Postgraduate Course: MSc by Research Thesis (Pervasive Parallelism) (INFR11109)
Course Outline
| School | School of Informatics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 140 |
ECTS Credits | 70 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
Project dependent.
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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. |
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:
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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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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| Feedback |
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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.
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Reading List
| Project dependent. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Murray Cole
Tel: (0131 6)50 5154
Email: M.Cole@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Maree Matheson
Tel: (0131 6)50 9989
Email: m.matheson@ed.ac.uk |
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