Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AR50358 Dissertation |
| Credits: 30 |
| Level: Masters |
| Modular: no specific semester |
| Assessment: DS100 |
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Aims: To provide a systematic understanding of the information sources; To develop a comprehensive understanding of critical review; To develop an ability to write scientific and technical reports.
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this Unit students will have demonstrated the ability to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline; to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses. Skills: * Communication skills (written and oral). * Data acquisition handling and analysis (sourcing, evaluating and categorising information). * Study skills. * Working independently. Content: Sources of information, library, referencing, writing types, report writing, presentation techniques. Research methodologies, experimental methods, synthesis of results. |