Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc Advancing Nursing Practice) (NUST11058)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	The MSc in Advancing Nursing Practice Dissertation can take the form of an emperical piece of nursing research or a proposal for a research project. It should consist of an extended review of relevant literature.
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 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 576 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	The dissertation should be 10,000 - 15,000 words in length.
Feedback	Formative feedback will be given by student's dissertation supervisor throughout the dissertation process. Summative feedback will be given on the dissertation after dissertation marks have been ratified at the exam board.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate the ability to define a specific research project, justified in terms of literature and relevant theory. Explain the translation of a research question into a feasible design and employing appropriate research method. Demonstrate how the research will add to nursing knowledge and understanding.