Postgraduate Course: Informatics Research Review (INFR11136)
This course will be closed from 31 July 2025
Course Outline
| School | School of Informatics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course provides students with the opportunity to explore an area of interest in more depth than allowed in a standard taught course. For MSc students this is expected to take the form of reviews of the literature in topics related to their specialism. |
| Course description |
Students and tutors will be matched up based on interests/specialisms at the start of semester 1. Students will be given examples of good reviews, guidance on literature reviewing, literature searching and citation methods. In addition they may be directed towards research seminars in relevant topics. The student should then explore the general area over the semester in consultation with their tutor. It is expected that each student will submit two minor reviews that critically evaluate a single research paper or seminar presentation during the first half of the semester. During the latter half of the semester, students will produce a substantial review of a research area.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Informatics PG students only, or by special permission of the School. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- select literature appropriate for the review subject , and critically evaluate research literature in the chosen area
- search and use appropriately databases of scientific literature
- evaluate and search traditional library resources
- discuss a research topic in detail leading to new hypotheses
- deliver a detailed and balanced report on a research topic
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Aurora Constantin
Tel: (0131 6) 51 5643
Email: Aurora.Constantin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Lindsay Seal
Tel: (0131 6)50 5194
Email: lindsay.seal@ed.ac.uk |
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