Undergraduate Course: Geophysics Project (EASC10065)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course aims to develop independence in the skills of project design and management, develop oral and written reporting skills, to encourage high quality technical presentation and non-technical written summaries. Project work is your main chance to work on your own topic of interest and to show your own initiative and programming or experimental skills. Further details will be available on LEARN. |
| Course description |
Not applicable.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | You must have passed Third Year of a geophysics degree. |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
370 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam: 0%, Course Work: 100 %, Practical Exam: 0%.
Project reports are independently marked by two members of staff (normally the primary supervisor and one other). Staff follow the marking protocol and fill in the marking pro-forma (http://xweb.geos.ed.ac.uk/~dstevens/teaching/GP_Projects_marking_protocol.pdf).
All projects are different but are typically marked on the basis and weightings of the general categories listed in Form B. 40-credit project reports should typically be 40-50 pages (maximum 60 pages ¿ including all diagrams, references and appendices; 12 point font, 2.5 cm margins, 1.0 line spacing, space between paragraphs).
Students must give a short oral presentation on their Semester 1 project work during Innovative Learning Week in mid-Semester 2. This is assessed by staff members in the audience. While the mark does not contribute to the overall assessment for this course, it does contribute 20% to the overall mark for Transferable Skills for Geophysicists (EASC10040).
The interim report is worth 25%; the remaining 75% of the marks are awarded for the final report. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, it is expected that students will have:
1. learnt how to conduct a comprehensive search of the literature relevant to a research topic and to select and summarise the crucial aspects of the relevant literature;
2. learnt how knowledge and understanding in the area is developed and some of the established techniques employed to achieve this;
3. gained experience of the organisation and completion of an extended project where the results and outcomes are not fully defined at the beginning;
4. used advanced and specialised skills in research, for example, in the laboratory, in fieldwork, or in computer analysis;
5. practised significant autonomy and initiative;
6. learnt how to write a full report including a concise summary of the relevant literature, the pertinent aspects of the method and a critical discussion of the results and conclusions; and
7. gained experience in the preparation of oral reporting of results.
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Reading List
| Supervisors will suggest project specific reading. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | GP Project 2 semester |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 6750
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Ken O'Neill
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: |
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