Postgraduate Course: SLICC in Sensing, Processing and AI for Defence and Security (SCEE08023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Student-Led Individually Created Course |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course forms part of the Student-Led Individually Created Course (SLICC) university-wide framework for self-designed experientiallearning. The student selects a project that meets the pedagogical aims set out in the LO's of the SLICCs, while sitting within the subjectarea of the CDT SPADS PhD/EngD programme and aligning with the programme. The student develops an e-portfolio to provide evidenceof their learning. Undertaking a SLICC enables the student to create a learning experience which is unique to them. This level 11 course requires students to demonstrate the development of their skills and understanding in terms of critical analysis, application, reflection, recognising and developing skills and mindsets, and evaluation within a defined context of their learning experience. This course will also enable students to demonstrate their ability to exercise autonomy and initiative at a professional level in their domain of studies. |
| Course description |
A SLICC requires the student to propose, develop and manage aunique learning experience that will enable them to evidence howthey have achieved the learning outcomes of the course. The self-designed learning experience is required to adhere to a defined structure that supports and enables the student to self-direct and manage their own learning experience. Within this structure however, there is flexibility regarding the topic or theme, content of study and nature of the students' experience, provided the proposal is: a) academically feasible given the available resources; b) approved by the SLICC tutor. A SLICC, for example, may be based upon a particular extra-curricular learning opportunity such as outreach, involvement in a student team,pro-bono activity, community engagement or volunteering, andmay also focus on a theme of personal and /or professional interest such as sustainability, social responsibility, equality and cultural diversity, or a disciplinary or interdisciplinary-based research theme.
The steps in undertaking a SLICC are as follows:
1.The student identifies a suitable opportunity within which to undertake the learning experience, and attends a SLICC workshop;
2.The student writes the draft proposal and submits it to the tutor/advisor for approval;
3.The student self-directs and manages their own learning experience;
4.The student actively and regularly reflects upon and documents their own experience with evidence and uses that as a basis for writing their 'Interim Reflective Report', then their 'Final Reflective Report';
5.The student undertakes a formative self-assessment of their work and submits their own 'Final Reflective Report' for summative assessment by their tutor. The steps identified above each require a significant amount of thought and input and will ultimately form part of a 'time-based' e-portfolio of evidence which will be used in the assessment of the SLICC. The portfolio of output must furnish evidence of learning and should demonstrate how the student met the learning outcomes for the course.
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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 2026/27, 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:
200
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Lecture Hours 2,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 15,
Other Study Hours 177,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
self-led study course
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework |
| Feedback |
Feedback on the project proposal at the start of the course, formative feedback on reflective blogs at least once a month during the semester and feedback on interim report at the end of first semester, summative feedback at the end of the course. If the SLICC is technical, the student would receive feedback on technical aspects from their supervisor. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analysis: The student is able to demonstrate how they have actively developed their critical understanding of the complexities, challenges and wider implications of the specialist context of their SLICC
- Recognising the complexity and/or uncertainty of the setting of their SLICC, the student is able to draw on and apply relevant skills and attributes (academic, professional and/or personal) in order to engage effectively and critically with their SLICC, identify where they need to improve these and/or develop new ones.
- The student is able to demonstrate how they have used experiences during their SLICC to critically develop their specialistskills in the focussed area of [Student selects two from the four skills groups contained in the University¿s Graduate Attributes Framework: http://www.ed.ac.uk/employability/graduate-attributes] : (a) research and enquiry; (b) personal and intellectual autonomy; (c) communication; (d) personal effectiveness
- Recognising the complexity and/or uncertainty of the context of the SLICC, the student is able to demonstrate how they have used experiences during their SLICC to develop mindset towards [Student selects one from the three mindsets contained in the University¿s Graduate Attributes Framework: http://www.ed.ac.uk/employability/graduate-attributes]: (a)enquiry and lifelong learning; (b) aspiration and personal development; (c) outlook and engagement
- Recognising the complexity and/or uncertainty of the setting of the SLICC, the student is able to evaluate and critically reflect upon their approach, learning, and evolution of their judgement throughout their SLICC
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | SLICC,Experiential Learning,sensors,sensing,AI |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof James Hopgood
Tel: (0131 6)50 5571
Email: James.Hopgood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Narendran
Tel:
Email: jackie.narendran@ed.ac.uk |
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