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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biological Sciences : Ecology

Undergraduate Course: Ecology Research Project (ECLG10008)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryThe course comprises project skills training undertaken in Semester 1, and an individual research project undertaken in Semester 2. These two sections lead to the submission of an honours thesis.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Lecture Hours 3, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 290, Fieldwork Hours 12, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 15, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 250 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Breakdown of assessment methods:
Ecology Project Skills - 8 points
Project Thesis - 40 points
Project Talk - 2 points
Class Test - 10 points
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Ability to plan, successfully execute and present (both orally and in writing) an individual research project in Ecology.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsECLGResProj
Contacts
Course organiserDr Matthew Bell
Tel: (0131 6) 50 5496
Email: Matt.Bell@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk
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