Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (ARCH11142)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Indicative course content
Production of a dissertation of 10,000 words. Individual subjects are chosen, agreed, investigated and discussed before the start of semester 1. Before writing up is commenced & personal tutors allocated, students will discuss and agree a synopsis of the proposal with the module coordinator at the end of week 1. at the beginning of semester 2, students will submit a first draft.
Aims of course
1 To facilitate a substantial and in-depth study of an approved subject, relevant to landscape architecture in which some individual contribution is made to the discipline.
Mode of delivery
Individual tutorials and group seminars. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Landscape Architecture.
Pre-requisites
none
Co-requisites
none
Prohibited combinations
none |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- define and develop a research problem.
- define & develop an appropriate research method and gather & organise relevant data selectively.
- develop and disseminate a argument through the reasoned use of data or evidence.
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Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
GGlatthorn A A (1998) Writing the Winning Dissertation: a step-by-step guide. Corwin Press, Calif. Madsen D (1992) Successful Dissertations & Theses: a guide to graduate student research from proposal to completion. Jossey Bass, Calif. Mauch J E (2003) Guide to the Successful Thesis & Dissertation: a handbook for students & faculty. Dekker, NY. Rudestam K E (2001) Surviving your dissertation: a comprehensive guide to content & process. Sage, Calif. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; transferable skills. |
| Keywords | RESEARCH PROBLEM,METHOD,CASE STUDY,ANALYSIS,ARGUMENT,EVIDENCE. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Ross McLean
Tel: (0131 6)51 5796
Email: r.maclean@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Davis
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Anne.Davis@ed.ac.uk |
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