2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
COMP3860 Research Project
60 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Dr Lydia Lau
Email: l.m.s.lau@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
This module is mutually exclusive with
COMP3840 | Interdisciplinary Project |
COMP3841 | Interdisciplinary Project |
COMP5200M | MSc Project |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:- select an area for study consistent with research in the School and appropriate to the programme of study;
- negotiate with a supervisor to define a problem to be solved;
- identify and review relevant literature;
- identify and implement an appropriate project methodology;
- manage the project using appropriate tools and techniques;
- deliver a solution as negotiated with the supervisor;
- evaluate the solution;
- give a presentation to an audience of peers and staff on aspects of the project;
- write a report presenting the problem and its solution;
- reflect upon the project experience.
Syllabus
- Literature search and review techniques;
- Project methodology and management;
- Solution implementation;
- Evaluation;
- Report writing;
- Presentation skills;
- Ethics;
- Reflection on experience.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Presentation | 1 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
Supervision | 12 | 1.00 | 12.00 |
Meetings | 6 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
Lectures | 6 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
Private study hours | 568.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 32.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 600.00 |
Private study
- Self-directed study: 568 hoursOpportunities for Formative Feedback
- Scoping and planning document- Progress Meeting with supervisor and assessor
- Regular meetings with supervisor(s).
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Project | Dissertation | 95.00 |
Presentation | Presentation | 5.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated.
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 10/11/2015
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