CE905-7-FY-CO:
Individual Project
2024/25
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
15
17 June 2022
Requisites for this module
(none)
CE902
(none)
(none)
(none)
MSC G400CH Advanced Computer Science,
MSC G411CH Artificial Intelligence,
MSC H612CH Computer Engineering,
MSC H610CH Electronic Engineering
This is a module in which students undertake an individual project under the guidance of a member of academic staff from the School. Students choose from a wide range of topics in Computer Science and Electronic Engineering. Professional development elements such as risk analysis, project management, ethics and intellectual property (IP) are embedded in the project structure. A short series of lectures outlines the essential ingredients of these subjects.
This module is part of a 3+1 joint course with a partner institution that enables students to graduate from their home institution, and also obtain an Essex M.Sc. It is designed to fulfil those requirements of the home institution regarding project work, and also prepare them for the M.Sc. dissertation module CE901.
The module is only available to students from the partner institution. Its primary aim is to give students an opportunity to manage a project from beginning to end under the guidance of an individual supervisor, and thereby gain insight into a variety of professional development issues
The aims of the module are to:
1. Apply an appropriate design methodology to achieve a product defined by a specification.
2. Use Gantt charts and time management techniques to plan and manage a project over a period of six months or more.
3. Locate and read references and produce summaries and critical analysis of them. Be aware of peer review as a means of the quality assurance of written work.
4. Record plans, ideas, results, and reflections in a log book as defined in the project guidebook.
5. Work as an individual to specify, design, construct and test a system to meet a project requirement.
6. Demonstrate oral and written communication skills through the writing of the initial and final report, and by providing a working demonstration of the project product at the Presentation, Demonstration, and Oral Examination (PDO).
7. Present and discuss ideas informally with academic supervisors.
8. Plan an employability strategy in light of current knowledge regarding graduate employment.
9. Define and discuss the role of an engineer in society particularly related to professional ethics.
10. Plan and report on the aspects of risk within their specific project.
11. Explain the meaning of Intellectual Property and ways in which IP can be protected.
This is a module in which individual students work under a project supervisor to produce a final product starting from a project description provided by the supervisor. Projects are allocated at the start of the year. Working space is provided for students and regular weekly meetings are held with supervisors.
Teaching is primarily achieved through regular one-to-one meetings with a member of academic staff acting as a project supervisor. Students will gain project management techniques by hands-on experience, guided by concise set of lectures.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr John Woods, email: woodjt@essex.ac.uk.
Dr John Woods
School Office, email: csee-schooloffice (non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create full e-mail address), Telephone 01206 872770
No
No
No
Dr Dimitrios Kanoulas
UCL
Associate Professor
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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