Last modified: 05 Oct 2023 08:46
This course is a small research project for students on the MRes Soil Science. Working closely with an academic, you will design and carry out a research project that can be either a laboratory experiment, a field study, modelling or a meta-analysis bringing together multiple data sources.
This course builds your skills as a researcher. You will complete a study from inception to a final report that will take the format of a short scientific paper
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Students conduct a 6-week focussed study. Working with their supervisor, a topic of study will be selected. From here the student has hands-on learning of experimental planning, conducting experiments or modelling, data analysis and scientific writing. The project should be different from the MSc project conducted over the summer, and students are encouraged to work with a different supervisor.
There is no formal teaching on this course and due to workload, students are encouraged to not take any other courses at the same time.
By the end of the course students should have:
The course is assessed via a final report taking the form of a short scientific paper.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Students will need to manage their own time, divided between background reading, experiments or modelling, data analysis and write-up. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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