Unit information: Individual Project in 2020/21

Unit name	Individual Project
Unit code	COMS30045
Credit points	40
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Dr. Hannuna
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	Completion of Years 1 and 2 of Computer Science Undergraduate degrees or Joint Honours degrees with significant Computer Science components.
Co-requisites	None.
School/department	School of Computer Science
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

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

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Read and understood research-level material
2. Identify a well-motivated, scientifically interesting challenge
3. Engage in a suitable approach to solving said challenge (e.g., developed a proof, analysed an algorithm, implemented a system)
4. Critically evaluate a solution in a suitable manner, presented results in written and verbal form
5. Manage their own time
6. Decide and achieved their own objectives.

Teaching Information

Optional workshops and tutorials with the Project Supervisor.

Assessment Information

The assessed deliverable is a written thesis (100%).

Reading and References

As recommended by the Project Supervisor to suit selected project topic.