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 | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 60 | 
 
| Home subject area | Language Sciences | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/teaching/postgrad/mscslp | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | A dissertation of up to 15,000 words on a topic in Speech & Language Processing approved by the Programme Director. The dissertation will normally report on empirical work carried out (e.g. experiments or modelling), but (with the Programme Director's permission) may be a critical survey of existing literature in the field. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
- Skills in managing a relatively long-term project 
- In-depth knowledge of a particular chosen subfield of Speech & Language Processing 
- Critical judgement in evaluating existing literature 
- Imagination in discerning relevant, possibly new, research questions 
- Discipline in argumentation | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Dissertation of up to 15,000 words |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Simon King 
Tel: (0131 6)51 1725 
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Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188 
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