Postgraduate Course: Geophysics Project for Placement Students (EASC11007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course aims to develop independence in the skills of project design and management, develop oral and written reporting skills, to encourage high quality technical presentation and non-technical written summaries. Project work is student¿s main chance to work on their own topic of interest, to show initiative, programming or experimental skills, and to work with placement partner. Project topic and description should be initiated by the student and could develop their work in the placement year, or could be on any topic, as agreed by the CO and identified supervisor. |
| Course description |
This course provides a project choice for students doing a placement year and could be a project that is co-developed with their placement employer with the output a report that suggests action rather than a scientific report which describes a research project. Or students can, with agreement from the CO and supervisor, carry out any research project which they are expected to initiate.
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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 2019/20, 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:
400
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
392 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Coursework:«br /»
Interim report to be submitted by end of semester 1: 25%«br /»
Final report to be submitted by end of semester 2: 75% |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be given week to week by supervisor and on interim report by two markers. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- undertake an independent project in a GeoSciences topic, producing excellent work with actionable recommendations
- demonstrate a critical understanding of the theories associated with their chosen topic which will be informed by recent developments
- understand scientific methodology, the use of statistics, the analytical tolls employed, concepts of accuracy and precision
- apply a range of standard and specialised techniques to achieve their objectives
- be able to write a report on their work which is clearly written, accurate, evidence based and provides recommendations for action understandable by a non-specialist
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Working independently
Synthesis of data and literature into a concise and coherent report
Presentation skills
Communication skills |
| Keywords | Projects,Report Writing |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Simon Tett
Tel: (0131 6)50 5341
Email: Simon.Tett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Eilein Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 3843
Email: Eilein.Fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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