Undergraduate Course: Economics Honours Dissertation (ECNM10030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Preparation of a dissertation satisfying the requirements of Economics single and joint Honours programmes. Detailed guidance on dissertation preparation, supervision and submission is provided in the Economics Honours Handbook. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
389 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A dissertation (a maximum length of 35 A4 pages in space and a half, including the title page, abstract and bibliography. In addition you may have up to 5 pages of appendices on data sources.) |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| After successful completion of the dissertation the student will have knowledge and understanding relating to the topic covered and will have developed and demonstrated a wide range of key skills including: managing tasks and time; independent action and initiative; obtaining and processing information from a variety of sources; presentation and communications skills; critical analysis and assessment. Where the dissertation satisfies the requirements of Economics (rather that those of another joint degree discpline) the student will normally have demonstrated the ability to apply core economic principles and techniques to a particular topic.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | EconDiss |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ahmed Anwar
Tel: (0131 6)50 8355
Email: Ahmed.Anwar@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Dawn Hutcheon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5958
Email: Dawn.Hutcheon@ed.ac.uk |
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