Postgraduate Course: Research Project Proposal (QGGA) (PGBI11106)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Preparation for the MSc Project is an important component of MSc Programmes. This course will focus on the development of a project outline, usually provided by the supervisor, into a full project proposal with evaluation of datasets, hypotheses and power calculations as appropriate. This course is a replacement for PGBI 11007 Mini Research Project |
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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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, 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 |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 1,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
92 )
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| Additional Notes |
Most of the time committed will be in independent study
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
85 %,
Practical Exam
15 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The students will be able to:
* Critically evaluate the research literature
* Develop a structured research proposal
* Evaluate relevant methodologies
* Assess datasets, perform power calculations
* Write a detailed scientific report
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Assessment Information
| The course will be assessed by a presentation (15%) and a scientific report taking the style of a research proposal (<3500 words). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Preparation for the MSc Project is an important component of MSc Programmes. However, the QGGA Exam Board found that in some cases MSc Projects recently taken by high-performing students have not offered sufficient scope to demonstrate excellence, either through limitations in the size or the quality of the data available, or because the time required for the student to become familiar with the specific methodology has put them under pressure. Earlier allocation of students to their main projects, followed up by the development of the student of this Project Proposal will allow the Exam Board to review the adequacy of MSc Projects at its May meeting.
To date, the QGGA students have all undertaken a 10 credit ¿Mini Research Project¿ in Semester 2 to expose students to individual research, which has not been related to their main MSc Project. This will be replaced by the course proposed here.
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| Syllabus |
Teaching methods to be used:
* Lecture (1)
* Individual Meetings
(5, or as assessed as appropriate by the supervisor)
* Self-learning
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| Transferable skills |
Abilities in critical review, in scientific writing and experience in project planning |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Most of the time committed will be in independent study. |
| Keywords | QGGAResProjProp |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Leigh-Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 5523
Email: A.Leigh-Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jennifer Morris
Tel: (0131 6)50 5513
Email: jennie.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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