Core Module Information
Module title: Work-based Dissertation

SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 80.00
ECTS credit value: 40

Module code: SOC11112
Module leader: Yanchao Yu
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Computer Science
Prerequisites

Requisites: Pre-requisite: Students who will take this module must fully receive 120 credits from the year-1 study

Timetables
Description of module content:

Identifying projects The material will be available on the Moodle dissertation module page setting out the requirements and expectations:1. Employers: information on hiring a Masters's student to work on a dissertation project with a link to the MyFuture employment opportunity site. (University will arrange a career fair for Msc students who plan to join the module before the particular trimester)2. Students: information on undertaking a WBL project and being proactive in undertaking initial research at the application stage, with links to the Moodle resources and the MyFuture site. Matching Projects to Students A formal interview process is being established to match students and projects/employers though the ML must ensure the project and organisation are suitable for a Master-level dissertation.Project SupervisionWe would recommend the following responsibilities for the student and supervisor: 1. The student must contact their academic supervisor once per week. This typically takes the form of online or in-person meetings. 2. The student should briefly summarise what has been achieved that week and indicate if they are feeling OK with the project as a whole. 3. The supervisor must acknowledge receipt of the student's progress and support the student with dissertation writing.

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Conduct a work programme over an extended period, including the associated planning, target-setting, record-keeping and reporting.

LO2: Evaluate team-working, decision-making, time management and communication skills in the workplace.

LO3: Critically appraise, reflect and report on personal, professional and technical achievements.

LO4: Conduct a literature search using an appropriate range of information sources and produce a critical review of the findings.

LO5: Demonstrate professional competence by sound project management and (a) by applying appropriate theoretical and practical computing concepts and techniques to a non-trivial problem, or (b) by undertaking an approved project of equivalent standard.

LO6: Show a capacity for self-appraisal by analysing the strengths and weakness of the project outcomes with reference to the initial objectives, and to the work of others.

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment

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