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Postgraduate Course: Electronics: Project and Thesis (MSc) (PGEE11065)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits60
Home subject areaPostgrad (School of Engineering) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionStudents will be able to research and carry out a project in the general field of Electronics and report the results in a thesis.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 21/04/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 568 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to research the literature in their subject area, will be able to draw appropriate conclusions from the literature, and will be able to incorporate these in their project work. Students will be able to carry out some creative work, but will still require guidance from an experienced designer. Students will be able to submit a thesis for examination.
Assessment Information
The course will be assessed by consideration of the practical work of the students via their lab notebooks and by the quality of the submitted thesis. A short viva will form part of the assessment of the thesis.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Defined by supervisor.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Full time study during block 5 and beyond, i.e. end of Semester 2 to late August (3 months).
KeywordsElectronics Thesis Project
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alister Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 5597
Email: Alister.Hamilton@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk
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