Undergraduate Course: Geography Dissertation (GEGR10053)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The dissertation gives the student an opportunity to carry out an original piece of research. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
384 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Dissertation (100%):
10,000 words
Students must attain an overall mark of 40% (or above) in order to pass the course. |
| Feedback |
In addition to the dissertation, there will be a Dissertation Conference in Semester 1 of Year 4 where students are expected to inform their peers and members of staff about their project and update them on their progress. Attendance at the Dissertation Conference is mandatory, and assessment is formative. Feedback received at the Conference from staff and peers is a crucial part of the Dissertation process. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Work independently to execute a defined project of research which the students themselves has selected and defined.
- Apply insights gained in other courses, substantive, methodological and philosophical.
- Design an effective way of investigating the research problem.
- Review existing research of relevance.
- Make formal presentations on the chosen topic to informed audiences.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course is only available to 4th year students on the Geography Degree Programmes. |
| Keywords | GEGR10053,Dissertation,Geography,Independent Research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Julie Cupples
Tel: (0131 6)51 4315
Email: Julie.Cupples@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Leigh Corstorphine
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: lcorstor@ed.ac.uk |
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