Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (Sport Policy, Management and International Development) (EDUA11302)
Course Outline
School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 50 |
ECTS Credits | 25 |
Summary | The Dissertation is a major study demanding the course member a high level of individual application and commitment to research and enquiry. It provides the opportunity to identify, reflect on, and explore a topic that has implications for the student's own professional development. The Dissertation will involve a critical interrogation of the relationship between professional practice, academic theory and the design, ethics and interpretation of research. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Course Start Date |
20/04/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
500
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
490 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Dissertation (12,000 to 15,000 words). A dissertation handbook is available for guidance. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 1. Specify a topic of enquiry suitable for a dissertation and justify its theoretical significance, professional relevance and practical feasibility;
- 2. Identify and reflect critically on relevant contemporary literature, research reports and other scholarly evidence with specific reference to the research process used;
- 3. Collect and analyse evidence, justifying the approaches and techniques used, and identify the implications of these decisions in terms of the status of the evidence, and the findings based upon it;
- 4. Examine critically the contribution and limitations of the study undertaken in theoretical and applied terms with regard to the practices and roles of relevant professionals;
- 5. Demonstrate that the work complies with relevant ethical guidelines;
6. Present work, observing appropriate academic conventions in relation to style, tone, paragraphing, paraphrasing, sectioning of the text, proof-reading and referencing.
Assessment Information Dissertation (12,000 to 15,000 words). A dissertation handbook is available for guidance.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Gavin Reid
Tel: (0131 6)51 6654
Email: g.l.reid@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Angela Hunter
Tel: (0131 6)51 1196
Email: Angela.Hunter@ed.ac.uk |
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