Module Identifier | CS39030 | ||
Module Title | MAJOR PROJECT | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Horst Holstein | ||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||
Other staff | Dr Mark J Neal | ||
Pre-Requisite | This module is for all Bachelor degree students in the department with the exception of those registered for an Internet Computing scheme. | ||
Mutually Exclusive | CS39110 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 2 lectures | |
Assessment | Semester Assessment | Major Project: A mark of at least 40% in CS39030 is required for an honours degree. | 100% |
Supplementary Exam | Will take the same form, under the terms of the Department's policy. Resit candidates will not be entitled to BCS accreditation. | ||
Further details | http://www.aber.ac.uk/compsci/ModuleInfo/CS39030 |
The purpose of the CS39030 project is to give students the opportunity to bring together the practical skills and theoretical understanding that they have acquired, by developing a complete product from the stage of specifying requirements through to demonstrating that the product does indeed satisfy those requirements. This process involves producing appropriate documentation, including documentation of the design decisions made.
A list of suggested projects is maintained by the third year co-ordinator. Projects are normally chosen from this list but we welcome students' own suggestions, especially those arising from industrial year experience.
(Joint Honours students are not normally encouraged to do a CS39030 project, but are instead offered a CS391'r project so as not to leave them short of taught modules.)
2. Written Material
Various written material giving guidance on carrying out the project, assessment issues, and the project submission is provided by the department. Students are expected to spend perhaps ten hours in an average week on the project and to see their supervisor once a week. This course is assessed on the written report submitted by the student. Reports must be submitted by the end of the first week in May. Students will also be required to give a presentation of their project in the form of a seminar, which will account for 10% of the assessment.