Postgraduate Course: MSc Research Thesis (Informatics) (INFR11044)

Course Outline
School	School of Informatics	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	180	ECTS Credits	90
Summary	This degree provides students with an opportunity to carry out independent research in an area of Informatics, and to report the results in a dissertation of not more than 30,000 words.
Course description	Not entered

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

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
1 - critically evaluate research literature relevant to their chosen research topic, and use it to justify the design choices for their proposed research; 2 - develop a structured research proposal for investigating a well-defined hypothesis, together with a schedule for meeting research milestones; 3 - carry out independent research that demonstrates an advanced level of knowledge and understanding in the field of study; 4 - write a dissertation which is a satisfactory record of the research that was carried out.