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Postgraduate Course: Carbon Consulting Project (CMSE11150)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits15
Home subject areaCommon Courses (Management School) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course aims to provide students with an opportunity to put theoretical learning into practice, and in doing so, to develop a wide range of transferable skills, such as team-working, leadership, presentation skills, problem formulation and solving, information retrieval and research skills, time planning and project management.

The course also aims to provide host organisations with a useful contribution to their own climate change-related objectives.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 120, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 17 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing this course, students should be able to:
* Work with a client to understand their needs, share assumptions and define a problem that a group of 4-5 students can realistically make a meaningful contribution to solving over an eight-week period
* Understand and work with group dynamics to enable the best overall performance by the group to be achieved
* Develop a work plan to meet the project objectives and manage time and resources over the project period
* Carry out the necessary research and/or analysis and present results in a form that meets the client's needs
* Separately deliver a report that provides evidence of the theoretical knowledge applied and use of appropriate methodologies, for an academic audience
* Critically evaluate their own work, as an individual and as a team, review performance and identify lessons for future improvement
Assessment Information
Group presentation and report - 80%
Individual written learning report - 20%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus There are no lectures associated with this course, as all necessary background will be covered in other core courses.

Project proposals will be sourced from businesses and other organisations with an interest in carbon finance and accounting. Groups will be assigned or 'bid' for projects, as required. An introductory session will be held to outline the objectives and procedures for the projects, to which project hosts will be invited. A workshop on effective group work and intercultural understanding will also be held. Groups will then have eight weeks to carry out the project in collaboration with the host company. A supervisor will be assigned to each group as a point of contact and to provide guidance where required. Presentations will be held in the final two weeks and attended by project hosts, the group and the supervisor.

Week 1
Introduction to Carbon Consulting Project: outline of objectives and procedures for projects.

Workshop: Effective Group Work

Weeks 2-9 Groups carry out projects in collaboration with host companies

Weeks 10-11 Group presentations
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list ESSENTIAL READING

Reading on working effectively in groups will be provided.

RECOMMENDED READING

To be determined based on the nature of projects or project hosts.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsCCP
Contacts
Course organiserDr Gbenga Ibikunle
Tel: (0131 6)51 5186
Email: Gbenga.Ibikunle@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Malgorzata Litwinska
Tel: (0131 6)51 3028
Email: Maggie.Litwinska@ed.ac.uk
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