Undergraduate Course: Sociology Project (SCIL10045)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | A piece of supervised research |
| 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 |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 7,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
377 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 10,000 word dissertation accompanied by a research diary |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will be able to critically review existing literature and relate this to a proposed research project
- Students will be able to make informed decisions about the appropriate methodology to investigate a particular phenomenon and defend these decisions, as well as assessing their ethical consequences
- Students will be able to analyse empirical data/theory in order to give an insightful account of this material
- Students will be able to reflect on the strengths and limitations of the research design and execution of the research
- Students will be able to manage the development of a project from initial ideas to final project report
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Stephen Kemp
Tel: (0131 6)50 3978
Email: S.Kemp@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Shazia Leonard
Tel: (0131 6)50 4457
Email: shussai3@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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