Undergraduate Course: Research Methods for Engineers 5 (CIVE11051)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | In order to prepare students for their final year thesis project, or as an introduction to research in general, this course provides a consideration of the process of research and a detailed overview of the methods which are appropriate to some of the subjects that students will investigate. The course will also consider practical aspects of research dissemination using visual (poster) and written documents.
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| Course description |
The course will be delivered as a series of lectures, and assessed through two pieces of coursework, specifically a poster presentation and a written paper.
Students working on a final year thesis project may use material from this project as the basis for any assessments, but it will also be possible to select a literature review topic that is not related to a thesis project and use that as the basis for the assessments.
Course topics include:
1. Literature search;
2. Critical literature review;
3. Citing references;
4. Risk assessment;
5. Research ethics;
6. Project planning;
7. Data collection;
8. Data analysis;
9. Poster presentation;
10. Paper writing;
11. Report writing;
12. Abstracts and conclusions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 16,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
54 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework: 100%
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| Feedback |
Continuous feedback opportunities will be available to students as they develop their poster and written submissions. Formal feedback will be provided following both submissions. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify, search for, and find research literature on a given topic;
- Summarise, synthesise and critically evaluate literature from various sources;
- Express technical information to various audiences as a poster and as a scientific paper;
- Plan, implement and write up a research project.
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Reading List
| Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Bizup, J., & Fitzgerald, W. T. (2016). The craft of research. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Research,Research Methods,Writing,Dissertation,Dissemination |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Grunde Jomaas
Tel: (0131 6)50 7209
Email: Grunde.Jomaas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Margaret Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5565
Email: margaret.robertson@ed.ac.uk |
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