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CONTENTS Introduction / Contacts - Support Page 3 Administrative Structure Page 5 Programme Specification Page 6 Assessment Page 7 Special Circumstances Page 8 School Postgraduate Group Page 9 Examination Boards Page 10 Feedback to the School & Complaints Page 11 Graduations / Careers Service / Course Enrolments Page 12 Dissertation Page 13 Feedback to Students Page 14 Submission Procedures Page 15 Word & Page Limits on Coursework / Examinations Page 17 Part Time Study / Common Marking Scheme Page 18 Grade Descriptors / Extensions & Penalties Page 19 Plagiarism / Peer Proof Reading Page 21 Printing & Photocopying / Computing Labs / Library / Research Funds / Ethics Page 22 Attendance & Permission to be Off Campus / Students on a Tier 4 Visa Page 23 Innovative Learning Week Page 24 Updating Personal Details / Email Lists & Contact / Mail & Post / Timetables Page 25 Useful Websites / Freedom of Information / Dissertation FAQs Page 26 Student Representation Page 28


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INTRODUCTION This handbook is designed to provide students with general information and guidance aboutstudyingintheSchoolofPhilosophy,Psychology&LanguageSciences(PPLS)andshouldbereferredto in conjunctionwith theUniversitysCodeofPractice forTaughtPostgraduateStudents (issuedwithyourmatriculationpapers).ThishandbookdoesnotsupersedeUniversityRegulationsavailableonlineunderDegreeRegulationsandProgrammeofStudy(DRPS):http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/1415/.It iseachstudents responsibility tomake themselves familiarwith thecontentsof thishandbookand also the Code of Practice for Taught Postgraduate Students. Information provided in thishandbook may help you avoid unnecessary problems. Please do not hesitate to contact thePostgraduateOfficeifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthishandbook.Handbookswerecorrectatthetimeofprinting.TheSchoolofPhilosophy,PsychologyandLanguageSciences(PPLS)EstablishedinAugust2002,PPLSisoneof11SchoolsintheCollegeofHumanities&SocialSciences.TheSchoolrunsbothtaughtMSc(oneyearfulltime,twoyearsparttimeMasters)programmesandresearchprogrammesinthreeSubjectAreas: Philosophy Psychology Linguistics&EnglishLanguage(LEL)Inaddition,theSchoolfostersstronglinksbetweenSubjectAreasandwithotherSchoolsacrosstheUniversitystructurefacilitatingcrossdisciplinaryresearchandnetworks. CONTACTS - SUPPORT SchoolPostgraduateOfficeTheSchoolPostgraduateOfficeissituatedintheDugaldStewartBuilding(1stFloor)

Office Hours 9.30am 12.30pm 1.30pm 5.00pm

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Directordirectly.You shouldalsoget involvedwithgroupmeetingsarrangedbyyourProgrammeDirectorastheywillprovideanopportunityforallstudentsinoneprogrammetogettoknoweachother,andfurtherintegrateyouintoouracademiccommunity.Ifyoucannot,ordonotwanttodiscussan issuewiththeProgrammeDirector,youshouldcontactthePPLSPostgraduateOffice.ThePostgraduateOfficestaffwillbeable todirectyou to themostappropriatepersontoadviseyou.OthersourcesofspecialistacademicandpastoralsupportarelistedintheCodeofPracticethatyouwillhavebeenissuedwithyourmatriculationpapers.YourSchoolPostgraduateAdvisorisavailableasanalternativesourceofsupport.TheycanhelpwithmattersnotdirectlyrelatedtotheMSc,suchastheprocessofapplicationforfurtherpostgraduatestudy.

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE Academic responsibility for the MSc/Dip/Cert in Cognition in Science & Society lies across all 3subject areas within the School. The programme is taught by members of the School withcontributionsfromotherSchoolsintheUniversity.Name Tel.Ext Room EmailJointProgrammeDirectorDrHannahRohde

506802 2.06DugaldStewartBuilding

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JointProgrammeDirectorDrAdamMoore

503369 S32,7GeorgeSquare [email protected]

ProgrammeSecretaryMissToniNoble 513188 1.06DugaldStewart

[email protected]

ExternalExaminerDrAminaMemon RoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon

StudentsmustnotcontactanyExternalExaminerdirectly.IfastudenthasanyqueriesorwantstoraiseamarkwithanExternal,studentsmustdosobycontactingthePGOfficeinthefirstinstance.


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PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION TheMScinCognitioninScience&Societyismadeupofmodulestotalling180credits.120creditsare gained through courseworkover two semesters; the remaining 60 credits are awarded for adissertation.Bothpartsof theprogrammehave tobepassed independently for theawardof theMSc.The Diploma in Cognition in Science & Society is made up of courses totalling 120 credits,comprisingthecoursework,butnotthedissertation,thatmakeuptheMSc.ADiplomamayalsobeawarded if the coursework or dissertation submitted for theMSc is considered to be below thestandardnormallyrequiredforanMSc.TheCertificateinCognitioninScience&Societyismadeupofcoursestotalling60creditsincludingthefollowingcourses: IntroductiontoStatistics&ExperimentalDesignORUnivariateStatistics&MethodologyUsingR 20creditsfromothernamedcompulsorycourses 10credits fromCognition,CultureandContextORPragmaticsofLinguisticCommunicationOR

PsychologyofPublicPolicyA Certificatemay also be awarded if the coursework submitted for theMSc is considered to bebelowthestandardnormallyrequiredforaDiplomaorMSc.CourseworkYourcourseworkcomprisescoreandoptioncourses.Youmustobtainatotalof120creditpointstofulfilyourcourseworkfortheMScdegree.Therearefourcorecoursesforthisdegree:http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/1415/dpt/ptmsccscso1f.htm.

Allcorecoursesarecompulsory,althoughthosewhocandemonstratethattheyhaverecentlytakenanequivalent courseaspartofapreviouslyawarded recognisedqualificationmaybeallowed tosubstituteanappropriateoptioncourseforacorecoursewiththeProgrammeDirectorsapproval.OptioncoursesAll students inMSc Cognition in Science& Societymust take option courses totalling 70 creditpoints,whichtheycanchooseaccordingtotheirinterests.Youwillbeassessedonthesecoursesandthemarkswillbepartofyouroverallcourseworkassessment.TeachingarrangementsTeaching on the programme takes a number of different forms. Most core courses consist oflectures, some courses having associated tutorials. Some of the option courses follow a similarlecture/tutorial format but others take the form of seminars and workshops. The followingdescriptionsmaybeofusetothoseunfamiliarwiththeterminologyoftenusedinMSccourses:Lecture Traditionalplenarysession.ThelecturerpresentstotheclassTutorial SmallgroupsessiontypicallydiscussingpreparedreadingorasetofexercisesWorkshop TypicallyataskbasedsessionwiththestaffactinginanadvisorycapacitySeminar UsuallyinvolvesshortpresentationsbystudentsAdescriptionof each course canbe foundon theDegreeRegulations and Programmesof Study(DRPS)websitehttp://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/.Reading listswillbeassignedduring the lecturesandmaterialwillbemadeavailable through thelibraryand/orthroughLearn.


