Data Science Masters Research Proposal (806G1)
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Data Science Masters Research Proposal
Module 806G1
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
This module will require students to use literature to study the background to a problem in Data Science in their respective stream.
Students will choose an individual supervisor and devise a strategy by which this problem can be studied giving details of techniques and resources that will be used to address the problem.
This research proposal will form the basis of the Data Science Dissertation that students will write in summer term.
Module learning outcomes
Use primary literature and data to propose hypotheses.
Critically evaluate current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline.
Appreciate the specific resources required to deliver a complex strategy.
Devise and present an original research proposal.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Report | EASTER Week 3 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 10000000000 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr James Bennett
Convenor, Assess convenor
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Dr Omar Lakkis
Assess convenor, Convenor
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Dr Elisabeth Falk
Assess convenor, Convenor
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