Postgraduate Course: Informatics Research Proposal (INFR11137)
Course Outline
| School | School of Informatics |
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| Summary | *This course has been replaced by 'Informatics Project Proposal INFR11147' from 2017/18 on.
The aim of this module is to develop generic research skills that can be deployed in academic or commercial environments. Students will demonstrate their ability to develop interesting concepts and hypotheses into research proposals and demonstrate their ability to identify legal, social, ethical and professional issues.
Student and supervisor will work towards agreement on a topic at the start of the semester. The student will then work on a project proposal that explains the hypotheses, project management, milestones with approximate times with some justification for these decisions. Key methodologies should be introduced.
This 10 credit course replaces Informatics Research Proposal (Level 11) (INFR11071) - 20 credit course. |
| Course description |
Proposal dependent
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Informatics Research Proposal (INFR11071)
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Other requirements | For Informatics PG students only, or by special permission of the School. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically evaluate research literature appropriate for their project subject
- Use existing research literature to justify experimental design choices
- Develop a structured research proposal
- Discuss research proposals with particular reference to key hypotheses and methodological approaches
- Outline project/research management issues and potential legal, social, ethical or professional issues
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Reading List
| Proposal dependent |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mark Van Rossum
Tel: (0131 6)51 1211
Email: Mark.Van.Rossum@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Alexandra Welsh
Tel: (0131 6)51 1724
Email: Alexandra.Welsh@ed.ac.uk |
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