Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (High Performance Computing) (EPCD11015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Informatics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The dissertation component is the pinnacle of a student's MSc and for Online Learning students this is usally taken over the course of up to a full year.
The dissertation comprises a significant report of describing an MSc-level project undertaken which applies the practical HPC skills and knowledge developed from the taught courses on MSc in High Performance Computing. Students are also required to present their work to the department and their peers and make approprate records of work undertaken and results obtained via use of repository tools (usually Git).
The dissertation must be based on original work carried out solely by the candidate and conform to the University's regulations. The project work may be undertaken within the University or in an external organisation with an appropriate focus. The subject area covered by the project can, with the approval of the Programme Director, be chosen by the student to align with their own research interests as long as it meets the requirements of the programme and course. |
| Course description |
To a great extent this will depend on the specifics of the project selected by the student.
Research-level work in HPC, to include:
- Critically review previous work in the area.
- Plan and implement a programme of work to investigate the topic.
- Analyse the results in the context of previous work.
- Present the work in the form of a written dissertation.
- Summarise the work in an oral presentation to an academic audience.
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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 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:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 26,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
562 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework: 100% comprising:«br /»
Project Performance«br /»
Dissertation Report«br /»
Presentation |
| Feedback |
Provided through interaction with supervisor and on assessed work. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate organisation and execution of a reproducible research project
- Show understanding of relevant background material and the field more broadly
- Analyse and evaluate results obtained and demonstrate their implications within wider area
- Design and implement relevant analytical and programmatic techniques relevant to the dissertation topic
- Present outcomes and impact of project through both written report and oral presentation to a mixed audience of lay persons and specialists
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Reading List
| Dependent on project. Input provided by supervisor, but primarily self-sourced by student. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Effective written and diagrammatic communication.
Reflection on learning and practice.
Adaptation to circumstances.
Solution Exploration, Evaluation and Prioritisation. |
| Special Arrangements |
This is for students on the MSc in HPC Online Learning programme only. |
| Keywords | Dissertation,HPC,High Performance Computing,Hardware,Industrial Project,Research Project |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Christopher Johnson
Tel: (0131) 650 5846
Email: Chris.Johnson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr James Richards
Tel: 90131 6)51 3578
Email: J.Richards@epcc.ed.ac.uk |
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