Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Research Methods (MSc) (PGEE11149)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
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 objective of the course is to prepare a student for the summer dissertation project by providing training in research methods and associated skills. |
| Course description |
This course consists of the two main components: a study project and a series of five workshops with a focus on literature survey methods; problem solving, creativity and critical thinking; technical writing and presentation; dissemination and communication. An individual study project can be a literature survey, a self-study module or an experimental or computational investigation related to a research topic. The study project may contain elements of more than one type of activity under these heading.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Ability to use published reference material, including textbooks, technical journals and web articles as the study project requires
- Ability to write a substantial technical report
- Ability to explain a scientific problem/concept in lay terms; formulate essential message of their research
- Understanding how to avoid plagiarism, how to speed up reading a paper to get important information, how to assess paper quality
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | research methods,technical writing,presentation skills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lev Sarkisov
Tel: (0131 6)50 4862
Email: Lev.Sarkisov@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Megan Inch-Kellingray
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: M.Inch@ed.ac.uk |
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