Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (ARCH11142)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Indicative course content
Production of a dissertation of 10,000 words. Individual subjects are chosen, agreed, investigated and discussed before the start of semester 1. Before writing up is commenced & personal tutors allocated, students will discuss and agree a synopsis of the proposal with the module coordinator at the end of week 1. at the beginning of semester 2, students will submit a first draft.
Aims of course
1 To facilitate a substantial and in-depth study of an approved subject, relevant to landscape architecture in which some individual contribution is made to the discipline.
Mode of delivery
Individual tutorials and group seminars. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Landscape Architecture.
Pre-requisites
none
Co-requisites
none
Prohibited combinations
none |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 75 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 8,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 4,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
357 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students must pass all learning outcomes. The aggregation of failed Learning outcomes with passing learning outcomes to generate an overall pass mark is not permitted. Failure of one learning outcome will result in a Forced Fail (FF) outcome. Students are permitted two attempts to pass this course. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- define and develop a research problem.
- define & develop an appropriate research method and gather & organise relevant data selectively.
- develop and disseminate a argument through the reasoned use of data or evidence.
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Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
GGlatthorn A A (1998) Writing the Winning Dissertation: a step-by-step guide. Corwin Press, Calif. Madsen D (1992) Successful Dissertations & Theses: a guide to graduate student research from proposal to completion. Jossey Bass, Calif. Mauch J E (2003) Guide to the Successful Thesis & Dissertation: a handbook for students & faculty. Dekker, NY. Rudestam K E (2001) Surviving your dissertation: a comprehensive guide to content & process. Sage, Calif. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; transferable skills. |
| Keywords | RESEARCH PROBLEM,METHOD,CASE STUDY,ANALYSIS,ARGUMENT,EVIDENCE. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr John Lowrey
Tel: (0131 6)50 2314
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Karen Biggar
Tel: (0131 6)51 5803
Email: |
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