Undergraduate Course: MInf Project Phase 1 (INFR10038)
Course Outline
School |
School of Informatics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Informatics |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/mpp1 |
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Course description |
MInf Project Phase 1 is the second of three courses which comprise the M.Inf Project process. Collectively, these courses involve the student in a substantial piece of practical work, conducted individually under the supervision of a member of teaching staff. They allow students to demonstrate their ability to devise, organise and carry out a substantial investigation into a problem in Informatics, according to sound scientific and engineering principles, and to deepen the student's competence in a particular area of Informatics. The project will normally involve the construction of an artifact, whether software, hardware, a robotic device, some other artifact incorporating computation, or some combination of these.
In MInf Project Phase 1, the student begins execution of the project plan and writes a short interim progress report, describing work conducted so far and any resulting changes to the original plan. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
For MInf fourth year students only.
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - Conduct a programme of work in initial investigation of the topic under study.
2 - Discuss and solve conceptual problems which arise during the initial investigation.
3 - Justify initial design decisions.
4 - Critically evaluate progress and revise goals, methodologies and workplan as appropriate. |
Assessment Information
Written Examination 0
Assessed Assignments 100
The course is assessed on the basis of a written interim project report of around eight pages. A good interim report might be organised as follows:
Context: a brief review of the project and original plan.
Progress: a description of work undertaken so far (e.g. design, prototype implementation, preliminary results).
Plan Review: a discussion of the impact of progress on the plan for phase 2 (e.g. revised goals or timetable, extensions).
Revised Workplan: A timetable detailing what will be done in phase 2.
The two markers independently allocate a numerical mark. These are used to determine the final mark, which is normally the average of the two marks. |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Amos Storkey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1208
Email: A.Storkey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Kate Weston
Tel: (0131 6)50 2701
Email: Kate.Weston@ed.ac.uk |
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1 September 2010 6:10 am
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