Postgraduate Course: Thesis, Project and Dissertation (PGGE11145)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | Project work in related area of exploration geophysics work lasting for at least 3 months.
Projects can be field or laboratory-based, or jointly with industry or other research institute; project normally lasted for three months and longer project have to be agreed with course leader and project supervisor. The final deliverables include a thesis, a seminar, poster presentation or power-point presentation, as well as the final viva. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 20 |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% continuous assessment. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this project, the students should achieved the following learning outcomes:
* Ability to conduct geophysics work independently
* Ability to write a scientific and project report
* Ability to present and discuss one?s own work to a wide audience
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Dissertation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mark Chapman
Tel: (0131 6)50 8521
Email: mark.chapman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elspeth Martin
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email: Elspeth.Martin@sruc.ac.uk |
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