Postgraduate Course: Dissertation in Carbon Management (PGGE11128)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 60 | 
 
| Home subject area | Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The course allows candidates to design, plan and execute high-level research based on  
knowledge and skills acquired in taught course-delivered elements of the programme. It  
gives candidates a opportunity to undertake novel research under the supervision of at  
least one qualified academic member of staff. Additional academic staff and industry  
experts may be drawn upon as advisors to support the candidate. 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
600
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 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
578 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
1. Experience in the formulation and testing of hypotheses, data collection and analysis 
2. Successful execution of a novel and well-planned independent research project under  
expert supervision 
3. Ability to write up research findings to a standard publishable in the peer-reviewed  
literature 
4. Experience in applying theoretical, methodological and technical knowledge acquired in  
other parts of the programme to research question and to make a critical analysis of  
existing evidence bases in the peer and non-peer reviewed literature | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Research dissertation of no more than 15,000 words presented in the format: 
 
Introduction 
Methods 
Results 
Discussion 
Conclusion 
References 
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Special Arrangements 
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Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr David Reay 
Tel: (0131 6)50 7722 
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Course secretary | Miss Lynne Mcgillivray 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2543 
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