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COMP30030 Third Year Project Laboratory syllabus 2020-2021

COMP30030 Third Year Project Laboratory

Level 3
Credits: 30
Enrolled students: 50

Course leader: Tim Morris

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Additional requirements

Enrolment restricted to students on the Computer Science with Business and Management, Computer Science and Maths and HCI programmes.

Assessment methods

Timetable

Semester	Event	Location	Day	Time	Group
Sem 1 w1	Lecture		Tue	10:00 - 11:00	-

Themes to which this unit belongs

None

Overview

The aims for the project work done in the third year are:

To manage and execute a substantial project in a limited time.

To identify and learn whatever new skills are needed to complete the project.

To apply design and engineering skills in the accomplishment of a single task. In this context the skills mentioned may be in the general area of design and engineering in its broadest sense, or may be very specifically related to particular tools.

This course unit detail provides the framework for delivery in 20/21 and may be subject to change due to any additional Covid-19 impact. Please see Blackboard / course unit related emails for any further updates.

Aims

The aims for the project work done in the third year are:

To manage and execute a substantial project in a limited time.
To identify and learn whatever new skills are needed to complete the project.
To apply design and engineering skills in the accomplishment of a single task. In this context the skills mentioned may be in the general area of design and engineering in its broadest sense, or may be very specifically related to particular tools.

Syllabus

The formal lectures for the course take place during Welcome Week at the beginning of the academic year. The times are shown in the details panel.

Students are required to produce six deliverables during the year including some coursework during Welcome Week. Details are on the Third Year Project (COMP30040 materials) web pages.

Component Weight

Report 40%

Screencast 15%

Viva 5%

Planning and Execution 10%

Teaching methods

Lectures

6 hours in total, all in Welcome Week

Feedback methods

Copies of structured marking sheets returned to students

Study hours

Assessment practical exam (1 hours)
Lectures (7 hours)
Project supervision (20 hours)

Employability skills

Analytical skills
Innovation/creativity
Project management
Oral communication
Problem solving
Research
Written communication

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, a student will be able to:

Plan and execute a substantial programme of technical work.
Evaluate your own knowledge and skills with respect to a given plan, and be able to formulate a study plan to fill gaps
Analyse and evaluate existing material related to your work and describe your work in this context
Evaluate the work of others and give constructive feedback
Identify, use and credit public resources (including definitions and source code) as appropriate
Define tests and measures that allow you to evaluate your own work
Reflect on technical approaches and identify strengths and weaknesses
Analyse your work in order to identify ethical and security issues
Communicate plans and achievements clearly and concisely orally, visually and in written form

Reading list

No reading list found for COMP30030.

Additional notes

Course unit materials

Links to course unit teaching materials can be found on the School of Computer Science website for current students.