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ASSESSMENT Assessment differs between courses. Students will normally be required to submit somecoursework, attend an examination, or some combination of the two. In addition to the formalassessments above, students may additionally be expected to carry out other assignments (forexample,presentationstotheclass).Therewillbetimesduringthecoursewhenmorethanonepieceofcourseworkwillbedueonthesameday.Itisyourresponsibilitytoorganiseyourtimesothatthevariouspiecesofcourseworkcanbesubmittedbythedeadline.All PPLS courseswill have a submission deadline of 12 noon. Please note that, due to technicalreasons,thesubmissiontimeonLearn(theonlinecourseportal) issetto 12.01.Nonethelessyoustillhavetoturninyourworkby12.00sharporyoursubmissionwillberecordedaslate.GuidanceonWritingAssignmentsTherearemanykindsofwrittenworkfordifferentmodulesandmarkersmayapplyslightlydifferentcriteria,butthefollowinglistsummarisesthemajorcriteriausedinassessingmostwrittenwork: aclearstatementofaims evidenceofadequateandappropriatebackgroundreading accurateunderstandingofkeyconcepts,issuesandframeworks rigorousmethodology evidenceofsystematicandindependentthinking criticalstanceininterpretationandevaluationofliteratureanddata soundargumentation sensibleplanningandorganisation clarityandcoherenceofexpressionPleasealsopayattentiontothefollowingpoints: Bear inmindthatyourreadershavetogetthroughafairly largenumberofprojectsonsimilar

topics.Makesureyoudescribeyouraimsandobjectivesclearlyatthebeginningandbringtheworktoacloseefficientlyattheend.

Beconcise.Judiciousconcisionindicatesunderstanding. Make yourwork as accessible and easy to read as possible. For instance,make good use of

sectionheadings,overviews,previews,summaries,welllabelledfigures,etc. Do not swamp the reader with everything you know. Select and discuss information that is

relevanttothemainaimsofthepaper. Donotsimplysummarisewhatyouhavereadorwhatyouhaveheard.Regurgitation(nomatter

howaccurate)willnotgetyouahighmark.Yourworkshouldbuilduponwhatotherpeoplehavedone,notrestateit.

Youmustclearlyreferenceanysourcesthatyouhaveused;seePlagiarismsectionbelow Do not forget to proofread. Its impossible to catch all the slips, but frequent, glaring errors

createaverybadimpression.Theuseofwordprocessingequipmentmakestheneedforproofreadingmore,not less,urgent.Althoughspellingcheckerscatchspellingmistakes, theydonotnoticenonsense.

Donot try towrite literaryessays.Clarity and concision are the firstqualitieswe look for inscientificwriting,notelegance.

Furtherinformationcanbealsobefoundonlinehere:http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/taught_research_masters.php#Assessment.


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MarkingandModerationThere isnorequirementforcourseworktobedoublemarked,butnosinglemarkershouldbeableto influence unduly a students overall assessment result. In linewith College guidance,writtencoursework is tobemoderatedby a secondmarkerwho inspects a sampleofwork sufficient toverifythatanappropriateandconsistentstandardhasbeenappliedbytheprimarymarkerintermsof: marksawarded writtencommentsprovidedtostudentsbywayoffeedbackThere is no requirement formoderation to takeplaceprior toworkbeing returned to students,providedthat: moderatorshaveaccesstoasecondcopyoftheworkandtheprimarymarkersmainfeedback students are informed that marks are subject to change until confirmed by the Board of

Examiners

Themoderator'ssampleshouldamounttono lessthan10%ofthetotalnumberofsubmissions.Itshouldnormallyinclude: atleastoneexampleofworkfromeachmarkingband mostorallexampleswherefirstclassorfailmarkshavebeenawarded atleastoneexamplefromeachborderlinethresholdWhereamoderatorhasconcernsaboutthemarkingstandardormarksprofileofthecourse,theymay: electtodoublemarkeachpieceofwork recommendanacrosstheboardshiftoftheprimarymarksupwardsordownwards.SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES If you have any questions or concerns about any aspects of your academic life in the MScprogramme,youshouldfeelfreetoconsultrelevantmembersofstaff.TheProgrammeDirector isavailableasa first lineofsupportandadvice foranyscholarlyorpersonal issueswhichmayarisewhile you are on the programme. It is your responsibility to inform the Programme Directorimmediatelyofanyproblemsthatareinterferingwithyourcourseworkorprogression,includinganyreligious or medical requirements that might affect your participation in any aspect of theprogramme.Ingeneral,itismostimportantthatyouletusknowofanyconcernsyouhave,whethertheseaffecttheprogrammegenerallyoryourselfpersonally.Donot bottleupanyproblemsoranxieties thatmayinterferewithyourprogressontheprogramme.Sharethemwithusatanearlystage,andwewilldoourbesttohelpandadviseyou.Forcertainmatters, theProgrammeDirectormaydirectyou to theSchoolPostgraduateDirector.Othersourcesofspecialistacademicandpastoralsupportavailable: EUSATheAdvicePlacehttp://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/adviceplace/ StudentCounsellingServiceshttp://www.studentcounselling.ed.ac.uk/


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SCHOOL POSTGRADUATE GROUP The School PostgraduateGroup (sometimes referred to as the Postgraduate Studies Committee)dealswithallpolicyissuesforpostgraduatestudentsintheschool.TheProgrammeDirectorsandPostgraduateAdvisors ineachsubjectareaactasa liaisonbetweensubjectareastaffandthePostgraduateSchool. ThePGGroupalsoapprovesallnewprogrammesandcourses.Membership2014/15Convenor ProfJesperKallestrup(PPLSPostgraduateDirector)

DrMitsOta(PPLSDeputyPostgraduateDirector)Secretary MissKatieKeltie(PPLSPostgraduateAdministrator)

MissToniNoble(PPLSPostgraduateAdministrativeSecretary)PGAdvisors Philosophy DrMichelaMassimi

Psychology ProfMartinPickeringLinguistics&EnglishLanguage ProfAliceTurk(Sem1)

