Postgraduate Course: Research Project Proposal (QGGA) (PGBI11106)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
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 | Preparation for the MSc Project is an important component of MSc Programmes. This course will focus on the development of a project outline, usually provided by the supervisor, into a full project proposal with evaluation of datasets, hypotheses and power calculations as appropriate. This course is a replacement for PGBI 11007 Mini Research Project |
| Course description |
Teaching methods to be used:
* Lecture (1)
* Whole Class Tutorial (1) **
* Tutorial Group Meeting (1)
* Self-learning
** A further 3 Tutorial Group meetings will follow, as part of the Summer Research Project.
Preparation for the MSc Project is an important component of MSc Programmes. However, the QGGA Exam Board found that in some cases MSc Projects recently taken by high-performing students have not offered sufficient scope to demonstrate excellence, either through limitations in the size or the quality of the data available, or because the time required for the student to become familiar with the specific methodology has put them under pressure. Earlier allocation of students to their main projects, followed up by the development of the student of this Project Proposal will allow the Exam Board to review the adequacy of MSc Projects at its May meeting.
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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 |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 1,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
92 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Most of the time committed will be in independent study
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course will be assessed by a presentation (20%) and a scientific report taking the style of a research proposal («3500 words). |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- critically evaluate the research literature;
- demonstrate skills in the evaluation of relevant methodologies;
- assess datasets and identify any opportunities to perform power calculations;
- deliver a short presentation on their proposed project to a small audience; and
- develop and write a structured research proposal report.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Abilities in critical review, in scientific writing and experience in project planning |
| Keywords | QGGAResProjProp |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jacob Moorad
Tel: (0131 6)50 5442
Email: Jacob.Moorad@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jennifer Morris
Tel: (0131 6)50 5513
Email: jennie.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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