CSC-40041 - Research Horizons

Coordinator: Alastair D Channon Room: CR035 Tel: +44 1782 7 34270

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Level: Level 7

Credits: 15

Study Hours: 150

School Office: 01782 733075

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

Research Horizons provides the key knowledge and skills required for a student to undertake a literature review of a Computer Science research topic related to the Division's research, and to develop a novel research idea and plan for a research proposal.

Aims

The module provides the knowledge and skills required for a student to be able to undertake a simple literature review of a Computer Science research topic related to the Division's research, and to develop a novel research idea and plan for a research proposal.

Intended Learning Outcomes

undertake a critical literature review of a Computer Science research topic: 1
develop a novel research idea, and plan for a corresponding research proposal: 2
critically assess aspects of research ideas and options for the corresponding research proposals: 1,2
critically assess published research results in the context of the relevant literature and identify potential ways of expanding the reported research: 2

Study hours

12 hours seminars;
138 hours guided independent study.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 50%
Literature review
2000- to 3000-word literature review of a Computer Science research topic related to the Division's research.

2: Coursework weighted 50%
Research proposal
800- to 1200-word research proposal, including: outline of the novel research idea; motivation of the work, citing relevant research literature; the research question or questions to be addressed; and a plan that could be used to tackle them. The plan could be for a potential MSc or MComp project, or for potential use in a PhD proposal.

CSC-40041 - Module Specification School of Computing and Mathematics Faculty of Natural Sciences

CSC-40041 - Module Specification
School of Computing and Mathematics
Faculty of Natural Sciences