Not entered
Study Abroad	Some students will do (part of) their dissertation abroad, or elsewhere in the UK.
Study Pattern	Depending on the nature of the project.
Keywords	Review, Design, Analysis, Data, Presentation

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Susan Jarvis Tel: (0131 6)51 7326 Email: Susan.Jarvis@sruc.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Willie Van-Wijde Tel: (0131 6)51 3914 Email: Willie.van.Wijde@ed.ac.uk

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