Postgraduate Course: Electrical Power Engineering Dissertation (MSc) (PGEE11165)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| 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 | This course is the final project element of the MSc programme in Electrical Power Engineering. The students will elaborate on an original piece of research on a topic in the wider area of electrical power engineering. They will then report on the work, its results and a critical appraisal of these in their dissertation.
Research work begins at the start of the second semester, when the topic of research is allocated to the student. Students and supervisors should meet in the second semester to discuss the research topic. During this term the students are expected to complete a literature review and devise a plan to carry out the research. They then submit the project Mission Statement by the end of the second semester in consultation with the supervisor.
The main phase of the research work starts immediately after the May examinations. By mid-June, a project seminar will take place, during which students present their plans for their research and expected outcomes. By the first week of July, students will have arranged and taken a one-to-one interview with their project examiner. Around mid-August, the work is completed and the dissertation must be submitted by a specified deadline. Students are then required to prepare the final project deliverable, which is a poster on their research and results, and present it with the whole class during the Poster Day, organised approximately a week after the dissertation submission.
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| Course description |
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Apply knowledge and understanding from earlier studies and increase competence in particular areas of related to electrical power engineering.
Deliver added value through the answer to one or more original research or design questions that are explicitly related to electrical power engineering.
Conduct systematic and targeted literature surveys in relevant peer reviewed literature, technical reports, patents, specification sheets, databases etc. with the aims of: 1) checking the timeliness and relevance of a research or design question, and if appropriate modify that question or reformulate new questions accordingly; 2) establishing the prior history as well as the state-of-the-art in the field; 3)putting the question into its wider context outside engineering, e.g. current and prospective societal needs, public acceptance and policy, markets and economics, regulations etc.; 4) inform the methodology and metrics to be applied in the project; 5) establish benchmarks for comparing project results with prior ones.
Demonstrate an ability not just to gather data, but also to interpret it, as well as to critically appraise the sources and contents and to compare between sources, and if necessary proposing appropriate metrics for comparison and attempting the recasting data from disparate sources into a common format.
Design, plan and execute an original programme of work appropriate to answering the research or design questions that the project is asking, being mindful and observant of health and safety issues and procedures. Planning also includes the writing up of the dissertation, and adjusting this programme of work as the project progresses to suit e.g. changing circumstances, setbacks, or new insights that are brought about by results.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
588 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam: 0%
Coursework: 100%
Practical Exam: 0% |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and understanding from earlier studies and increase competence in particular areas of related to electrical power engineering.
- Deliver added value through the answer to one or more original research or design questions that are explicitly related to electrical power engineering.
- Conduct systematic and targeted literature surveys in relevant peer reviewed literature, technical reports, patents, specification sheets, databases etc. with the aims of: 1) checking the timeliness and relevance of a research or design question, and if appropriate modify that question or reformulate new questions accordingly; 2) establishing the prior history as well as the state-of-the-art in the field; 3)putting the question into its wider context outside engineering, e.g. current and prospective societal needs, public acceptance and policy, markets and economics, regulations etc.; 4) inform the methodology and metrics to be applied in the project; 5) establish benchmarks for comparing project results with prior ones.
- Demonstrate an ability not just to gather data, but also to interpret it, as well as to critically appraise the sources and contents and to compare between sources, and if necessary proposing appropriate metrics for comparison and attempting the recasting data from disparate sources into a common format.T
- Design, plan and execute an original programme of work appropriate to answering the research or design questions that the project is asking, being mindful and observant of health and safety issues and procedures. Planning also includes the writing up of the dissertation, and adjusting this programme of work as the project progresses to suit e.g. changing circumstances, setbacks, or new insights that are brought about by results.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Morstyn
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Course secretary | Miss Jo Aitkenhead
Tel: (0131 6)50 5532
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