Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05
The MSc Individual Project is an independent piece of research based on a topic related to a student’s degree programme. Students are encouraged to focus on a problem confronting industry or a related area. The individual project provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate how the in-depth skills and knowledge they have gained during the taught courses can be used to provide solutions to practical problems. The individual project should contain a degree of original research.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 60 credits (30 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The individual project allows students to conduct an extended research project on a topic connected to their degree programme. Students can either select projects from a list curated by the School or propose their own projects. Projects proposed by students are subject to the approval of the course coordinator. Projects linked to industry are encouraged, and these can be sourced either by the Student or the School.
Over the course of the project, students will develop skills in technical writing, critical evaluation of literature and the presentation of research data. Projects may involve experimental, theoretical, or analytical work, but should include a degree of original research. Students will be assigned an academic supervisor, who will provide guidance and formative feedback via regular meetings. At the end of the supervision period, students will produce a dissertation and give a presentation on their work.
This variant of the MSc Individual Project will be run full time over a period of 12 weeks, and is the MSc individual project course for campus-based MSc students on programmes that commence in January and contain a 60-credit individual project. There are separate project variants for online learning students and campus-based students who start programmes in September.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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Students will be given detailed guidance in the project documentation on MyAberdeen. This includes information on preparing a thesis, including information on what should be included within the 55-page limit. Written feedback will be provided to each student by the project supervisor. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate the technical and design aspects of research relevant to the topic of the project within the context of the student’s MSc programme. |
| Procedural | Apply | Conduct research in a coordinated effort to expand our current knowledge in the area of the project and in line with the principles appropriate for the student’s MSc programme. |
| Procedural | Create | Effectively communicate findings in a written dissertation and an oral presentation to a technical audience. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Critically interpret data and present results in a meaningful way in the context of a wider field of the student’s MSc programme. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Critically evaluate the existing literature relevant to a particular project. |
| Procedural | Understand | Recognise the economic, legal, social and sustainability issues associated with a particular project. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Plan and coordinate a project within a given timescale, taking due account of the safety risks and ethical considerations relevant to the project. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 2 | Feedback Weeks | 3,4,5 | |
| Feedback |
10-minute oral presentation with 5 minutes for questioning. Written feedback will be communicated to the students by the presentation assessors after the presentation. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Create | Effectively communicate findings in a written dissertation and an oral presentation to a technical audience. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Critically interpret data and present results in a meaningful way in the context of a wider field of the student’s MSc programme. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Students who achieve a marginal fail (CGS E1, E2 or E3) will be allowed to resubmit their thesis after receiving feedback from there project supervisor. The period in which the student can make corrections will be determined by the course coordinator, but shall not exceed three months. A resit is not available for students achieving grades of CGS F1 to G3 at the first attempt. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Plan and coordinate a project within a given timescale, taking due account of the safety risks and ethical considerations relevant to the project. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate the technical and design aspects of research relevant to the topic of the project within the context of the student’s MSc programme. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Critically evaluate the existing literature relevant to a particular project. |
| Procedural | Understand | Recognise the economic, legal, social and sustainability issues associated with a particular project. |
| Procedural | Apply | Conduct research in a coordinated effort to expand our current knowledge in the area of the project and in line with the principles appropriate for the student’s MSc programme. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Critically interpret data and present results in a meaningful way in the context of a wider field of the student’s MSc programme. |
| Procedural | Create | Effectively communicate findings in a written dissertation and an oral presentation to a technical audience. |
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