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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Language Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in Speech and Language Processing) (LASC11037)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryA dissertation of 8000-10,000 words on a topic in Speech & Language Processing approved by the Programme Director. The dissertation will normally report on empirical work carried out (e.g. experiments or modelling), but (with the Programme Director's permission) may be a critical survey of existing literature in the field.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 578 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Dissertation of 8000-10,000 words.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
- Skills in managing a relatively long-term project
- In-depth knowledge of a particular chosen subfield of Speech & Language Processing
- Critical judgement in evaluating existing literature
- Imagination in discerning relevant, possibly new, research questions
- Discipline in argumentation
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/teaching/postgrad/mscslp
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Regular supervision from May to September
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Simon King
Tel: (0131 6)51 1725
Email: 		Course secretaryMiss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
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