ProfNikGisborne(Sem2)ProgrammeDirectors AncientPhilosophy DrInnaKupreeva

Epistemology,Ethics&Mind(Online) ProfDuncanPritchardDrSuilinLavelle

Philosophy DrAlasdairRichmondMind,Language&EmbodiedCognition DrAlistairIsaacHumanCognitiveNeuropsychology DrElenaGherriPsychologyofLanguage DrManteNieuwlandPsychologicalResearch ProfMartinPickering(Sem1)

DrAlexaMorcom(Sem2)PsychologyofIndividualDifferences ProfTimBatesAppliedLinguistics DrJosephGafarangaDevelopmentalLinguistics DrMitsOtaEnglishLanguage DrWarrenMaguire(Sem1)

ProfBettelouLos(Sem2)EvolutionofLanguage&Cognition DrKennySmithSpeech&LanguageProcessing ProfSimonKingCognitioninScience&Society DrHannahRohde

DrAdamMooreStudentRepresentatives

MSc PhilosophyStudentTBCResearch LELStudentTBC

TheSchoolPostgraduateDirector is the convenorof thePostgraduateGroupand liaiseswith theSchool and the College on behalf of all students and staff in the Postgraduate School. The PGAdvisorsandProgrammeDirectorsareresponsibleforcommunicatingbetweensubjectareaandPGGrouplevel.


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EXAMINATION BOARDS Examinationboardmeetingstakeplacetwiceayear, inJuneandOctober.AnExternalExaminer isappointedforeveryMScprogrammetomoderateandadjudicatemarking.StudentsmustnotcontactanyExternalExaminerdirectly. IfastudenthasanyqueriesorwantstoraiseamarkwithanExternal,studentsmustdosobycontactingthePGOfficeinthefirstinstance.SpecialCircumstancesStudentsarerequiredtosubmitmedicalevidence,oranyotherpaperwork,insupportofanyspecialcircumstancethatmayhaveaffectedtheirstudies.Thispaperworkiskeptanonymousandtheboardwill ensure that circumstances are taken into account when considering progression or degreeawardingcriteria.Whereanextensionhasbeengrantedforanyspecialcircumstancethroughouttheacademicyear,thesamespecialcircumstancecannotbereconsideredattheexaminationboard.InterimboardHeld in June, this board meeting approves the coursework results for MSc programmes andrecommends progression to the dissertation stage of the programme. Coursework results areprovisionaluntilthefinalexamboardbutwillbepublishedtostudentsfollowingtheinterimboard.

TheExternalExaminerwillmeetsomeorallstudentsontheprogrammetheyareexternalfor.Thesemeetingswithstudentshavetwopurposes: Toassessthegeneralstandardsoftheprogramme To provide students with an opportunity to express their comments and suggestions on the

degreeprogrammeDetailsofprogressionrequirementstothedissertationelementareasfollows: Passat least80creditswithamarkofat least50% ineachofthecourseswhichmakeupthese

creditsAND Attainanaverageofat least50%forthe120creditsofstudyexaminedatthepointofdecision

forprogressionIfastudentdoesnotmeettheserequirements,buthasacourseworkaverageof4049,anawardofDiplomamaybemade.DetailsofAwardofDiploma Passatleast80creditswithamarkofatleast40%AND Attainanaverageofatleast40%forthe120creditsofstudyexaminedfortheDiplomaIfyoudecidetofinaliseyourstudiesafterthecourseworkelement,youcanrequesttobeawardedtheDiploma.IfastudentdoesnotmeettheserequirementsanawardofCertificatemaybemade.DetailsofAwardofCertificate 40creditsofcorecoursesmustbepassedwithamarkofatleast40%eachinordertobeeligible

forthisawardAND Attainanaverageofatleast40%forthe60creditsofstudyexaminedforthecertificate


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After the interim examination boardmeets, studentswill be issuedwith an official progressionletter. This will detail their coursework results and confirm whether or not they have beenprogressedtodissertation,awardedDiploma,CertificateorFailed.FinalBoardThis meeting is held in October following the marking of the dissertation element. The boardapprovesallmarkingandrecommendsawardsatthisstage.Followingthis,studentswillreceiveanofficialletterofawardfromtheUniversityRegistrypriortothewintergraduationceremony.InordertobeawardedtheMasters,thefollowingrequirementsmustbemet: HavesatisfiedanyrequirementsforprogressionAND Attainanadditional60creditsbyachievingamarkofatleast50%forthedissertationorresearch

componentInordertobeawardedDistinction,thefollowingrequirementsmustbemet: Amarkofatleast70%forthe60creditdissertationorresearchcomponentAND Passallothercourseswithanaverageofatleast70%

Borderlines for both dissertation and course average elements are considered fordistinctions

AnystudentwishingtoprogresstoPhDstudyandbeseriouslyconsideredforentryattheUniversityofEdinburghmustmeetthefollowingrequirements: Anoverallmarkof50+awardedoverthefull120creditsofcourseworkAND Anagreedmarkof65+forthe60creditdissertationExamBoardMembership Convenor ProfJesperKallestrup(PPLSPostgraduateDirector)Secretary MissToniNoble(PPLSPostgraduateAdministrativeSecretary)PGAdvisors ProfMartinPickeringProgrammeDirectors DrHannahRohde

DrAdamMooreMScCognitioninScience&Society

DrElenaGherri MScHumanCognitiveNeuropsychologyProfTimBates MScPsychologyofIndividualDifferencesProfMartinPickering MScPsychologicalResearch(Sem1)DrAlexaMorcom MScPsychologicalResearch(Sem2)

ExternalExaminers DrAminaMemon MScCognitioninScience&SocietyProfOliverTurnbull MScHumanCognitiveNeuropsychologyDrAndrewCooper MScPsychologyofIndividualDifferencesDrChristophScheepers MScPsychologicalResearchDrChristophScheepers MScbyResearchPsychology

FEEDBACK TO THE SCHOOL AND COMPLAINTS TheUniversityofEdinburgh iscommittedtoenhancingtheexperienceofourstudents.Weaimtoensurethatourteaching,supportservicesandstudentunionactivitiesprovidepositiveexperiences


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andopportunitiesforourstudents.Ifwearetoachievethataim,itisimportantthatweknowwhatisandisnotworking.Wewelcomebothpositiveandnegativefeedbackfromstudentsonallaspectsof their experience. We endeavour to listen to concerns and to ensure they are dealt withappropriately.ComplaintsGuidance on the students complaint procedures can be found online here:http://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/studentacademicservices/studentcomplaintprocedure/studentcomplaintprocedure.

