Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in Speech and Language Processing) (LASC11037)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | Students who have been progressed to the dissertation element of their programme are required to write a dissertation of up to 10,000 words. By the middle of the second semester (or fourth for part time students), at the latest, you should have discussed your potential dissertation project with relevant members of staff, and should be on the way to agreeing a dissertation supervisor.
Although your dissertation supervisor will guide you through the research process, you will find yourself having to learn a number of skills throughout the course of the dissertation. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
578 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Dissertation of up to 10,000 words |
| Feedback |
Detailed comments after marking is complete. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- design and set up a research project
- manage data collection
- apply appropriate analysis techniques to the data
- interpret and report data in the style appropriate for publication
- write up a dissertation
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Regular supervision from May to August. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Simon King
Tel: (0131 6)51 1725
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: |
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