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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

COMP3840Interdisciplinary Project
COMP3841Interdisciplinary Project
COMP5200MMSc 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 typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Presentation18.008.00
Supervision121.0012.00
Meetings61.006.00
Lectures61.006.00
Private study hours568.00
Total Contact hours32.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)600.00

Private study

- Self-directed study: 568 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Scoping and planning document
- Progress Meeting with supervisor and assessor
- Regular meetings with supervisor(s).

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
ProjectDissertation95.00
PresentationPresentation5.00
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 module

Last updated: 10/11/2015

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