CHM9060 - MSC PROJECT

Module Identifier	CHM9060
Module Title	MSC PROJECT
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Dr Edel M Sherratt
Semester	Semester 3 (Summer)
Other staff	Dr Myra S Wilson
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	Semester Assessment	Dissertation:	100%
Further details	http://www.aber.ac.uk/compsci/ModuleInfo/CHM9060

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.

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.

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