Course co-ordinator(s): Dr Tessa Berg (Edinburgh), Dr Neamat El Gayar (Dubai), Cristina Turcanu (Dubai).
Aims:
- To instruct students in undertaking self-directed study
- To instruct students in presenting their findings
- To acquaint students with the work of the department
- To deepen students’ understanding of the degree courses for which they are registered
- To familiarise students with the computer systems used by the department
- To present skills that students could usefully use to become successful students
Detailed Information
Course Description: Link to Official Course Descriptor.
Pre-requisites: none.
Location: Dubai, Edinburgh.
Semester: 1.
Syllabus:
- Writing reports; sources and referencing; group presentation; the matter of plagiarism
- Exploration of the departmental computer system
- Current departmental research
- Exploration of the departmental computer system
- Study Skills
Learning Outcomes: Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
- Acquaintance with new research in computing
- Consideration of difficult and even perplexing ideas in their chosen field of study
- Knowledge of and ability to use departmental computer systems
Learning Outcomes: Personal Abilities
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others Communication, Numeracy & ICT
- Undertaking responsibility for self-directed research
- Assimilating information from multiple sources
- Analysing results to formulate conclusions
- Writing reports to professional standards
- Constructively evaluating the work of peers
- Reacting sensibly to peer evaluation
- Re-writing work in response to criticism
- Co-operating in a group to investigate a complex topic
- Making spoken and visual presentations
- Acquiring study skills that can be used for both academic studies and later in a professional context
SCQF Level: 7.
Credits: 15.