GRADUATIONS ForinformationonGraduations:http://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/studentadministration/graduations/overview.CAREERS SERVICE The Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help students and recentgraduates explore different career options and make decisions for the future:http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/undergraduate/careers/index.php. Talktoacareersadviser Findoutaboutdifferentcareers Explorefurtherstudy Lookingforajob AdviceonCVs,applicationformsandinterviews CareerServiceworkshopsandevents COURSE ENROLMENTS TaughtMSc programmes aremade up of courses totalling 180 credits. 120 of these credits aregained through coursework completed over two semesters (or four for part time students); theremaining60creditsareawardedforyourdissertation.Youwillnormallybe required to submit coursework, attend an examinationor a combinationofbothforassessment.Inadditiontotheformalassessmentyoumaybeexpectedtocarryoutotherassignments,suchasclasspresentations.DetailsofparticularassessmentrequirementsaregivenindetailintheDRPSandduringlectures.Youshouldcompleteyourcourseregistrationno laterthantheendofweek2ofteaching ineachsemester.Studentsaresolelyresponsibleforensuringthattheircoursechoicesdonotclashandthattheyarefullyawareofwhenandwhereeachcoursewill takeplace.Failure tocompleteacourse throughnonattendanceornoncompletionoftheassessmentwillresultinafailingmarkbeingachieved.AuditingCoursesYou can be assessed only on 120 credits of courses but if youwish to take another course forauditingpurposesonly(attendoutofinterest,notforcredit),thiscanbearranged.YoumustgetthepermissionofyourProgrammeDirectorandalso the relevantorganiserof thecourseyouwish toaudit.


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Asanauditor,youwillnotobtainamarkforthecoursebutyoumaybeaskedtotakepart intheassessment required for thecourse.Asanauditoryouarecommitting toattendingall lectures. Ifyouwish toonlygetaccess to theonlinematerialsyoucan request tobeenrolled throughLearnonly. DISSERTATION Studentswhohavebeenprogressedtothedissertationelementoftheirprogrammearerequiredtowriteadissertationofup to810,000words.By themiddleof thesecondsemester (or fourth forparttimestudents),atthelatest,youshouldhavediscussedyourpotentialdissertationprojectwithrelevantmembersof staff,and shouldbeon theway toagreeingadissertation supervisor.SomeMScProgrammesmayrequirestudentstoselectadissertationtopicearlier; inthiscase,theexacttimingwillbecommunicatedtoyoubytheProgrammeDirector.Youareexpectedtokeep inclosecontactwithyourdissertationsupervisorthroughoutyourresearch.Parttimestudentsmustcompletetheirdissertationinthesametimeallottedtofulltimestudentsit is therefore recommended that you start discussions with potential dissertation supervisorsthroughout your second year of study. Progressionwill only be confirmed in the second year ofstudy but all students (FT or PT) are expected to commence work on their dissertation beforeconfirmationofprogression.Oncompletion, thedissertation isworth60credits.Thedissertationshoulddemonstrate thatyouareabletotakeprimaryresponsibilityfortheplanning,completionandpresentationofaresearchproject.You may wish to give a draft of your dissertation to your supervisor for comments prior tosubmission;ifyouagreetodoso,pleasenotethefollowingpoints: Supervisorsmustbegivenaminimumofaweektoprovidecomments Supervisors will comment on only one draft of the dissertation. They will not comment on

multiplerevisions It isnotnormalfortheretobemorethan10hoursofsupervision(timetoread/commenton

drafts,respondingtoemailsandmeetings).Arrangementsaremadeby individualstudentsandsupervisors

Dissertationsupervisorscanofferadvice,buttheycannotbeexpectedtoguaranteeanything;theyarenotresponsibleforyourworkyouare.SupervisorscanalsoofferadviceonwritingacademicEnglish,buttheywillnotproofreadyourdissertation.PleaserefertotheCodeofPracticeforfurtherinformation.The deadline for handing in completed dissertations to the PostgraduateOffice is Thursday 13thAugustby4.00pm.Pleaseseebelowforthedissertationformatguidelines,theguidelinesarealsoavailableonthePPLSPGwebsite(http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/taught_research_masters.php#Dissertation).DissertationssubmittedinearlieracademicyearsmaybeavailablethroughtheEdinburghResearchArchivewebsite through the Library: http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/154. You can viewthese dissertations for information on layout etc, but please note that if you use any part of adissertationthatyouhaveviewedwithinyourowndissertation,youmustacknowledgethisasperusualguidelines.

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FormalmarksThe marks you are given reflect a range of considerations. They are in accordance with theUniversitys100pointextendedcommonmarkingscale.ThescaleincludesdescriptorswhichwillhelptoindicatewhyamarkinaparticularmarkingBandwasassigned.TheSchoolemploysseveralmeanstomonitortheconsistencyofthemarkingstandardsbeingappliedtostudentwork.WrittencommentsAsameansofprovidingfurtherfeedback,markersshouldprovideindividualcommentshighlightingwhat they consider to be the key aspects of students work that relate to the mark awarded.Moderatorsconsider theamountandcharacterofsuch feedbackaspartof their role.TheSchoolemploys several means to monitor the consistency of the marking standards being applied tostudentwork.UsingyourfeedbackComments are normally provided on a standard form which explicitly highlights strengths,weaknesses and ways to improve your work. Some markers also annotate written work withmarginalcomments.Itistobestressedthatacombinationoftimeandspaceconstraintsmaylimittheamountofwrittenfeedbackamarkercanprovideinthefirstinstance.Thisandotherfactorscan,additionally,leadtodifferentmarkersvaryinginwhattheirfeedbacktendstofocuson,whichcansometimescreatetheimpressionofinconsistenciesintheirexpectations.Pleasepaycloseattention tocommentsyou receiveonyourworkandvisityourmarker(s)duringtheirofficehoursifyouarepuzzledbytheircomments,orifyouneedalittlemorefeedbackonhowto improve. It is usually possible via your MyEd, email or telephone to arrange an alternativeappointment.Staff valuemeetingwith students to discuss the feedback theyprovide,because thesemeetingsprovideusefulcase studies inhow theircommentsare received /understoodby students (whichmay differ from what was intended). Please do not wait to be summoned or invited to such ameeting:taketheinitiativeintheinterestsofyourowneducationandfuture.Studentsshouldnote,however, that marks are nonnegotiable and that disagreement with your markers academicjudgementdoesnotconstitutegroundsforappealunderUniversityregulations. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES AllPPLScourseworksubmissionsareelectronicandmustbesubmitted throughTurnitinonLearn,youdonot submitahardcopyofyourcoursework. Occasionallyyoumaybe required to submitthroughtheLearnGradeCentreorapapercopythisinformationwillbeprovidedtoyouaspartofyoursubmissionproceduresforeachassessment.FortheelectronicsubmissionyouneedtologintoLearnandclickonthecourselinkforthecourseyou are submitting an assessment for.On the courses contentpage youwill see an assessmentcoversheetthatyoumustreviewandagreetheworkyouareabouttouploadisyourown.Onceyouhavemarkedthecoversheetasreviewed,thesubmissionfolderwiththeTurnitinlinktouploadyourassignmentwillbecomevisible.WhentheTurnitinlinkappearsyouwillbeabletosubmityourcoursework.Youwillseeaprefilledformwithyournameautomaticallyfilledinandmustonlyaddyourexamnumberandwordcountto the submission titlebox donot add your essay titlehere. Your essay title shouldbe at thebeginningofyourassignment.Touploadyourassignmentclickonthebrowsebuttontoopenyourcomputersfilebrowserandselectthedocumentyouwanttosubmit.Pleasemakesurethatyouare

