Postgraduate Course: AGQ Group Project (MATH12038)

Course Outline
School	School of Mathematics	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This will train students on writing short and effective summaries of research articles, as well as working in a group to complete a task on a short timeline.
Course description	In this course, students will work in groups of three to four students, writing an introduction to a given topic or set of related topics, following a source material. The goal of the course is not absolute mastery of the material to be presented, but instead to give students practice learning and digesting new material in a short timescale.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

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: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
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: Ability to read research papers and write summary without full comprehension/mastery. Ability to work in teams to synthesise written material into a coherent narrative. Ability to break down complex mathematical and physical content into digestible form.