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CSC-10079 - Module Specification
School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

CSC-10079 - Professional Practice in Computing
Coordinator: Sangeeta Sangeeta Tel: +44 1782 7 33079
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733075

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

This module introduces you to aspects of professionalism and ethics, communication and writing styles: these are also useful transferable skills in science and engineering more generally. The module provides you with important transitional skills that will be built upon in future modules and subsequent careers. The module provides guidance on enhancing employability skills, and advice on working in teams. Delivery of the module will include workshop activities providing you with opportunities to work individually or as part of a team, and involvement with careers and the library via guest lectures.

Aims
To enable students to understand the requirements of professional practice and to support them in the development of confidence and competence in a range of academic and professional skills for study and communication.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Communicate information tailored to different audiences in a variety of formats: 1
Apply appropriate academic and professional skills in Computer Science: 1
Describe the requirements of professional practice in Computer Science: 1

Study hours

Lectures: 20 hours (will include occasional practical workshop components)
Practicals/Workshops: 10 hours
Unsupervised coursework preparation: 40 hours
Self study: 80 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 100%
A portfolio submission including both report and skills components
Using academic, professional and communications skills, students will be asked to communicate via presentation materials and prepare an individual report. This will be the equivalent of a 3000-4000 word report.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. 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/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025