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DE5060: MSC SPECIAL CARE DISSERTATION 2 (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:07


Course Overview

This self-led project is designed to allow the student to develop skills further within the academic discipline of research and literature review.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 60 credits (30 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mr Robert Mcgregor

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Master Of Science In Special Care Dentistry
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The submission should be a systematic or narrative review, or a new project. The word count is 15,000 words and there are milestones along the way which need to be reached in order to secure completion. Each student will be allocated 2 supervisors, one of which will be the course coordinator.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 18 Feedback Weeks 21

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Feedback

Feedback as per University guidelines, 3 weeks for borderline/fail.  All others upon request.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralEvaluateDemonstrate practical expertise with data collection, analysis and interpretation. Discuss results within the context of the wider literature. Synthesise conclusions to recognised standards.
ReflectionCreateDevelop a clear research question or hypothesis, with defined objectives, after critically reviewing relevant literature and justifying the methodological approach adopted.
ReflectionEvaluateDemonstrate knowledge of, and compliance with all, regulatory, professional and ethical standards, where relevant.

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