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Undergraduate Course: Independent Study Project (Community Education) (EDUA10049)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis optional half course is intended to offer students the opportunity to undertake a small scale research or study project, focuses on a topic of the individual student's choosing. It will be expected that projects are demonstrably relevant to the professional field of community education, broadly understood. This half course will normally only be available to students in the third year of the degree programme. It is an appropriate choice both for students planning to proceed to Honours and for students who plan to graduate with an Ordinary degree but nevertheless wish to take the opportunity to undertake independent work. Independent learning will involve a written contract through which the department and the student will agree the aims, activities, assessment criteria and assessment procedures for the course.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) While no specific form of evidence is specified for assessment it will be equivalent in length and scope to a 4,000 word paper.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course students will have:
-Identified and set limits on a selected study topic
-Recognised the importance of clear focus and well chosen research questions
-Undertaken an independent literature review
-Considered the utility of different investigative strategies
-Developed an analytical framework
-Explored a substantive topic in depth and detail
- Produced an appropriate output to demonstrate both process and findings
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Stuart Moir
Tel: (0131 6)51 6266
Email: Stuart.Moir@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lesley Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 6373
Email: Lesley.Spencer@ed.ac.uk
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