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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biological Sciences : Postgraduate

Postgraduate Course: Research Project Proposal (Biotechnology) (PGBI11105)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryIn preparation to undertake any new research project, it is wise to prepare one's ground. The most obvious preparation is to ask: what is already known about this area or topic? Less obvious preparations include consideration of the material resources that will be consumed in the course of the research, the cost of these resources and the time available to carry out the proposed research.
Course description From around the start of the second semester, the class will initiate the process of carrying out the research work that will ultimately lead to the MSc Research Dissertation. Students will work with previous research to do a presentation and this will lead to beginning to work on the material they will examine during the research dissertation.
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 Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 3, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 91 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Oral presentation (25%)
Research Review (75%)

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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Use high-level research skills, practical industrial experience, experience in literature and data evaluation experiment planning and design
  2. Demonstrate practical experimentation, data analysis, data recording, data interpretation skills
  3. Create a consultative report
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Better self-organisation, a stronger capacity to think before acting, a greater critical capacity.
KeywordsBiotechReProApp
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andrew Free
Tel: (0131 6)50 5338
Email: Andrew.Free@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Andrea Nichol
Tel: (0131 6)50 8643
Email: Andrea.Nichol@ed.ac.uk
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