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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (HPC with Data Science) (PGPH11090)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Physics and Astronomy CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryThe dissertation comprises a report of c.15000 words describing a 16-week project applying the practical skills and knowledge developed from the taught courses. Students are also required to present their work as a seminar to the School.

The dissertation must be based on original work carried out solely by the candidate and conform to the University's regulations. The project work may be undertaken within the School of Physics or in an external organisation. The subject area covered by the project can, with the approval of the Programme Director, be chosen by the candidate to align with their own research interests.
Course description Research-level work in HPC with Data Science, to include:
- Critically review previous work in the area.
- Plan and implement a programme of work to investigate the topic.
- Analyse the results in the context of previous work.
- Present the work in the form of a written dissertation.
- Summarise the work in an oral presentation to an academic audience.
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 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 12, Summative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 575 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% coursework
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The dissertation allows students to demonstrate their ability to organise and carry out a major piece of work according to sound scientific principals. The types of activity involved in each project will vary but on completion of the dissertation students should be able to:
- Research the literature and gather background information.
- Analyse requirements, compare alternatives and specify a solution.
- Design and implement the solution.
- Experiment and evaluate the solution.
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDisst_DS
Contacts
Course organiserMr Terence Sloan
Tel:
Email: T.M.Sloan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Ben Morse
Tel: (0131 6)51 3398
Email: Ben.Morse@ed.ac.uk
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