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 Postgraduate Course: Statistical Research Skills (MATH11188)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics | College | College of Science and Engineering |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 10 | ECTS Credits | 5 |  
 
| Summary | The course will prepare MSc Statistics students for their dissertations providing experience of research-related techniques and skills. |  
| Course description | Topics to be covered within the course include : - writing statistical reports;
 - oral presentational skills;
 - critical reviewing; and
 - simulation studies.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) | Quota:  None |  | Course Start | Semester 2 |  Timetable | Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | Total Hours:
100
(
 Lecture Hours 6,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 ) |  
| Assessment (Further Info) | Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 % |  
 
| Additional Information (Assessment) | Coursework 100% |  
| Feedback | Not entered |  
| No Exam Information |  
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        Demonstrate confidence in their presentation skills (oral and written).Understand the statistical approach to a problem.Conduct simulation studies.Review papers and / or statistical analyses critically . |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Special Arrangements | This course is only available to students enrolled on the 'MSc Statistics with Data Science' and 'MSc Statistics and Operational Research' degree programmes. |  
| Keywords | SRS,Skills,Statistics |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Miguel Bras De Carvalho Tel: (0131 6)50 4877
 Email:
 | Course secretary | Miss Gemma Aitchison Tel: (0131 6)50 9268
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