Postgraduate Course: Research Methods for Engineers (MSc) (PGEE11225)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
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 | This course provides an introduction to research and research methods in general. This is done through a consideration of the process of research and a detailed overview of the methods which are appropriate to the students in the programme. The course will also consider practical aspects of research dissemination using visual (poster) and written documents. |
| Course description |
The course will be delivered as a series of lectures, and assessed through two pieces of coursework, specifically a poster presentation and a written paper.
The students will select a topic to practice the research methods presented in the course. This topic will also be used for the course paper, which is a literature review.
Course topics include (not necessarily in this order):
1. Literature search;
2. Critical literature review;
3. Citing references;
4. Risk assessment;
5. Research ethics;
6. Project planning;
7. Data collection;
8. Data analysis;
9. Poster presentation;
10. Paper and report writing;
11. Abstracts and conclusions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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 |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 16,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
54 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100% |
| Feedback |
Continuous feedback opportunities will be available to students as they develop their poster and written submissions. Formal feedback will be provided following the poster submission. A feedback meeting will be offered for the course paper. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify, search for, and find research literature on a given topic;
- Summarise, synthesise and critically evaluate literature from various sources;
- Express technical information to various audiences as a poster and as a scientific paper;
- Plan, implement and write up a research project.
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Reading List
| Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Bizup, J., & Fitzgerald, W. T. (2016). The craft of research. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Research,Research methods,Writing,Dissertation,Dissemination |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Antonios Giannopoulos
Tel: (0131 6)50 5728
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Margaret Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5565
Email: |
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