Undergraduate Course: Geoscience Research Project (GESC11002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Geosciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Students will undertake an independent research project on an area of their choice in the field of Geoscience. They will draw on skills acquired in courses on Research Methods and Transferable Skills and Project Design and Literature Analysis to ensure that the project is well designed and achievable. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to meet field costs depending on expense and other costs associated with the project. Field work is not an essential part of each project. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Work will be independent and undertaken alone or in small groups. The class will only meet for assessed presentations. |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 392,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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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 |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. The student will be able to undertake research in a Geoscience topic, producing detailed work of an original and high quality.
2. The student will be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of the principal and specialised theories associated with their chosen topic which will be informed by recent developments.
3. The student will understand scientific methodology, the use of statistics, the analytical tools employed, concepts of accuracy and precision.
4. The student will be able apply a range of standard and specialised techniques to achieve their objectives.
5. The student will be able to write a scientific report on their research which is accurate, appropriately illustrated, argued and referenced.
6. The student will be able to present this work in a range of appropriate formats and will communicate their findings with peers and more senior members of the department. |
Assessment Information
Written Exam: 0%, Course Work: 100 %, Practical Exam: 0%.
Project Seminar and Poster (30%)
Written Research Project (70%)
Students will draw on skills acquired during the Research Methods and Transferable Skills (U04458) and Project Design and Literature Analysis (U04460) courses to prepare and present their project work as a short seminar and poster and as a final written report. Project reports will be submitted in early May, and will be prepared in the form of a short scientific paper, as would be submitted to an international Geosciences journal. Project reports should provide a concise and accurate summary of project work conducted during the MEarthSci year and any conclusions that can be drawn from this work, and should place the student¿s work within the broader context of other research conducted in the field. It is expected that project reports should be around 6000 words, excluding abstracts, figure captions, tables, references and any appendices. Student research seminars will take the form of short 15-minute presentations of the type given at international scientific conferences. Seminars and project posters will be presented at the MEarth Science Seminar day, which will be open to all School of GeoSciences students and staff. The seminars and posters will provide students with the opportunity to view each other¿s completed project results, as well as give staff the opportunity to provide final feedback on the project analysis and results before the written reports are submitted. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Work will be independent and undertaken alone or in small groups. The class will only meet together for one introductory lecture and for assessed presentations. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Eliza Calder
Tel: (0131 6)50 4910
Email: Eliza.Calder@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ken O'Neill
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: koneill3@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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