Postgraduate Course: Informatics Research Proposal (INFR11071)

Course Outline
School	School of Informatics	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	*PLEASE NOTE - this course has been replaced by Informatics Research Proposal INFR11137 (10 credit course) from 2016/17.* The aim of this module is to develop generic research skills that can be deployed in academic or commercial environments. Students will demonstrate their ability to develop interesting concepts and hypotheses into research proposals and demonstrate their ability to identify legal, social, ethical and professional issues. Student and supervisor will work towards agreement on a topic at the start of the semester. The student will then work on a project proposal that explains the hypotheses, project management, milestones with approximate times with some justification for these decisions. Key methodologies should be introduced.
Course description	Proposal dependent

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	For Informatics PG students only, or by special permission of the School.

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Critically evaluate research literature appropriate for their project subject Use existing research literature to justify experimental design choices. Develop a structured research proposal. Discuss research proposals with particular reference to key hypotheses and methodological approaches. Outline project/research management issues and potential legal, social, ethical or professional issues.