Postgraduate Course: Research Practice and Project Planning (PGGE11138)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to equip the student with a variety of skills useful to the professional research scientist or GIS professional. These include writing, presenting, organising, managing research and conducting field work. The course introduces the GIS dissertation and leads into the annual postgraduate conference, where students contribute talks on their chosen field of research.
This course also comprises of these core activities:
- A long weekend field course in which students undertake field based GIS projects. This is supported by field technique learning in which students will learn about GIS data capture. This aspect of the course aims to provide experience and training in certain areas of GIS in a more hands on manner and to apply some of the theoretical considerations encountered in lecture courses to real case-studies;
- A series of seminars from national mapping agencies, politicians, consultancies, research laboratories and researchers associated with the field of geographic information. The students will explore a variety of debates relating to GI profession, and gain a clear sense of career opportunities in geographic information science.
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| Course description |
Tentative Syllabus:
Week 1
Course Introduction; Literature Search; Kindrogan Briefing; Project selection, team design of field methodology, preparation for field trip; End Note and Effective Writing
Week 2
Effective writing and proposal writing; Kindrogan Briefing; presentation of project selection, team design of field methodology, preparation for field trip
Week 3
Project Management
Week 4
Kindrogan Field Trip
Week 5
GIS in the Real World: roles and responsibilities
Week 6
Effective Presentations
Week 7
Mechanics of dissertation; Tutorial: finding a project, Research draft to supervisor Discussion of project with supervisor
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | 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 |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 11,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework: Kindrogan Project Work (40%), Research Project Plan (40%), Presentation at Conference (20%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should have achieved and demonstrated, or be able to achieve and demonstrate the ability to:
- Acquire a set of skills relating to problem-solving and the use of field equipment in the acquisition, management and presentation of geographic information;
- Understand business and career opportunities in the field of GI, understand the merits and limitations of each
- Locate, read and summarise relevant literature, from both traditional and electronic media, to expand your knowledge of the topic;
- Develop reasoned arguments, firmly grounded in the available literature;
- Develop communication, management and interactive skills through group work.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Course only available to students on the taught or research MSc GIS programmes. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
2 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). Block 1, Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th October 2014 - Kindrogan Weekend
Semester 2: Wk 11 - MSc Conference |
| Keywords | PGGE11138 GIS, professional research, project management, research design, presentation skills, effi |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Bruce Gittings
Tel: (0131 6)50 2558
Email: Bruce.Gittings@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynne Mcgillivray
Tel: (0131 6)50 2543
Email: Lynne.McGillivray@ed.ac.uk |
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