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CS4527: SINGLE HONOURS COMPUTING PROJECT (2017-2018)

Last modified: 25 May 2018 11:16


Course Overview

Consists of a supervised project which provides experience of investigating a real problem in computing science, or a computing application/technology. Presenting the results obtained is an integral part of the investigation.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Second Term Credit Points 45 credits (22.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Chenghua Lin

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • One of CS3015 Software Engineering: Principles and Practice (Passed) or CS3024 Software Engineering and Professional Issues (Passed) or CS3028 Principles of Software Engineering (Passed)
  • One of CS3015 Software Engineering: Principles and Practice (Passed) or CS3024 Software Engineering and Professional Issues (Passed) or CS3528 Software Engineering and Professional Practice (Passed)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • CS4525 Joint Honours Computer Project (Studied)
  • CS4526 Single Honours Computing Project (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Consists of a supervised project which provides experience of investigating a real problem in computing science, or a computing application/technology. Presenting the results obtained is an integral part of the investigation.

Further Information & Notes

(i) Only available to Honours computing students, or to Erasmus students by permission of Head of Computing Science.

(ii) Assistive technologies may be required for any student who is unable to use a standard keyboard/mouse/computer monitor. Any students wishing to discuss this further should contact the School Disability Co-ordinator.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Submission of final project report (not to exceed 17,000 words in length) and any code written, and presentation and demo of code (100%).

Formative Assessment

Submission of project plan after two weeks.

Feedback

Formative feedback for the project plan will be provided in written form to those students whose plan is not deemed to be adequate. Additionally, formative feedback on performance (for all students) will be provided informally during weekly meetings with the project supervisor.

The student has the opportunity to generate a draft of the thesis prior to submission for review by the supervisor who provides comments.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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