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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour

Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (AWAB11033)

Course Outline
School	Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	The dissertation project involves the completion of a short introduction and an Experimental Paper in which students are expected to carry out experimental design (where possible), data collection, statistical analysis and interpretation. This will be presented in the format of a scientific paper.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Introduction to Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare (AWAB11014) AND Biology of suffering (AWAB11015) AND Animal cognition and consciousness (AWAB11016) AND Scientific Methodology (AWAB11034) AND Animal Welfare Applications (AWAB11032) AND	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Some travel costs. Living costs while on projet as normally incurred

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	The topics covered in the dissertation are integrated with those covered in previous courses.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Blocks 4-5 (Sem 2)
Course Start Date	22/02/2016
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 568 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching)	Fieldwork hours is variable depending on project type, suggest 1hr meeting /week with supervisor
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Dissertation (60 credits) ż 100% The studentżs progress will be discussed with the supervisor and if the student did not perform well in terms of general effort and reliability then a penalty of 1-5% may be applied by the Exam Board.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
ż Gather, interpret and discuss previous scientific research ż Gain further knowledge about experimental design ż Gain skills in planning, organisation and timekeeping ż Carry out data collection ż Perform appropriate statistical analysis ż Interpret and present results, and to put results into a scientific context ż Discuss implications of results ż Be able to create and present a reference list ż Gain knowledge about scientific writing and presentation skills

Reading List
None

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Special Arrangements	University insurance arrangements are in place.
Study Abroad	Some students will do (part of) their dissertation abroad, or elsewhere in the UK.
Keywords	Review, Design, Analysis, Data, Presentation

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Susan Jarvis Tel: (0131 6)51 7326 Email:	Course secretary	Mrs Willie Van-Wijde Tel: (0131 6)51 3914 Email:

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