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AnonymityAssessedworkismarkedanonymouslywhenpossible.Therewillbeoccasionswhenitisnotpossibletomarkapieceofworkanonymously,e.g.aperformedpiece,anoralpresentation,adissertationwherethespecialisednatureofthetopicidentifiesthestudent,whereanassignmenttitlehasbeenagreed with the Course Organiser. However, marks are anonymised for other markers andexaminers.AttendanceMonitoringthroughCourseworkAll students attendancemust also be recorded in compliancewith theUKGovernments PointsBased Immigration rules. Ithasbeenagreed thatany studentwithin theCollegeofHumanities&SocialSciencesmusthavetheirattendanceconfirmedthroughcourseworksubmission.If you miss any deadline for a piece of coursework owned by the School of PPLS you will becontactedbythePGOstaff.Ifyouaresimplyrunninglatethenpleasedoreplyassoonaspossible;ifyoudonotreplypleasebeawarethatarecordiskeptandthiscouldtriggeryoubeingexpelledfromtheUniversity,andtheUKifyourequireavisatostudy.WORD / PAGE LIMITS ON COURSEWORK Word/page limitsare importantfortwoprimaryreasons.First,academicandprofessionalwritingwilltypicallyrequireyoutoproducepiecesofaspecifiedlength,andsoitisanecessarypartofyourtraining tobeable todo so.Second,a standardword /page length foreachassessmentensuresfairnessbetweenstudents.Word /pagecountsMUSTbe statedaspartofyourassignment titlewhen submitting.Thewordcountexcludesthereferences,themaintitle,tablecontentandtable/figurelegends,butincludesallothermaterial. Footnotes cannot thereforebe used to include extramaterial, and theuseoffootnotesisdiscouraged.EachcourseDRPSentrywillnotewhatword/page limitsareapplied. Anycourseworksubmittedthat exceeds these limits will be returned to the student for reducing their words / pages,resubmissionpastthedeadlinespecifiedwillincurlatesubmissionspenaltiesasdetailedbelow. EXAMINATIONS ExaminationstakeplaceinDecemberandApril/Mayeveryyear.Ifanyofyourcoursesareassessedby examination, timetables detailing the time and venue of exams are available online at:http://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/studentadministration/exams.Studentsarerequiredtoattendallexaminationstheyareduetotake;absencefromexaminationswithnospecialcircumstancesubmittedpriortotheexamwillresultinamarkof0beingrecorded.ExamplesofpastexaminationpaperscanbefoundintheMainLibrarywebsite:http://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/informationservices/librarymuseumgallery/exampapers.Studentsare required tobe oncampus throughout theirentirestudies,and this is important foranycourseyoutakethatisassessedbyexam.Reschedulingofexamdates/timesmighttakeplace,so any student who has made arrangements to be away from Edinburgh will not have special


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circumstances considered for this reason. Similarly, students cannot request an exam to bescheduledtofittheirpersonalpreferences. PART-TIME STUDY ParttimestudentstaketheMScovertwoyears,workingonthedegreeapproximately50%ofthetime worked by fulltime students. The usual pattern of study is to take 60 credits of coursesbetween September andApril of the first year, and an additional 60 credits in the second year.Althoughplanning forthedissertationcanbeginearly,pleasenotethat it is likelythatthebulkofdissertationworkwillneedtobecompletedbetweenAprilandAugustofyear2.AlthoughwetrytomaketheMScprogrammesasaccessibleaspossibletoparttimestudents,andkeepflexibilitywherewecan,thereareinevitablerestrictionsonwhatispossible.Forexample,itisnever possible to reschedule courses or deadlines to fit in with the demands of externalemployment,anditisyourdutyasaparttimestudenttoarrangematterssothatyoucanmeetyourstudyobligations.Similarly,itisnotpossibletoarrangesupervisionforyourdissertationbeforeyear2 at the earliest, because supervisors are heavily committed to projects and dissertations eachsummer.Finally,we should note that an early agreement to supervise a dissertation does not guaranteeprogression.Progression isbasedonperformanceover120pointsofcoursework,and theearliestpointatwhichadecisioncanbemadeforparttimestudentsisattheJuneexamboardinyear2. COMMON MARKING SCHEME Mark% Grade Description9010080897079

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90100%(A1) FulfilsallcriteriaforA2.Inadditionworkhasexceptionalinsightandindependentthought,andpossiblypublishablequality.Couldchangeconventionalunderstandingofthetopic.

8089%(A2) Outstandingwork.Insightanddepthofanalysisbeyondusualparameters.Sustained,fluentandauthoritativeargument.Comprehensiveknowledge,andconvincingcommandofthetopic.Accurateandconciseuseofsources.

7079%(A3) Focused,clearandwellstructuredwork.Effectivelyandconvincinglyargued.Criticalunderstandingofconflictingtheoriesandevidence.Excellentpresentationandreferencing.

6069%(B) Substantialknowledgeandunderstandingofconcepts,theoriesandevidencerelatingtothetopic.Answersthequestionfully.Nosignificanterrorsoffactorinterpretation.Goodpresentationandreferencing.

5059%(C) Accurateknowledgeoftopic.Satisfactoryinterpretationandusesofsourcesandevidence.Somegapsinknowledge,orlimiteduseofevidence.Overlydescriptive.Possibleconfusionorlackofclarity.Writing,referencingandpresentationsatisfactory.

4049%(D) Diplomalevelperformance.Someknowledgeofthetopic,anduseofrelevantsources.Likelytohavesignificantdeficienciesinargument,evidenceoruseofliterature.Likelytocontainfactualerrors.Mayfailtoanswerthequestion.Writing,referencingandpresentationmaybeweak.

3039%(E) Fail.Flawedunderstandingoftopic.Poorawarenessoftheory.Poorapproach.Poorcoverageofthetopic.Writing,referencingandpresentationlikelytobeveryweak.

2029%(F) Fail.Seriouslyinadequateknowledgeofthesubject.Littleawarenessofrelevantissuesortheory.Majoromissionsandinaccuracies.

