Full document describing all aspects of the curriculum, release 2 (pdf)

PROJECTAIMS:This module is intended to provide the student with the experience of developing a substantialpiece of individual work, from concept to completion. For this, the student will have to identify theskills and knowledge necessary for a successful completion, acquire them by personal study andemploy them appropriately. Time constraints will ensure that students will acquire skills in timemanagement and in scheduling and managing inter-related tasks. Good presentational skills,written and oral, will be essential for the student's description of the work undertaken.Students are encouraged to undertake projects in association with industrial, commercial orpublic service sponsors. Part-time students are particularly encouraged to undertake, wherepossible, the project at their place of work.Learning approaches: supervisory teams will provide guidance as and when necessary.However, it is to be emphasised that the student is expected to drive the project, to takeresponsibility for the acquisition of necessary skills and knowledge and to ensure that tasks arecompleted within the agreed timescales.LEARNING OUTCOMES:Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:• produce terms of reference for a project to be undertaken;• construct a project from unstructured ideas through critical analysis of the problem area• identify skills which are necessary for a successful completion of the project;• identify a reasonable course of action for making good any deficiency in expertise which isidentified as necessary for the project, and pursue it effectively;• employ good time-management practice in the pursuit of the project;• schedule tasks appropriately so that the available resources are fully utilised;• conceive, design, implement and deliver a software system in an organised, repeatable way;• present written reports in a manner appropriate to the demands of the project, in particular, aformal presentation of material as demanded in an academic medium such as a journal orset of conference proceedings;• make an oral presentation describing the project, using appropriate technology, and be ableto answer questions on it from an informed audience.SYLLABUS CONTENT:• Semester 1. Students consider the subject area in which they would like to undertake aproject. If students are arranging their own project, particularly with an external agency, suchas a local company, they should start discussions about the scope and content.• Semester 2. At the beginning of semester 2, internal projects are described; studentsinvestigate the possibilities in discussions with the project co-ordinator and the projectproposer (who will often, subsequently, be the project supervisor).• Semester 3. Students complete their terms of reference, in collaboration with their projectsupervisor and then complete all outstanding work on the project.PREREQUISITES: Passed all examsRECOMMENDED ASSESMENT: Coursework, written and approved thesis, and oral publicpresentationhttp://perun.im.ns.ac.yu/msc-se/ 35