Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2014-2015 (archived)
Module COMP3012: INDIVIDUAL PROJECT (40 Credits)
Department: Computer Science
COMP3012:
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT (40 Credits)
Type |
Open |
Level |
3 |
Credits |
40 |
Availability |
Available in 2014/15 |
Module Cap |
None. |
Location |
Durham
|
Prerequisites
- Software Engineering (COMP2191).
Corequisites
Excluded Combination of Modules
Aims
- To allow students to conduct a substantial piece of academic,
scientific or engineering work as an individual initiative, and to write
up and present it in a scholarly fashion.
- Thus furthering the students' analytical skills and their abilities
in oral or written communication.
- The module aim is to draw together knowledge, skills and techniques
learnt in the previous two years.
Content
- Projects are inevitably and deliberately very varied in
the topic they address and in the type of approach
required.
- For example they may be practical, theoretical or
mathematical.
- For a CS project the main focus of the work will be within
some domain of CS.
- All projects allow opportunity for initiative by the
student, and are open-ended in that they offer scope for considerably
more work than can be achieved in the available time.
- Management of the project is the responsibility of the
student, however, the student should seek, and take advantage of, the
advice of his or her appointed supervisor in this task.
- One of the main outcomes of the project is a significant
report.
Learning Outcomes
- To write and present a scientific report based upon detailed
background research, demonstrating strong implementation and
evaluation techniques through a substantial piece of work involving
the appropriate use of Computer Science approaches.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to
the learning outcomes of the module
- Students are taught the expectations of the management of
projects through the lecture series and personal subject based tuition
is given within their tutorials.
- Students will receive regular process meetings with their
supervisors giving feedback on the suitability of the implementation and
scientific report.
- The research conducted and the implementation developed will
be written up in the form of the scientific report.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
Workshops |
5 |
|
1 hour |
5 |
■ |
Supervision sessions |
22 |
|
30mins |
11 |
■ |
Preparation and Reading |
|
|
|
384 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
400 |
|
Summative Assessment
Component: Coursework |
Component Weighting: 100% |
Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
coursework |
|
100% |
|
This is given to students using the project meeting
review forms and the formal deliverable evaluation document used by all
tutors.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University