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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| MSci Research Placement B | |||
| Reference | CM4310 | Version | 1 |
| Created | February 2023 | SCQF Level | SCQF 10 |
| Approved | August 2023 | SCQF Points | 45 |
| Amended | ECTS Points | 22.5 | |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide the student with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and understanding as well as the personal transferable skills acquired in the programme in a real research environment. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Critique use of computing competencies from the course in a computing-related research project. |
| 2 | Illustrate application of computing competencies developed while working in a computing-related research project. |
| 3 | Operate in an efficient and professional manner as an individual in a research team. |
| 4 | Communicate effectively with others in the research team, including colleagues, students, and managers. |
| 5 | Examine skills, knowledge, and experience gained from research placement in the context of future study, employability, and future career choices. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| The content of the placement will vary. However each student will draw up an agreed learning contract with the research project principal investigator or team leader and devise a programme which will enable the learning outcomes specified above to be achieved. |
| Module Delivery |
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| The student will undertake work within an established research team on a funded research project. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | N/A | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | 450 | N/A |
| TOTAL | 450 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body | 450 |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Description: | A portfolio of evidence appraising the success of the research placement. This includes a number of reports by the Lead Academic and/or Academic Tutor detailing the perceived performance of the student during the placement. The student will submit a written report, describing what they have achieved on the research project and reflecting on how it has benefitted them. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| The calculation of the overall grade for this module is based on 100% weighting of a single coursework. An overall minimum grade D is required to pass the module. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | The student needs to achieve an A in the coursework |
| B | The student needs to achieve a B in the coursework |
| C | The student needs to achieve a C in the coursework |
| D | The student needs to achieve a D in the coursework |
| E | The student needs to achieve an E in the coursework |
| F | The student needs to achieve an F in the coursework |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | This module must be taken in conjunction with CM4103 Evidencing Employability |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Placement Guidelines for Students. School of Computing. Internal document. |
| 2 | "BCS Code of Practice" online guide to good practice obtained from WWW.bcs.org./upload/pdf/cop.pdf. |
| 3 | FANTHOME, C., 2004. Work placements - a survival guide for students. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan |