Course co-ordinator(s): Dr Santiago Chumbe (Edinburgh).
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, and how it related to their industrial context
- To deepen students’ understanding of the degree courses for which they are registered
- To familiarise students with the computer systems used by the department and their relationship to the students’ industrial context
- To present skills that students could usefully employ to become in an industrial context
Detailed Information
Course Description: Link to Official Course Descriptor.
Pre-requisites: none.
Location: Edinburgh.
Semester: AY.
Syllabus:
- Writing reports; sources and referencing; group presentation; the matter of plagiarism
- Current departmental research
- Exploration of the departmental computer system
- Study skills
SCQF Level: 7.
Credits: 15.