Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in Speech and Language Processing) (LASC11037)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 60 | 
 
| Home subject area | Language Sciences | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/teaching/postgrad/mscslp | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | A dissertation of 8000-10,000 words on a topic in Speech & Language Processing approved by the Programme Director. The dissertation will normally report on empirical work carried out (e.g. experiments or modelling), but (with the Programme Director's permission) may be a critical survey of existing literature in the field. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
	| Class Delivery Information | 
	Regular supervision from May to September | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
600
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 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
578 )
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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 
- Skills in managing a relatively long-term project 
- In-depth knowledge of a particular chosen subfield of Speech & Language Processing 
- Critical judgement in evaluating existing literature 
- Imagination in discerning relevant, possibly new, research questions 
- Discipline in argumentation | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Dissertation of 8000-10,000 words. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Simon King 
Tel: (0131 6)51 1725 
Email: Simon.King@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188 
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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