Postgraduate Course: Offshore Renewable Energy Dissertation (IDCORE) (PGEE11113)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is the dissertation element of the MSc programme in Offshore Renewable Energy, available as an exit route from the EngD in Offshore Renewable Energy. The students will do a substantive project-based research dissertation on a topic relevant to offshore renewable energy and generate a thesis detailing their results. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | Pass minimum 80 credits of Level 11 taught courses with mark 50% or higher, with overall average mark for all 120 credits of 50% or higher. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
21/04/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
580 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Depending on the specific Dissertation project (e.g. a practical research, or a design exercise), the students should gain experience in applying knowledge and understanding from their earlier studies, as well as increase their competence in particular areas of study or research. |
Assessment Information
1. MSc Dissertation Project: Practical Work (40%)
2. MSc Dissertation Project: Thesis (55%)
3. MSc Dissertation Project: Oral exam (5%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Dissertation work begins after the teaching programme, with the topic selected and agreed with the allocated supervisor. At the end of June students submit an interim report, in which they present their plans for Dissertation work and expected outcome. The dissertation thesis should be submitted at the end of August. The students are also interviewed by the external examiner, internal examiner and the supervisor, which is the final part of the Dissertation project. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Offshore Renewable Energy MSc dissertation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Ingram
Tel: (0131 6)51 9022
Email: David.Ingram@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Ksenia Siedlecka
Tel: (0131 6)51 9023
Email: ksenia.siedlecka@ed.ac.uk |
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