Postgraduate Course: EFI Individually Negotiated Course (fusion on-site) (EFIE11418)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Futures Institute |
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 | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course allows you the flexibility to devise and complete a piece of self-study in an area relevant to your programme and your final project.
You will have the opportunity to negotiate a set of learning outcomes, a rationale, reading list and assessment with a defined supervisor, and then to complete it on a self-study basis. You can take this course as an individual, or as a small group with other students in the Edinburgh Futures Institute. |
| Course description |
This course provides the opportunity for an individual course member or group to engage in supported self-study in a specialist area relevant to their programme or final project.
Permission to enroll on the course is conditional on a satisfactory contract (as described below) being produced by the student in consultation with a named supervisor.
The contract must be approved by the programme director and will contain the following elements:
- Title for the work
- Rationale
- Learning outcomes
- Approaches to study
- Assessment
- Reference list
You will be supported to develop this contract to ensure it is robust, manageable and meaningful in the context of your programme and your own aspirations. The course carries three core learning outcomes which you will be required to work to, and you will be able to devise up to two additional outcomes relevant to your particular area of study. Taking this option will enable you to gain experience of devising and completing a course of self-study equivalent to 10 credits.
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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 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
95 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The form of the assessment will be agreed with the supervisor at the commencement of studies, but will be in line with a 2000 word written assignment.
In line with the EFI ethos, students will be supported to represent their work either with a conventional essay, portfolio or report, or to engage with creative, multimodal, digital and participative forms of assessment. These might include presentations and slide decks, creating videos, generating code, crafting physical objects, building digital artefacts, creating videos and designing data visualisations. If a multimodal approach is taken, wordcount equivalence should be discussed with the supervisor.
The deadline for submission will be agreed with the supervisor but will likely be at the end of the semester in which the work takes place. |
| Feedback |
A meeting with the supervisor in the middle of semester will be focused on providing formative feedback, guiding students toward the production of the final assignment.
Summative feedback will be given on the final assignment. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Synthesise knowledge and understanding of concepts relevant to the subject of their independent study.
- Critically engage with these key concepts, and wi.th a range of literature relevant to the topic
- Exercise personal and intellectual autonomy in designing and completing a coherent course of study.
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Reading List
| The reading list will be devised by the student in discussion with the supervisor, drawing on expert input as needed. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research and Enquiry:
- Graduates will be able to conduct independent research, think analytically and critically and be able to evaluate and apply complex knowledge to an issue of intellectual and/or professional importance.
Personal and Intellectual Autonomy:
- Graduates will be able to think creatively and engage in independent learning, developing autonomy through the design and conduct of a coherent course of study.
Personal Effectiveness:
- Graduates will be able to take responsibility for their own learning, taking a considered and reflective approach to developing their thinking around an issue of importance to them intellectually and/or professionally.
Communication:
- Graduates will develop a combination of oral, visual and written communication skills and will be able to convey complex ideas cogently and clearly. |
| Keywords | EFI,Level 11,Postgraduate |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Esther Mijers
Tel: (0131 6)50 3756
Email: E.Mijers@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Veronica Silvestre
Tel:
Email: Veronica.Silvestre@ed.ac.uk |
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