MA50304: Research in statistical applied mathematics
[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mathematical Sciences |
| Credits: | 18 [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 360 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWDI 40%, CWOG 10%, CWRA 10%, CWRI 30%, CWVV 10% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Report (CWRI 30%)
- Group Presentation (CWOG 10%)
- Reflective Assessment (CWRA 10%)
- Project dissertation (CWDI 40%)
- Project viva
Project viva (CWVV 10%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
- Plan and deliver a research project, both individually and as part of a team.
- Engage in the process of research, setting short-term and long-term research goals, and working towards a specific research outcome.
- Anticipate difficulties in a research plan and flexibly reassess research goals in the light of further understanding.
- Demonstrate academic writing skills (including referencing and the appropriate use of graphs, diagrams and tables), code development or literature research skills, as appropriate to the research topic.
- Summarise research findings for general or specialist audiences in oral presentations.
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| Synopsis: | The aim of this unit is to train students in assessing the suitability of mathematical methods and computational techniques for a particular application; identifying research gaps in current methodology; and planning a substantial research project.
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| Content: | Students will undertake intensive research projects in Statistical Applied Mathematics both individually and as part of a small team. The projects will be co-designed and agreed by the students, topic supervisors, and unit convenor and will be linked with an industrial partner where appropriate. Students will be expected to assemble a supervisory team for the individual component and will be assigned to a team for the group component.
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| Course availability: |
MA50304 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Mathematical Sciences
- RSMA-AFM18 : Integrated PhD Statistical Applied Mathematics
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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