1019%(G) Fail.Short,unclear,factuallyinaccurate.Lackofunderstandingofkeyreadingandacademicconcepts.

09%(H) Fail.Noacademicmerit.Noindicationthatthecoursehasbeenfollowed. EXTENSIONS AND PENALTIES Studentsareexpectedtomonitortheirworkload,beawareofalldeadlinesandbeabletoorganisethemselvesaccordingly.Extensionrequestsshouldbesubmittedbeforethesubmissiondeadline.TheymustbesubmittedtothePGOfficeforapproval,andmustincludedetailsofthecourse(s)affectedandlengthofextensionrequested,togetherwithsupportingevidenceifrequired.Otherthaninexceptionalcircumstances,extensionswillonlybegrantedincasesofillnessorfamilyemergency. For illnesses lasting longer than seven days (including weekends), medical evidenceshouldbesubmittedatthetimeoftherequest.Extension requests due to work commitments, conference attendance, time mismanagement,personalcomputingproblemsorignoranceofdeadlinewillnotbeaccepted.The PGOfficewill email the student to tell themwhether the extension has been granted. Thedecision conveyed in this email is final; if students feel that they have been unfairly denied anextensiontheyshouldmakeacasetothespecialcircumstancescommitteefortheremovalofanylatesubmissionpenaltiesattheexaminationboard.

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PLAGIARISM Plagiarismisaveryseriousoffenceandwillbedealtwithseverely.Plagiarismistheactofcopyingorincludinginonesownwork,withoutadequateacknowledgement,thework of another for ones own benefit this includes your ownwork previously submitted.Plagiarism is academically fraudulent, and is viewed by the University as a serious disciplinaryoffence. Itmay be intentional or unintentional: the innocentmisuse ofmaterialwithout properacknowledgement can still constitute plagiarism whether or not deliberate intent to cheat isinvolved.All work submitted must comply with the University of Edinburgh Plagiarism regulations:http://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/academicservices/staff/discipline/plagiarism.Ifyoudonotunderstandthedetailsoftheplagiarismrulesyoumustaskinadvanceofsubmission.Ignoranceofourregulationswillnotbeseenasdefence.Ifplagiarismissuspected,areportandsupportingdocumentationissenttotheSchoolandCollegeAcademicMisconductOfficers (SAMOandCAMO).TheCAMOwill contact the studentdirectly inordertocompletethereportingprocessandconfirmtheoutcomewiththestudent.TurnItInAll coursework is submitted through TurnItInwhichprovides the PGOfficewith a reporton anyplagiarismthatmayhaveoccurred.OtherTypesofAcademicMisconductPlagiarism is themost common type of academicmisconduct; however there are other types ofmisconduct that will also not be accepted such as collusion, cheating, deceit and personation.FurtherinformationcanbefoundontheAcademicServiceswebsite:http://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/academicservices/students/postgraduatetaught/discipline/academicmisconduct.CollaborationStudentsmaybeabletocollaboratewiththeircolleagueswhensubmittingcourseworkintwoways:Jointcollaborationonresearchandwritingup.Onegroupmemberneedstotakeresponsibilityfor: Submittingoneelectroniccopythatincludesexamnumbersofallstudentsinvolved ReviewthecoversheetonbehalfofeachstudentinvolvedpriortosubmissionJointcollaborationonresearchbutseparatewritingup: Eachstudentmustsubmittheirownwritingupbutacknowledgethattheirresearchhasbeenin

conjunctionwitheachstudentinvolvedStudentsshouldnotethecollaborationonprojectsisonlypossiblewhentheCourseOrganiserhasconfirmedthattheassessmentallowsit. PEER PROOF READING ProofreadingthroughtheEUSAAdvicePlaceisavailableonafirstcomefirstservedbasistostudentswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglish.Pleasenotethatrestrictionsapplytothisservice,youcansearchalltherelevantinformationonline:http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/english/languagesupport/proofreading.


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Studentsmustnotethat,asexpressedonthewebsiteabove,noextensionwillbeapprovedforanystudentawaitingfeedbackfromtheirproofreader.

PRINTING AND PHOTOCOPYING Photocopying isnotavailableforMastersStudentswithintheDugaldStewartBuildingor7GeorgeSquare.StudentsareaskedtousethefacilitiesavailableintheMainLibrary,orelsewhere.StudentscanobtainprintcreditfromtheMainLibrary. DUGALD STEWART BUILDING COMPUTING LAB Allstudentshavedayaccess(9amto5pm)totheDugaldStewartBuildingcomputinglab(1stfloor).InordertogainoutofhoursaccessstudentsmustcompleteaDSBBuildingInductionTour.Any studentwho did not attend the relevant tour during InductionWeek, or only now requiresaccess,cancontactthePPLSPGOfficefordetailsonhowtoactivatetheircardfor24houraccess. APPLETON TOWER COMPUTING LAB Allstudentshavedayaccess(9amto5pm)totheAppletonTowercomputinglab(3rdfloor).InordertogainoutofhoursaccessstudentsmusthavecompletedanInductionTourofDugaldStewartor7GeorgeSquare.Any studentwho did not attend the relevant tour during InductionWeek, or only now requiresaccess,cancontactthePPLSPGOfficefordetailsonhowtoactivatetheircardfor24houraccess. PHILOSOPHY & PSYCHOLOGY LIBRARY Inorder to gain access studentsmusthave completed an Induction TourofDugald Stewartor7GeorgeSquare.Anystudentwhodidnotattend the relevant tourduring InductionWeek,oronlynowrequiresaccess,cancontactthePPLSPGOfficefordetailsonhowtoactivatetheircardfor24houraccess. RESEARCH FUNDS ProgrammeDirectorsmay informstudents iftheyhaveanyfundsavailabletosupportdissertationcostsincurredinstudentsresearch,forexamplethepaymentofparticipants.Anystudentrequiring funds forotherexpensessuchasconferenceattendance,buyingequipmentetccanapplytotheSchoolResearchSupportGrants:http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/research_training.php#Research.Anyapprovedfundscantakeupto6weekstobereimbursed. ETHICS Foryourdissertationresearch,youmayrunexperimentsand/orcollectdatethroughothermeansfromhumanparticipants.YouareexpectedtofollowtheethicsguidelinesadoptedbytheSchoolincarryingoutsuchresearchprojects.

