CHM9060 - MSC PROJECT

Module Identifier	CHM9060
Module Title	MSC PROJECT
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Dr Myra Wilson
Semester	Semester 3 (Summer)
Pre-Requisite	Successful completion of all other modules; see regulations.
Mutually Exclusive	Only available to students registered for the MSc in Computer Science in Aberystwyth.
Assessment	Dissertation	100%
Further details	http://www.aber.ac.uk/compsci/ModuleInfo/CHM9060

Brief description

The purpose of the project, on which the dissertation is based, is to demonstrate that the student has acquired the ability to undertake and satisfactorily complete a major piece of work in computing.

Aims

The aim of the MSc project is to demonstrate that students can:

bring together the knowledge acquired from the various modules in the programme and apply it to a major task;
use the professional and academic literature to extend their knowledge to meet the challenges of the project;
critically evaluate other people's work and their own.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the project, students will have:

carried out a comparatively small scale piece of computing work, independently;
been informed in their approach to this work by the available literature;
thought critically about their work;
analysed and described the work in a clear and well written dissertation.

Reading Lists

Articles
** Recommended Text
Frank Bott. (1999) MSc in Computer Science: Guidelines for Projects and Dissertations. Computer Science Dept, UWA

Books
** Recommended Background
J A Sharp and K Howard. (1996) The Management of a Student Research Project. 2nd. Gower,Aldershot ISBN: 056607706X