CE911-7-SU : MSc Industry Based Project and Dissertation

Please find all the information, materials, course syllabus and assessment criteria that you need for CE911 on the CE901 page.


Learning outcomes
The aim of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to apply computer science and/or engineering principles and techniques to the solution of a practical problem.

Learning Outcomes
After completing this module students will be expected to have:

1. Researched the background and literature relating to a practical problem involving the application of computer science and/or engineering.
2. Written a formal project proposal which contains an outline solution to the problem, and which clearly defines the scope of the project.
3. Designed, implemented and tested a solution to the problem according to appropriate computer science and/or engineering principles.
4. Written a dissertation about the project.
5. Given an oral presentation and answered questions about the project.
6. Given a demonstration of the implemented solution.
7. Demonstrated the use of appropriate project management tools to organise and prioritise the various tasks involved in producing both the solution and the report.


Outline syllabus

All taught course MSc students, who have been successful in their examinations, undertake an individual project during the summer. The project, which must be in an approved area of computer science and/or engineering, is carried out under the supervision of a member of staff, and leads to a substantial dissertation.

Students who wish to undertake this industrially based alternative to CE901 must propose the subject of their projects and obtain the agreement of the Department during the Autumn term. Arrangements have to be in place for the student to commence work on this module as soon as the examinations are completed.

Industrial placements vary enormously in their terms and conditions. The deadline for submission and subsequent assessment of the work is an agreement between the student, the Department and the company concerned, and is arranged on an individual basis.