Undergraduate Course: Ecology Research Project (ECLG10008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The course comprises project skills training undertaken in Semester 1, and an individual research project undertaken in Semester 2. These two sections lead to the submission of an honours thesis. |
| Course description |
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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:
600
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Lecture Hours 3,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 290,
Fieldwork Hours 12,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 15,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
250 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
75 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Breakdown of assessment methods:
Ecology Project Skills - 8 points
Project Thesis - 40 points
Project Talk - 2 points
Class Test - 10 points |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Ability to plan, successfully execute and present (both orally and in writing) an individual research project in Ecology.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | ECLGResProj |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Matthew Bell
Tel: (0131 6) 50 5496
Email: Matt.Bell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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