Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
Preparation for 18,000-word dissertation written on a topic related to the student's taught Master's programme and agreed to by the supervisor and the programme co-ordinator.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 0 credits (0 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is to prepare students to produce a dissertation of 18,000 words. The dissertation should be written on a topic related to the student's taught Master's programme and be agreed to by the supervisor. Students should learn to: identify an area of research and formulate appropriate questions; work independently within the given time frame; deliver a coherent thesis accompanied by an appropriate academic apparatus.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Create | To begin to identify areas of research interest and appropriate questions for the dissertation in year 2 |
| Procedural | Understand | To gain insight from the scheduled seminars about the dissertation course and share ideas and experience about independent research. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | To work independently within the given time-frame. |
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