Undergraduate Course: Frontiers in Research (EASC10089)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course is aimed at developing the student¿s transferrable skills by encouraging them to undertake a number of tasks that increase their critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills. They will critically assess research seminars given by national and international Earth Scientists in the School of Geosciences. They will be read around the topic presented in the seminar and summarise one of them in a three page report.
During the Enterprise Initiative in week 6 they will be introduced to life and skills relevant to a work environment making decisions, communicating results and presenting to managers. This will also develop group working skills. |
| Course description |
Weeks 1-10
EPS/Global Change seminars.
Week 6
Entreprise initiative during ILW (2 day activity).
Week 10
No lecture - twenty-four hour essay.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 56,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
34 )
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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: 1000 %, Practical Exam: 0%.
The Enterprise Initiative will contribute 33% to the final mark.
The twenty-four hour essay will contribute 33% to the final mark.
Students are required to visit eight (8) of the School seminars (either Global Change or EPS) between January 12 and April 3 2015. Once this criterion is fulfilled, the written summary of one presentation will contribute another 33%. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Ability to critically assess work in both oral and written format.
- Ability to summarise and discuss key conclusions of a variety of research topics.
- Ability to gather information from several sources, evaluate the material and present a report in written format.
- Ability to work together in a team to gain consensus on a set problem.
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Reading List
| D Lindsay 2011 - Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words, CSIRO Publishing |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Presentation skills;
Writing skills;
Critical analysis;
Time management;
Team working;
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Lectures on Thursdays at 14:10-16:00, Weeks 1-11. |
| Keywords | Transferable skills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Florian Fusseis
Tel: (0131 6)50 6755
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Ken O'Neill
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: |
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