| Unit name | Individual Project: Implementation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | COMSM0111 |
| Credit points | 40 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Page |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites |
COMSM0121 |
| School/department | Department of Computer Science |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The final year project acts as a focus for the accumulated skills resulting from all other units: the overarching goal is application of those skills to a specific, significant challenge or problem. The unit offers a high degree of freedom with respect to project topic, and allows students to spend a significant amount of time and effort on something they are specifically interested in. Ideally this might act as a bridge to a career in such a topic, but will also satisfy more general, transferable learning outcomes.
On successful completion of this unit you will have had to: read and understood research-level material, identify a well motivated, scientifically interesting challenge, engaged in a suitable approach to solving said challenge (e.g., developed a proof, analysed an algorithm, implemented a system), critically evaluated your solution in a suitable manner, presented your results in written and verbal form, managed your own time, and decided your own objectives.
The project is intended to promote self-directed learning, under guidance of an academic supervisor (plus any relevant external third-parties); the nominal workload is 400 hours.
The assessed deliverable is a written thesis. Criteria for assessment include (but are not limited to): challenge (i.e., how difficult the project was), contribution (i.e., what was done beyond what existed already), depth and rigour (e.g., were there any unanswered challenges), novelty and innovation (e.g., how new the approach or results were), analysis and evaluation (i.e., were robust, interesting and relevant conclusions drawn), and clarity and quality of presentation. An viva-style presentation, and submitted resource such as source code, will act to clarify the understanding of markers but are not formally marked themselves. Passing this unit is a requirement for obtaining an MEng degree.
To suit selected project topic.
