Postgraduate Course: Dissertation MSc by Research - Social Work (60 Credits) (PGSP11090)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The dissertation is an extended piece of independent scholarship in the field. It is the main work in which students demonstrate achievement of crucial learning outcomes for the MSc by Research, drawing on relevant material covered in the taught element of the degree and through supervision. The dissertation can be up to 15,000 words in length.
The nature of a dissertation for the MSc by Research may vary. For students proceeding to a PhD or MPhil, it will normally comprise a full research proposal. In this case, it will contain an extended review of the literature, establishing the research questions, plus an extended discussion of the likely research design and any methodological issues. Alternatively, the dissertation may comprise a discrete piece of (usually empirical) research, possibly a pilot study for the eventual doctoral research. This will usually incorporate literature review, research questions, research design and methodology, data collection and analysis elements, and conclusions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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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 |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
582 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A dissertation of 15,000 words. It must be submitted by a date specified in the University Regulations. Each student will be allocated a supervisor to provide advice on their dissertation. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to carry out a sustained piece of independent scholarship, involving project and time management
- Demonstrate the ability to frame a coherent and answerable set of research questions, to justify these in relation to existing knowledge and theories, to demonstrate that answering them would constitute an advance on existing knowledge, and demonstrate the ability to produce a research design capable of answering the chosen research questions
- Achieve a command of existing knowledge in their field of research, through a critical review of relevant literature engaging with salient debates, and throughout the dissertation produce written scholarship in line with research and bibliographic conventions
- Demonstrate an understanding of research methods, appropriate to the research topic and questions, taking due account of any practical, political and ethical issues affecting the conduct of their research
- Where relevant, demonstrate the following: the ability to implement the chosen research design and methods of data collection and analysis; come up with credible conclusions (eg, on the implications of a pilot study for a fuller study); demonstrate the ability to integrate theoretical and empirical elements
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Janice Mcghee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3910
Email: Janice.McGhee@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Andrew Macaulay
Tel: (0131 6)51 5067
Email: Andrew.Macaulay@ed.ac.uk |
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