Undergraduate Course: Geography Dissertation (GEGR10053)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Geography |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The dissertation gives the student an opportunity to carry out an original piece of research. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
384 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The dissertation presents an opportunity for the student to develop and demonstrate qualities sought by many employers of graduates, for example, the ability to:
1. work independently to execute a defined project of research which the student themselves has selected and defined
2. apply insights gained in other courses, substantive, methodological and philosophical
3. design an effective way of investigating the research problem
4. review existing research of relevance
5. collect relevant evidence from appropriate sources in order to make judgements where data is limited or comes from a range of sources
6. apply qualitative, quantitative and/or computing methods to analyse data
7. interpret findings perceptively and with professional level insight
8. present a well-reasoned and lucidly-expressed argument
9. write a research project fluently and succinctly
10. prepare and use good quality illustrations where appropriate
11. cite sources systematically within normal academic conventions
12. make formal presentations on the chosen topic to informed audiences |
Assessment Information
12,000 word dissertation
Attendance and participation in Dissertation conference, held in Semester 1. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | GEGR10053 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tom Slater
Tel:
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Course secretary | Miss Beth Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
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