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PleasenotethatanyemailrelatingtoyourTier4sponsorship,includingcensusdatesandtimeswillbesenttoyourUniversityemailaddressyoushouldthereforecheckthisregularly.Furtherdetailson the termsand conditionsofyourTier4visa canbe found in the Downloadssectionatwww.ed.ac.uk/immigration. InformationoradviceaboutyourTier4 immigrationstatuscan be obtained by contacting the International Student Advisory Service, located at theInternationalOffice,33BuccleuchPlace,EdinburghEH89JS.Email:[email protected] INNOVATIVE LEARNING WEEK Innovative LearningWeek (ILW) is aweeklong programme of creative and experiential learningeventsthatgivesyouagreatchancetodevelopnewskills.DuringILW,regularlecturesandtutorialsarereplacedwithexcitingopportunitiesto: gainanewperspectiveonyourdegreesubject learnnewskillsandinspireyoutothinkaboutyourfuturecareer exchangeideasandstimulatedebate meetstaffandstudentsfromdifferentSchoolsandColleges networkandfindnewopportunitiesforresearchorrevision

Gotanideaorwanttorunanevent?In2015,ILWwilltakeplacefrom1620February2015.Theweekisagreatopportunityforyoutoshape thewayyou learn.Events ledby studentsand/or student societiesareencouraged. IfyouhaveanideaorwanttorunaneventforILW2015,[email protected].


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UPDATING PERSONAL DETAILS StudentshavebeengivenfunctionalitytomaintaintheirownpersonaldetailsintheirMyEdStudentPersonalDetailschannel.Youcanmaintain: Personalemailaddressandmobilephonenumber Preferredfirstname(thenameyouliketobeknownas) Currentandfuturehomeandsemesteraddresses DetailsofwhotheUniversityshouldcontactintheeventofanemergencyTheuserguideforstudentselfserviceisavailableat:http://www.euclid.ed.ac.uk/student/Student_Self_Service.htm EMAIL LISTS AND CONTACT Whenyouenrolat theUniversityyouwillgetanemailaccount, this is thedefaultemail contactaddress thatwewilluse toget in touchwithyou. Ifyouwouldprefer to continueusinganotheremailaddress, it isyour responsibility to rerouteanyemails from theUniversityaccount toyourpersonalone.ItisUniversitypolicythatanyemailsenttoastudentsuniversityemailaddressisseenasadequatecontact.Your university email address will also be added to the PPLS Postgraduate mailing list [email protected]. Thiswill be used to inform you of any events happening in the School,which may be of interest to you. You may also use this list to communicate with all otherpostgraduates within the School (please limit this to academic use). If you have any queriesregardingthe list,pleasecontactthePostgraduateOffice.PleasenotethatthePostgraduateOfficeare theadministrators forallpostgraduatemailing listsand thereforehaveaccess toallmessagessent.Inanattempttominimisespamonthemailinglists,wehaverestrictedaccesstoemailscomingfromthe@ed.ac.ukdomainemailsfromexternalaccountsbouncetotheadministratorforapproval/deletion.Ifyouareusingthemailinglistspleasedosousingyouruniversityaccountoritwillnotbeapproved. MAIL / POST YoucanusethePGOfficeaddressforreceivingpostthatisrelevanttoyourstudiesonly,thoughitispreferredthatyoudouseyourtermaddress.Ifanymailisreceivedforyou,thePGOwillemailyoutocollectit.Pleasenote thatmail iskept for3monthsonly,after thedateof theemail sent toyou.YoucanarrangeforafriendtocollectthemailforyoubutthismustberequestedinwritingtothePGOffice.TIMETABLES Studentsshouldnotethatallcoursedays,timesandvenuesaresubjecttochangeandmustchecktheirpersonalised timetablesviaMyEd.Specificcourse timetabling informationcanbeviewedoneachcourseentrywithinDRPS.Studentsaresolelyresponsibleforensuringthattheircoursechoicesdonotclashandthattheyarefullyawareofwhenandwhereeachcoursewill takeplace.Failure tocompleteacourse throughnonattendanceornoncompletionoftheassessmentwillresultinafailingmarkbeingachieved.


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USEFUL WEBSITES PPLS Postgraduate pages check thiswebsite regularly for news updates and access to the

relevantformshttp://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/index.php Open Access Computing Labs full list of computing labs open to all students

http://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/informationservices/services/computing/desktoppersonal/openaccess

CHSS Postgraduate pages http://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/humanitiessoc

sci/postgraduate CampusMapshttp://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/

StudentAdministrationhttp://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/studentadministration

TheAdvicePlacehttp://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/adviceplace/ StudentCounsellingServiceshttp://www.ed.ac.uk/schoolsdepartments/studentcounselling

EdinburghUniversityStudentsAssociationhttp://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/

Institute for Academic Development: Learning Resources http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools

departments/instituteacademicdevelopment/postgraduate

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 gives a general right of access to all types ofrecorded informationheldby Scottishpublic authorities exceptwhere an exemption legitimatelyapplies. Section 23 of the Act requires Scottish public authorities, of which the University ofEdinburgh isone, toadopt,maintain,publishandreview from time to timeapublicationscheme.The schememust set out the sorts of information (or "information classes") that theUniversityintends to publish as amatter of routine, how the informationwill bemade available, and anychargesthatwillbemadefortheinformation.TheUniversityofEdinburgh iscommittedtoopennessandtransparency.TheUniversityCourtandtheUniversitysseniormanagementfullysupporttheaimsandobjectivesoffreedomofinformationand are committed to implementing the legislation. Thepublication scheme is intended to assiststaff, students, prospective students and members of the general public to help them findthemselves,asfaraspossible,theinformationthattheyareinterestedin.TheUniversityhopesthatthepublicationschemewillbecomeoneoftheprincipalmethodsofaccessinginformationabouttheUniversity. DISSERTATION SUBMISSION FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WordCount 810,000words Bibliography,appendices,abstract(ifyouhaveone),acknowledgementspage(ifyouhaveone),

tableofcontentsandtitlepagearenotincludedintheoverallwordcount Main textof thedissertation, footnotes, sectionheadings,captions, figures /words in tables /

diagramsareincludedintheoverallwordcount


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Appendices Ifappendicesareused,theyshouldnotbeexcessive,andshouldnotbeessentialreading.Whattosubmit 2hardcopiesbothboundwithacetatecoverandcardboardback,submittedtothePGOffice Printingshouldbedoneononesideonly Studentsshouldnotethatthedissertationdeadline isapplicableacrosstheUniversitysoshould

leaveenoughtimeforbindingtotakeplace As per all coursework submission, only your examination numbermust be on dissertation to

maintainanonymity Eachpagemustbenumberedbutyoudonotneed toputyourexaminationnumberonevery

page Bindingmustbecompletedbeforesubmissionisrecorded SubmitdirectlytothePostgraduateOfficeElectronicsubmission [email protected];thePGOfficewillthenuploadittotheERA PreferablytheelectronicsubmissionshouldbeinPDFCoversheets Available online and from the PG Office. It should not be bound with your dissertation but

handedintothePGOfficelooseWheretogetitbound PrintingServices,CentralCopyCentre,13InfirmaryStreet Kings Buildings Copy Centre, Room 2300, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Kings Buildings,

