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 may include: - Presentation and writing skills. - Data analytic pipeline. - Critical statistical thinking. - Data science ethics.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Available to students enrolled on Statistics with Data Science MSc and Statistics with Operational Research MSc degree programmes only

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2025/26, 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 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 78 )
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 communication skills. Understand and apply a statistical approach to a problem. Apply critical statistical thinking. Be confident that they are prepared for their summer dissertations.