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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (CAM) (MATH11195)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryDuring the months of June, July and August students will work on their MSc dissertation. This will take the form of an individual supervised research-style academic topic proposed by a staff member of the Applied Mathematics group. The aim of the project is to provide a hands on experience and skills for tackling scientific problems which require both computational skills and a significant mathematical insight. This will include identifying and applying appropriate mathematical and numerical techniques to realistic problems, interpreting the results and presenting the conclusions.

Course description An individual written report will be submitted by a given deadline detailing the methods used, results obtained and corresponding interpretation of the results. The students will be able to discuss the problem with their peers; however, all analyses and written reports must be their own independent work.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 25, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 563 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework: 100%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Identify and apply appropriate mathematical and computational techniques to real application problems.
  2. Write a coherent dissertation which systematically presents the findings and discusses the outcome in a mathematically correct and consistent fashion.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsD_CAM
Contacts
Course organiserDr Kostas Zygalakis
Tel: (0131 6)50 5975
Email: K.Zygalakis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Gemma Aitchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 9268
Email: Gemma.Aitchison@ed.ac.uk
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