Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Participation and contribution. | 15% |
| Semester Assessment | Conference type of poster representing approximately 20 hours work. | 25% |
| Semester Assessment | Course Work: A survey paper of approximately 9000 words. | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resit failed examination and/or resubmission of failed/non-submitted coursework components or ones of equivalent value | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. be able to identify and use the main research resources that are available to software engineers.
2. constructively participate in advanced technical debate in the field.
3. have a general overview of the Internet and Distribution fields and be aware of focused areas of research interest within them.
4. be able to produce a survey paper on some current area of Internet or distributed systems research.
5. be able to present current Internet or distributed systems research at an appropriate level of detail to a technical audience.
Aims
This module focuses on current issues in the field of Software Engineering. The module will involve students in an examination of current research literature of interest to software engineers.
Brief description
This module focuses on current issues in the field of Internet and distributed systems. The module will involve students in an examination of current research literature of interest to software developers in this field. Significant emphasis is placed on student discussion and peer review.
Content
The module is run as a series of tutorials during which students present papers to their peers and where other students are required to prepare and ask relevant questions.
Students are required to write a survey-style paper that necessitates an extensive literature and web search.
Students participate in a conference organized by the Department of Computer Science where they present papers to peers and staff. The aim is to simulate a real academic conference with plenary and technical sessions.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Students are required to participate in seminars, give oral and poster presentations and a literature review. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will use experience and discussion of their first presentations to improve subsequent ones. |
| Information Technology | Inherent in the module. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | |
| Problem solving | |
| Research skills | Students will be required to acquire further knowlede from journals and on-line sources for presentations, poster and literature review. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Obtaining and evaluating information sources. |
| Team work |
Reading List
Students will be directed to the primary literature and will be expected to search for additional material themselves. The Department produces a handbook to accompany this module. Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7