Postgraduate Course: Statistical Research Skills (MATH11188)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course will prepare MSc Statistics students for their dissertations providing experience of research-related techniques and skills. |
| Course description |
Topics to be covered within the course include :
- writing statistical reports;
- oral presentational skills;
- critical reviewing; and
- simulation studies.
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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 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 6,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate confidence in their presentation skills (oral and written).
- Understand the statistical approach to a problem.
- Conduct simulation studies.
- Review papers and / or statistical analyses critically .
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course is only available to students enrolled on the 'MSc Statistics with Data Science' and 'MSc Statistics and Operational Research' degree programmes. |
| Keywords | SRS,Skills,Statistics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Miguel Bras De Carvalho
Tel: (0131 6)50 4877
Email: Miguel.deCarvalho@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Gemma Aitchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 9268
Email: Gemma.Aitchison@ed.ac.uk |
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