Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Research Methods (MSc) (PGEE11172)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| 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)
| 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 |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 20,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 32,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 6,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
126 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam: 0%
Coursework: 100%
Practical Exam: 0% |
| Feedback |
During the regular meetings with the supervisors, during the workshops. |
| No Exam Information |
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 Dimitrios Gerogiorgis
Tel: (0131 6)51 7072
Email: D.Gerogiorgis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Shona Barnet
Tel: (0131 6)51 7715
Email: Shona.Barnet@ed.ac.uk |
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