Undergraduate Course: Geography Small Research Project (GEGR09007)

Course Outline
School	School of Geosciences	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course is intended as a substitute for the Geography Field Course where circumstances prevent a student from undertaking the field course. Students must have permission from the course organiser in order to be enrolled on this course. Candidates undertake a limited piece of personal research-oriented project work. This will compliment skills and techniques learned in Quantitative Methods in Geography or Qualitative Methods in Geography. It need not involve primary data collection but should involve re-analysis of primary data sources, or a re-evaluation of existing sources. A variety of topics will be introduced from which students can elect a suitable topic.
Course description	Students can choose a Human or Physical Geography topic from the suggested titles. When writing this research paper they will need to re-evaluate published work and data. Their essay should include a literature review and original thinking on these questions. Where appropriate, They should apply skills they have learned in courses such as Quantitative Methods in Geography and Qualitative Methods in Geography. This is a student-led project and the onus is on the student to find relevant information but ask for advice and help when needed.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations	Students MUST NOT also be taking Geography Fieldwork: Foundations (Human) (GEGR09008) OR Geography Fieldwork: Foundations (Physical) (GEGR09009) OR Geography Fieldwork: Foundations (Istanbul, Turkey) (GEGR09015)	Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 4 (Sem 2)
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 1, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 92 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	2,000 word project
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
To learn via a case study that complements other theoretical work To develop a problem solving approach to a particular case study so that students are confident drawing on a range of sources in making judgements To learn the principal techniques used in Geography Research To develop a detailed understanding of the area focused on a students' chosen project, a knowledge which will be informed by recent developments