Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Sustainable Development, SPS (SSPS10015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | School (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The dissertation in Sustainable Development, SPS is an extended piece of independent, in-depth scholarship on an sustainable development topic with a clear political, international, sociological, ethical or anthropological dimension. The topic is largely of the students¿ own choosing, but must be approved by the Dissertation convenor. The work should engage critically and analytically with the literature in the chosen field. Students will be expected to refine and extend their understanding of relevant concepts and theories introduced in the courses completed in years 1-3 of the degree. Students are further expected to demonstrate competence in a range of primary and secondary sources, and are expected to demonstrate appropriate referencing and bibliographic skills. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 20 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
400 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will:
learn to undertake sustained, independent work, drawing on one or more of the disciplinary fields in SPS (politics and international relations, sociology, social anthropology);
refine their abilities to engage critically and analytically with the significant literature in their chosen field of their specialist interest;
employ relevant knowledge, concepts, theories and analytical approaches from their chosen field to formulate an extended argument;
exercise and consolidate their time- and task-management, presentational, and self-motivational skills in the conduct, presentation, and time- and task-planning of their research scheduling;
demonstrate attention to the relevant data analysis, referencing, and bibliographic conventions.
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Assessment Information
A. A 10,000 word dissertation will be due at a specified date (it will fall near the end of Semester 2) set by the School
B. Students are required to attend a set number of non-assessed Dissertation Sessions organised by the dissertations convenor and comprising all students undertaking an sustainable development dissertation in SPS. The sessions will provide general advice on dissertation questions, structure, research and tips. Sessions later in the year will be used by students to present their topics and receive feedback from other students.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elizabeth Bomberg
Tel: (0131 6)50 4248
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Course secretary | Mrs Louise Angus
Tel: (0131 6)50 3923
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