Edinburgh,EH93JF VariousothercopyshopsaroundthecitycentreEarlysubmission&LatePenalties Youcansubmitearly Thedeadlinemustbemetunlessyouhaveanextension PenaltiesaspertheguidanceprovidedaboveapplyMargins&Layout Defaultmarginsonyourprocessorwilldofine,aslongasthereisappropriatespaceforreading

ontheinsideafterbindingPenaltiesforbeingoverwordcount PenaltiesaspertheguidanceprovidedaboveapplyTitles Aslongasyoudiscussachangeoftitlefromyourresearchproposalwithyoursupervisor,itwill

beoktodosoAbstracts NotrequiredSize&ThicknessofPaper BothhardcopiesmustbeinA4(min70gsm)


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TypeorPrint Consistentand clear typeof laserprintquality shouldbeused forall copies forboth textand

illustrationsCharacterSize&Styles/Fonts Shouldbeatleast11points,withbodytext(textotherthanheadings)notexceeding12points Wherethereisachoiceofcharacterstyleorfont,aseriffonte.g.TimesNewRomanorPalatino

shouldbeusedforthemaintextandasanseriffonte.g.HelveticaorArialforheadingsandlabellingdiagramsetc

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STUDENT REPRESENTATION The School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences has a wellestablished system forpostgraduate representation, enabling students to raise general issues of concern about theirprogramme.Representatives areusually selected at thebeginningofeach academic year, and their role is tocommunicate the views of the students on programme to the academics responsiblewithin theSchool.TheRoleoftheProgramme/SubjectAreaRepresentativeEachtaughtprogrammewithineachsubjectareawillselectitsownstudentrepresentativeandeachsubjectareawillselectoneortwostudentstorepresenttheresearchstudents.TwoSchoolstudentrepresentativessitontheSchoolPostgraduateGroup(PGGroup)andareavailabletoraiseissuesatPGGrouponthebehalfofsubjectarearepresentatives.Ifyouareunsurewhetherornottheissueshouldberaised,pleasedonothesitatetocontactthePostgraduateOffice(PGO).AnyissuesraisedatthePGGroupmeetingthatarerelevanttoyoursubjectareawillbefeddownforinformationfromSchoolrepsanditisyourresponsibilitytorelaythesetoyourfellowstudents.Responsibilities MakeyourselfavailabletofellowstudentsandtheSchoolStudentRepresentativestoraiseissues

andreceivefeedback,includingpreexamboardmeetingswithExternalExaminers Makeyourselfavailable,whereapplicable,tovisitingstudentstotheSchooltoprovideastudents

perspective of life in theUniversity of Edinburgh and in particular, the School of Philosophy,Psychology&LanguageSciences

ProgrammeandSubjectAreaRepresentativeswillbenominatedby the firstweekofsemesterone,furtherinformationwillbeavailablefromyourProgrammeDirectororPGAdvisor


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WhybeaProgramme/SubjectAreaRepresentative? Sothatyoucanmakeapositivedifferencetothewayyourprogramme/subjectareaisrun Todevelopyour interpersonal,communicationandnegotiationskillsandhavesomethingnew

andvaluabletoaddtoyourCV ToensurethatstudentrepresentationcontinuestobetakenseriouslySubjectAreaSpecificRolesPhilosophy Programme/SubjectAreaRepresentative(s)willbe invited toattendsubjectareameetings to

representviewsofallPhilosophyPGstudents Programme / Subject Area Representative(s) will be invited to attend StaffStudent PG

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WhybeaSchoolRepresentative? SothatyoucanmakeapositivedifferencetothewaythePostgraduateSchoolisrun Todevelopyour interpersonal,communicationandnegotiationskillsandhavesomethingnew

andvaluabletoaddtoyourCV ToensurethatstudentrepresentationcontinuestobetakenseriouslyTheRoleoftheCollegeRepresentativeRepresentativesfortheCollegePostgraduateStudiesCommittee(CPGSC)areselectedonarotationbasis.Forthe2014/2015academicsessionarepresentativeoutwithPPLSwillbeselected.Theroleofthecollegerepresentativeistocommunicatetheviewsofthestudentstotheacademicsresponsiblewithin theCollege.Thismight includegeneral feedbackon theprogrammesandalsomorespecificconcerns, forexampledifficulties inaccessing resources,commentson the teachingmethods/supervision.TheremitoftheCollegePostgraduateStudiesCommitteeis: ToberesponsibleforthegovernanceofpostgraduateactivitiesintheCollege Toadviseonmanagementobjectivesastheyrelatetopostgraduateactivity Totakeaproactiveapproachtothedevelopmentand implementationofpostgraduatestrategy

andactivity,includingtheharmonisationofoperationsatSchoollevel Todeterminecurriculaforpostgraduatedegrees,diplomasandcertificates Toapprovepostgraduatecurriculumchanges Tomonitortheeffectivenessofpostgraduateteachingandsupervision ToidentifyandpromotegoodpracticeinlearningandteachingintheCollege To consider and respond to any appropriatedocumentationor issues requestedbyUniversity

committeessuchasAcademicPolicyCommitteeorSenatusPostgraduateCommittee Toapprovenominationsofexternalexaminersforpostgraduateexaminations ToreceivereportsfromtheCollegeInternationalCommittee ToreporttotheSenatusPostgraduateStudiesCommitteeTheCollegerepresentativehasapositiveroletoplay,byenablingcommunicationandconstructivechange.TheCollegeRepresentativeontheCollegePostgraduateStudiesCommitteeshouldensurethattheirfellowPostgraduateRepresentativesacrosstheCollegeareawareofwhotheyareandhowtheycanbecontacted.TheCollegePostgraduateOfficecanprovideyouwithcontactdetailsofallprogrammeandresearchrepresentativeswhentheyhavebeenselected(earlySemester1).Responsibilities Beavailabletoprogramme/researchrepresentativestoreceivefeedback RaiseissueswiththeCollegePostgraduateStudiesCommittee Providefeedbacktotheprogramme/researchrepresentativesonissuesthathavebeenraised Be available, where applicable, to visiting students to the School to provide a students

perspective of life in theUniversity of Edinburgh and in particular, the School of Philosophy,Psychology&LanguageSciences

WhybeaCollegeRepresentative? To make a positive difference to the way taught postgraduate programmes are run in the

CollegeofHumanities&SocialSciences Todevelop interpersonal, communicationandnegotiation skillsandhave somethingnewand

valuabletoaddtoyourCV Toensurethatstudentrepresentationcontinuestobetakenseriously

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