DISS: Supervision

Supervisors enable students to complete the taught module Informatics Project Proposal (IPP) during Semester 2 and to carry out MSc projects over the summer. Over the summer, the supervisor gives appropriate technical advice and also assists the student in planning the project and working towards various targets during the period of work. Students should expect approximately weekly meetings. In addition, students submit a midterm report, which is used to track progress (but not marked).

Supervision load

All teaching staff with a standard MSc supervision load must submit project proposals that match their load. If HoS has agreed you should have a lower load, make sure that your data in PIP are up-to-date because we rely on it for determining teaching load:

https://pip.inf.ed.ac.uk/duty?staff-allocation

The standard full load for 2026/27 is going to be 5 MSc students (which is coupled with their 1st marking) + 5 extra 2nd markings. Half load is often rounded up (3+3), unless explicitly specified. Any deviation from this formula should be approved by DOPS and the Line Manager, and communicated to us.