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MSc Dissertation (Structural Engineering and Mechanics) 5 (P00680)

? Credit Points : 60  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : EEL-P-PGSEMDIS

MSc Dissertation

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will apply the knowledge gained from the taught courses to an intellectually demanding research topic of their choice (selected from the choices made available to them). They will carry out the reasearch either independently or in small groups (with minimal supervision). They will learn to use research resources (library, WWW, advanced engineering computational software) imaginatively to produce meaningful answers to the questions posed in their chosen research. They will also learn the necessary presentational skills required for demanding research
projects in producing the dissertation.

Assessment Information

Assessment of the written submission
Assessment of oral defence

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Sarah Thomson
Tel : (0131 6)50 7352
Email : S.Thomson@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Asif Usmani
Tel : (0131 6)50 5789
Email : Asif.Usmani@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/

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