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Postgraduate Course: MSc Research Thesis (Neuroinformatics) (INFR11043)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Informatics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits80
Home subject areaInformatics Other subject areaNone
Course website http://course.inf.ed.ac.uk/rtn Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course are the summer project(s) for the DTC neuroinformatics students in their MSc year.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Principles of Neuroscience (INFR11048)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements DTC Neuroinformatics students only.
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 800 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 30, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 754 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - gain basic skills in an experimental neuroscience area of choice.
2 - develop an understanding of data collection and analysis
3 - place their research in context of the literature.
4 - reporting their findings in both a written report and a poster.
Assessment Information
Written Examination 0
Assessed Assignments 100
Oral Presentations 0

Assessment
80 points for the written report (< 20000 words) and accompanying one-page poster.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jim Bednar
Tel:
Email: James.Bednar@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Katey Lee
Tel: (0131 6)50 2701
Email: Katey.Lee@ed.ac.uk
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