Postgraduate Course: Dissertation in GIS (PGGE11096)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
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 | 60 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Regarded as the intellectual pinnacle of the year, the GIS dissertation gives students the opportunity to explore a topic in detail and often to genuinely contribute to knowledge or develop a new innovation within the field. It is a substantial piece of research work which both reinforces the skills learned in the taught component of the course and develop new skills and ideas aligned to the student's particular interests. The innovative dissertation format comprises two parts: a research paper and a technical report. A supervisor is allocated from within the MSc teaching staff, along with an external supervisor, depending on topic. |
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 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 |
| 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
The outcomes given are specifically what a student can learn from the core courses of the taught element of the programme, and the dissertation. Optional courses allow students to learn more in related areas.
1) Understand the range of methods used to store and analyse spatial and attribute data in the context of geographical information systems
2) Understand the concept of database management and its implications
3) Critically review available GIS technologies, assessing their merits and shortcomings
4) Predict future developments and understand the implications of standardisation efforts
5) Be aware of a range of applications of GIS
6) Develop intellectual skills in critical analysis and synthesis of information to support research themes.
7) Locate, read and summarise relevant literature, from both traditional and electronic media, to extend your understanding of the topic
8) Develop reasoned arguments, firmly grounded in the available literature
9) Generate new knowledge through experimentation or interpretation of previous studies.
10) Plan and write assignments, within the specified parameters and to a professional standard
11) Take responsibility for your own learning through reading and the preparation of assignments, and reflect upon your learning experience
12) Develop transferable skills in written and verbal communication, group and team work, computing, programming and numeracy, and time and project management |
Assessment Information
| Submission of dissertation. |
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 | PGGE11096 |
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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