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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation - Environmental Protection & Management (PGGE11008)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryEach student will conduct a project on a subject chosen in conjunction with the course organiser and a prospective supervisor. It may take the form of a scientific experiment, a literature review, a management plan or any other exercise approved by the programme director and examination board.
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 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 578 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Dissertation
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
1. You will learn skills in hypothesis setting, interrogation and analysis via written, oral and visual means. You will develop skills in the preparation and delivery of reports, posters and both individual and group oral presentations. You will gain skills and abilities in communication.
2. You will learn to become proficient in group and individual work. You will develop basic statistical skills, computer literacy, and both field and laboratory experimentation. You will gain skills and abilities in personal effectiveness.
3. You will learn to record qualitative and quantitative data, collate, analyse and report data and observations collected either in the laboratory, field or from literature and web resource. You will develop and gain technical/practical skills.
4. You will learn how to plan, undertake and report experiments and investigations within a safe and ethical environment. You will develop the ability to undertake critical evaluation of results or data and an ability to associate this with potential management decisions supported with the robust presentation of conclusion. You will gain skills and abilities in research and enquiry.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/MSc/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alistair Hamilton
Tel: 0131 535 4417
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Elspeth Martin
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email:
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