Postgraduate Course: MIGSAA Taster Project (MATH12002)

Course Outline
School	School of Mathematics	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	15	ECTS Credits	7.5
Summary	Only students of the MIGSAA CDT may take this course Students work together in groups under the direction of a member of staff on a short research investigation over the first semester. The end result will be a joint report submitted by the end of the semester, as well as an oral presentation of progress and final results. The topic of the mini-project should be from a different aspect of analysis and its applications from the topic of the extended project. Assessment is based on coursework, including regular meetings with academic supervisor and fellow group members. Also, some tutorial discussion on plagiarism, giving presentations, referencing and other generic skills.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 150 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 135 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework 100%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Be able to: ż work effectively in a small group of peers ż investigate a topic in the general area of analysis and its applications ż construct a coherent account of the topic from a variety of sources ż search independently for information in appropriate sources ż understand what plagiarism is and how to reference material properly; ż give oral reports (progress and final) ż write a properly structured report, including references.