Postgraduate Course: Applied Carbon Methods (15 credit version) (CMSE11193)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to turn out students who are able to approach dissertations with all the necessary research methods training to address most carbon finance issues as well as enter any organisation and have the skills and knowledge on the key areas to research and evaluate carbon finance. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
125 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
60 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. After completing this course, students should be able to:
Identify a topic for dissertation research and define relevant research questions
Identify, evaluate, select, justify and apply appropriate research methods to their chosen area of research, in order to ensure that the evidence generated, its analysis and the conclusions drawn from it are valid and reliable;
Identify and critically evaluate literature in a given field;
Present the findings of research in an academic manner;
Prepare a dissertation research proposal.
2. Cognitive Skills
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Critically assess existing understanding in a defined area of knowledge;
Recognize qualitative and quantitative techniques appropriate to the analysis of particular circumstances;
Apply a range of relevant qualitative and quantitative research methods;
Use relevant literature and data reference materials. |
Assessment Information
Three assessments: two individual and one class test.
1.Synthesis of leading Academic¿s research OR relevant climate change issue (Individual work 30% - Essay approximately 1,500 words)
2.Dissertation Proposal (Individual work 30% - Following provided proposal template approximately 1,500 words)
3.In class test ¿ week 11 (40%)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Dissertation structure, identifying topics and constructing questions
Week 3: Literature review and critical writing
Week 4: Overview of qualitative and quantitative research methods
Week 5, 7, 8: Statistics for carbon finance
Week 9: Proposal presentations
Week 10: Financial modelling
Week 11: In-class test
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
The Craft of Research, Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams, 3rd Edition, 2008. This is one of the most comprehensive and accessible books addressing how to undertake academic research. It is aimed at all researchers and addresses many of the topics touched on in this course. If we were going to set a require text for this course (which we didn¿t) this would be it. Written as a ¿how to guide¿ in setting up research rather than traditional text book format.
Business Research Methods, Alan Bryman and Emma Bell, 2nd Edition. This is a text book which covers many research methods used in business and is used in many business schools as the standard research method text.
Research Methods for Business Students, Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis and Adrian Thornhill, 4th Edition. Another research methods text used in business schools.
Understanding Social Statistics, Jane Fielding and Nigel Gilbert, 2nd Edition. An accessible guide to statistics commonly used in business research. Valuable for those looking to undertake statistical analysis.
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr David Brotherton
Tel: (0131 6)51 5323
Email: David.Brotherton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Katie Harrison
Tel: (0131 6)50 8071
Email: Katie.Harrison@ed.ac.uk |
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