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Core Module Information
Module title: Honours Project and Conference
SCQF level: 10:
SCQF credit value: 60.00
ECTS credit value: 30
Module code: CTR10400
Module leader: Kenneth Leitch
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Built Environment
Prerequisites

N/A
Description of module content:

The lecture programme will outline issues in developing ideas into research projects, characteristics of a good researcher, literature searching and reviewing, quantitative and qualitative approaches to research. You will then undertake an area of individual research assisted by a project supervisor.
Learning Outcomes for module:

On completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: formulate a research proposal that is consistent with honours level student research.
LO2: acquire knowledge of relevant research in a well defined civil or transport engineering area
LO3: engage with various engineering and other assumptions, approaches and practical issues involved when completing a research project in a civil or transport engineering related discipline.
LO4: identify and carry out the key links in developing, designing, undertaking and completing a research project relevant to civil and transport engineering issues
LO5: perform relevant analysis and directly relate such results and insights to the aim of the research project.
LO6: develop and enhance report writing and time management skills
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2023/4, Trimester 1, FACE-TO-FACE, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: FACE-TO-FACE
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Kenneth Leitch
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)
Face To Face Lecture 24
Independent Learning Guided independent study 576
Total Study Hours600
Expected Total Study Hours for Module600


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words
Report 80 2,4,5,6 TR2WK13 HOURS= 0, WORDS= 5000
Report 10 1 TR1WK6 HOURS= 0, WORDS= 1500
Oral Presentation 10 3 TR2WK5 HOURS= 1, WORDS= A2 POSTER
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

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