Postgraduate Course: MSc by Research Thesis (Pervasive Parallelism) (INFR11109)
Course Outline
| School | School of Informatics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 140 |
| Home subject area | Informatics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Under the guidance of the supervisor, the student conducts a program of independent research in an area of Pervasive Parallelism, and writes an extended dissertation on the topic. The dissertation must demonstrate a critical survey of knowledge in the field, a capability for pursuing research and a satisfactory plan for a more advanced research project, presented in a critical and scholarly way. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For students on the MSc by Research in Pervasive Parallelism only. |
| Additional Costs | None |
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: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
1400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 40,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 28,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
1332 )
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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 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1-Structure and summarise a body of knowledge relating to a substantial project topic in the area of Pervasive Parallelism.
2-Critically evaluate previous work in the area.
3-Conduct a programme of work in further investigation of issues related to the topic.
4-Discuss and solve conceptual problems which arise during the investigation.
5-Justify design decisions made during the investigation.
6-Critically evaluate the investigation.
7-Present their work, with demonstration of working artifacts where appropriate. |
Assessment Information
The project is assessed completely on the basis of a written thesis which should typically contain:
-Title page with abstract (a one or two paragraph summary of the contents).
-Introduction: background, previous work, exposition of relevant literature, setting of the work in the proper context.
-Description of the work undertaken : this may be divided into chapters describing the conceptual design work and the actual implementation separately. Any problems or difficulties and the suggested solutions should be mentioned. Alternative solutions and their evaluation should also be included.
-Analysis: results and their critical analysis should be reported, whether the results conform to expectations or otherwise and how they compare with other related work.
-Conclusion: concluding remarks and observations, unsolved problems, suggestions for further work.
-Bibliography.
Students may be required by their project markers to demonstrate any system that arose from the project.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Project dependent. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Project dependent. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Iain Murray
Tel: (0131 6)51 9078
Email: I.Murray@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katey Lee
Tel: (0131 6)50 2701
Email: Katey.Lee@ed.ac.uk |
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