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CSC-10066 - Module Specification
School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 14 May 2024

CSC-10066 - Requirements, Evaluation and Professionalism for Data Scientists
Coordinator: Nadia Kanwal Room: CR038
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733075

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To enable students to understand the basis and practice of professional software and systems engineering as applicable to data science; to understand the fundamentals of requirements, evaluation, and professionalism; and to develop appropriate communication and study skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes

discuss the tenets of professional, legal and ethical practice involved in the sustainable exploitation of data science and computer technology: 1,2
demonstrate study and communication skills appropriate to professional software, systems engineering, and data science: 1,2
explain how data science operates within the context of data governance (including the General Data Protection Regulation), data security, and communications: 1,2
debate general ethical concepts, such as deontological and teleological ethics and consider how they can be applied to data science and evaluate how AI related to aspects of Human rights and UN Sustainable Development Goals: 1,2
apply techniques associated with establishing the requirements and evaluation of requirements by seeking feedback from stakeholders: 2

Study hours

18 hours of lectures (a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching)
22 hours of practical sessions (supported during block release; includes group work, writing group project reports and presentations, and making group oral presentations)
120 hours on portfolio preparation
140 hours on group projects, including group work, and preparing group project reports and presentations

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 60%
A portfolio of professional and ethical practice and reflective learning
Using appropriate study and communication skills, students will be asked to discuss and apply requirements gathering and evaluation techniques taught during the module to relevant case studies and relate to professional, ethical, data governance, and security issues. The portfolio will consist of a case study on requirements evaluation and Ethics-by-design . This will be the equivalent of a 2,000-word report for the case study of equal weightage.

2: Group Project weighted 40%
Group Project Report
The assessment is a group project assessed through the following submitted components with specified weightings: (i) Project report (60%), (ii) Oral group presentation (40%) Marking scheme for project report: I. Project Report a. Abstract (10%) b. Introduction (10%) c. Ethical assessment of data (10%) d. Findings/results (10%) e. Conclusion (5%) f. References (5%) II. Appendix A: Minutes of the meetings (5%) III. Appendix B: Project plan (5%) The group project focuses on applying requirements and evaluation techniques to a relevant real-world case study. The groups will be formed randomly by the tutor between 4-5 students depending on the class size. The groups must communicate the results via a written report of 1,000 words along with two appendices, (A) minutes of the meetings (B) a Project Plan, and a group oral presentation lasting 20 minutes per group.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 14 May 2024