Undergraduate Course: Geography Dissertation (GEGR10053)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The dissertation gives the student an opportunity to carry out an original piece of research. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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 |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
384 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Course Work: 90 %, Dissertation Conference: 10%.
In Semester 1 of the 4th year there will be a Dissertation Conference (10%) where students are expected to inform their peers and members of staff about their project and update them on their progress. The rest of the assessment is the written Dissertation (90%).
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
The dissertation presents an opportunity for the student to develop and demonstrate qualities sought by many employers of graduates, for example, the ability to:
1. work independently to execute a defined project of research which the student themselves has selected and defined
2. apply insights gained in other courses, substantive, methodological and philosophical
3. design an effective way of investigating the research problem
4. review existing research of relevance
5. collect relevant evidence from appropriate sources in order to make judgements where data is limited or comes from a range of sources
6. apply qualitative, quantitative and/or computing methods to analyse data
7. interpret findings perceptively and with professional level insight
8. present a well-reasoned and lucidly-expressed argument
9. write a research project fluently and succinctly
10. prepare and use good quality illustrations where appropriate
11. cite sources systematically within normal academic conventions
12. make formal presentations on the chosen topic to informed audiences
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | GEGR10053 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tom Slater
Tel:
Email: tom.slater@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Beth Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: beth.muir@ed.ac.uk |
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