CS455 - Individual Work-Based Project
| TIMETABLE | TEACHING MATERIAL |
| Credits | 40 |
| Level | 4 |
| Semester | Term 2, Term 3 |
| Availability | Available to participants taking the BSc Hons IT: Software Development Graduate Apprenticeship degree. |
| Prerequisites | Participants need to have passed years 1-3 of the BSc Hons IT: Software Development degree. |
| Learning Activities Breakdown | Self-study and preparation of the project scope, progress report, final report and demonstration. |
| Assessment | The class is assessed 100% by a project progress report, final project report and project demonstration. |
| Lecturer | Fraser MacDonald |
Aims and Objectives
This class aims to develop participants' project management skills and advance their practical understanding of software development within a work-related project. Participants are required to undertake a significant individual work-based project with minimal supervision in an area of IT that is relevant to their job role.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this class participants will be able to:
- Apply analytical and practical skills gained earlier in the programme.
- Synthesise information, ideas and practice, to develop a quality solution.
- Manage and execute a significant individual work-based project, with minimal supervision, within a field of IT agreed in discussion with the academic “client”/supervisor and the learner’s employer.
- Communicate project progress, business and technical information, and project outcomes in oral and formal written format.
- Critically evaluate the project process and outcomes.
- Specify, design, test and implement solution(s) appropriate to the (project) task and business domain.
Syllabus
For British Computer Society accreditation, it is expected that within an undergraduate programme, students will undertake a major computing project, normally in their final year and normally as an individual activity, giving them the opportunity to demonstrate:
- their ability to apply practical and analytical skills present in the programme as a whole
- innovation and/or creativity
- synthesis of information, ideas and practices to provide a quality solution together with an evaluation of that solution
- that their project meets a real need in a wider context
- the ability to self-manage a significant piece of work
- critical self-evaluation of the process
During term 1, participants will identify a project in consultation with their line manager and academic supervisor. Once the project has been approved, work on the project will take place in terms 2 and 3.
Recommended Reading
This list is indicative only – the class lecturer may recommend alternative reading material. Please do not purchase any of the reading material listed below until you have confirmed with the class lecturer that it will be used for this class.
- Participants will identify reading material which is relevant to their project.
Transferable skills
During and after completing this class participants will:
- Further develop their generic analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Further develop their verbal and written communication skills by communicating progress and project outcomes.
- Further develop their planning and time management skills through self-managing the project.
Last updated: 2022-12-15 14:37:40