Computer Science

This is the module in which everything you have learnt in your Computer Science studies comes together in a substantial piece of individual project work, involving initial research and literature review, and specification and design of a software system, followed by implementation, testing, evaluation, and demonstration of the system. You will work under the supervision of an individual staff member who will provide guidance and advice as appropriate.
 

Prerequisite module: ECM2414, ECM2415 or equivalent

The aim of the module is to enable you to consolidate the knowledge, understanding, techniques and skills acquired over the previous two years through the specification, design, implementation, testing, evaluation and demonstration of a software system. The module includes both initial research into the project area (including production of a literature review) and production of the system itself following an appropriate development method.

On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

- Students are expected to have weekly meetings with their supervisor and maintain a project log-book which will be handed in along with the final report and assessed as part of the supervisor’s report; log-book entries should record the subjects discussed and actions agreed, and will be signed and dated by both student and supervisor;

- the first formative assessment will cover project scope, risk assessment, ethical considerations, literature review plan, time plan and a list of references;

- the literature review may cover software as well as both printed literature and web sources, all of which must be referenced in a correct and consistent style; at least two pages at the end of the document should take the form of an informal specification of the project making reference to specific technologies or methods informed by the literature review.

- you will give a stand-up presentation to selected peers and staff on the work done so far and plans for future work;

- the final report will cover details of design, implementation, testing and evaluation;

- you will produce a poster summarising your project which will be marked alongside the demonstration;

- you will demonstrate the software produced to the two markers and supervisor.

- 10% of the marks for the module will come from your supervisor’s report, which will take into account your progress throughout the year, including attendance at meetings and the oral presentation, submission of agreed deliverables including the log-book, demonstration of ambition and initiative,

Referred/deferred assessments will normally be by a single assignment together with a demonstration/viva.

 

Basic reading:

ELE: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
 

Web based and Electronic Resources:

Other Resources:

Reading list for this module: