Postgraduate Course: PhD Research Seminar (ECNM11084)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This module, compulsory for all first year PGR students, is a reading and presentation course designed to sharpen students' academic judgment and presentation skills via presentation and discussion of seminal works in the literature as well as their own prospective research. Students in all years will present progress on their research in front of their peers and faculty. First-year students will present in the Spring term, and will receive written feedback, as well as a formal mark for their presentation. |
| Course description |
This module, compulsory for all first year PGR students, is a reading and presentation course designed to sharpen students' academic judgment and presentation skills via presentation and discussion of seminal works in the literature as well as their own prospective research. Students in all years will present progress on their research in front of their peers and faculty. First-year students will present in the Spring term, and will receive written feedback, as well as a formal mark for their presentation. There will be two 45-minute student led seminars per week.
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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 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 8 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 96,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
100 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 0%
Coursework 100%
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Critically evaluate seminal contributions in economics and present esoteric areas of research to others less specialised in the area.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ina Taneva
Tel: (0131 6)51 5948
Email: Ina.Taneva@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kalina Charvala
Tel: (0131 6)51 1795
Email: Kalina.Charvala@ed.ac.uk |
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