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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Engineering : Postgrad (School of Engineering)

Postgraduate Course: Research Project Preparation (PGEE11044)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course is preparation for the MSc project.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
Relationship with the supervisor, what can be expected from him/her and what is expected of the student.
Time management, project planning, Gantt charts and resource planning.
How to do a literature review.
Use of computers during a project.
Plagiarism. What it is and how to avoid it - the techniques employed to detect it.
What is added value?
How to write a MSc thesis.
Presentation and communication skills.
Background material including data protection, copyright and patent law, IP issues, enterprise topics, health and safety and ethics.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsProject preparation MSc
Contacts
Course organiserDr Rebecca Cheung
Tel: (0131 6)50 5749
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Jo Aitkenhead
Tel: (0131 6)50 5532
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