Third Year Project Laboratory

COMP30040 Third Year Project Laboratory 40 Full year Undergraduate Level 3 Terence Morley Unit coordinator Department of Computer Science 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 20.0 Various types of project are possible as long as it is in the general area of Computer Science. Examples include software design and development, hardware design and development, mathematics, teaching, and research.Students can choose from a large selection of project proposals provided by project supervisors (the student makes three choices and will be assigned one by an allocation system). Alternatively, the student can write their own proposal and find a project supervisor to supervise the project.Students will attend weekly group meetings with their supervisor to receive support and to demonstrate the achievements each week which can later be used as part of the assessment process.Because the projects are varied, the type of learning depends on the project. For example, if a student chooses a Machine Learning project, they would need to manage their own learning in that area. Even if a project is chosen that is in an area that was studied in another unit, it is almost certain that extra learning will be required for the specific project.Materials (textual and video) are provided on various aspects of project work, such as on project planning, ethics, and report-writing. Students might use some of these resources at the start of the project, and others, like report-writing, later on in the year.The main aims for the project work done in the third year are:•    To manage and execute a substantial project in a limited time.•    To identify and learn whatever new skills are needed to complete the project.•    To apply design and engineering skills in the accomplishment of a single task. In this context the skills mentioned may be in the general area of design and engineering in its broadest sense, or may be very specifically related to particular tools.•    To effectively communicate (verbally and in writing) all aspects of the produced work.  Various types of project are possible as long as it is in the general area of Computer Science. Examples include software design and development, hardware design and development, mathematics, teaching, and research.Students can choose from a large selection of project proposals provided by project supervisors (the student makes three choices and will be assigned one by an allocation system). Alternatively, the student can write their own proposal and find a project supervisor to supervise the project.Students will attend weekly group meetings with their supervisor to receive support and to demonstrate the achievements each week which can later be used as part of the assessment process.Because the projects are varied, the type of learning depends on the project. For example, if a student chooses a Machine Learning project, they would need to manage their own learning in that area. Even if a project is chosen that is in an area that was studied in another unit, it is almost certain that extra learning will be required for the specific project.Materials (textual and video) are provided on various aspects of project work, such as on project planning, ethics, and report-writing. Students might use some of these resources at the start of the project, and others, like report-writing, later on in the year.The main aims for the project work done in the third year are:•    To manage and execute a substantial project in a limited time.•    To identify and learn whatever new skills are needed to complete the project.•    To apply design and engineering skills in the accomplishment of a single task. In this context the skills mentioned may be in the general area of design and engineering in its broadest sense, or may be very specifically related to particular tools.•    To effectively communicate (verbally and in writing) all aspects of the produced work.  The aims for the project work done in the third year are:  To manage and execute a substantial project in a limited time.  To identify and learn whatever new skills are needed to complete the project.  To apply design and engineering skills in the accomplishment of a single task.  In this context, the skills mentioned may be in the general area of design and engineering in its broadest sense, or may be very specifically related to particular tools. The project will provide the student with valuable skills that will be useful throughout their career. These skills include project management, research, design, development, testing, evaluation, and communication (verbal and written).  ILO 1: Communicate the aims and achievements of the project, as well as lessons learned, to both specialists and non-specialists; produce a technical written account.ILO 2: Design the project and its deliverables based on the review, as well as a requirements analysis, ensuring that any legal, ethical, and sustainability issues have been considered.ILO 3: Carry out the development of the project, adjusting the overall aims if required, and documenting issues encountered and problems solved.ILO 4: Evaluate the project and its deliverables and ensure that appropriate testing has been carried out.ILO 5: Plan and manage the project within the given time-frame.ILO 6: Perform a review relevant to the project to determine its scope; gain an understanding of the relevant literature and base the project work on the results; carry out further reading to support the project work at every stage. Analytical skills Innovation/creativity Project management Oral communication Problem solving Written communication Component                   WeightReport                           55%Achievements                30% Screencast                    15%Q&A                               0%  Lectures6 hours in total, all in Welcome Week 0% Enrolment restricted to students on Computer Science Single Honours and MEng programmes. N <ol><li>Portny, Stanley E. (2022). Project management for dummies. For Dummies.  ISBN:<a href="https://www.librarysearch.manchester.ac.uk/discovery/search?query=isbn,contains,9781119869917&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&sortby=rank&vid=44MAN_INST:MU_NUI&lang=en&mode=advanced&offset=0" target="_blank"> 9781119869917</a>  </li><li>Strunk, William. (2020). The elements of style. Open Road Integrated Media LLC. ISBN:<a href="https://www.librarysearch.manchester.ac.uk/discovery/search?query=isbn,contains,1504063058&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&sortby=rank&vid=44MAN_INST:MU_NUI&lang=en&mode=advanced&offset=0" target="_blank"> 1504063058 </a></li></ol> Assessment practical exam 1 Lectures 7 Project supervision 20 0 372