Course co-ordinator(s): Dr Diana Bental (Edinburgh), Dr Idris Skloul Ibrahim (Edinburgh), Dr Santiago Chumbe (Edinburgh).
Aims:
Development of project design and implementation skills both contextualised in the company that is hosting the project
Detailed Information
Course Description: Link to Official Course Descriptor.
Pre-requisites: none.
Linked course(s): F20PP Industrial Project: Research Methods and Requirements Engineering (GA) & F20PR Industrial Project: Testing and Presentation (GA) assessed synoptically.
Location: Edinburgh.
Semester: AY.
Syllabus:
- Software and/or experimental design and its documentation
- Commercial practice in applied design of software, of relevance in the context of host company.
Learning Outcomes: Subject Mastery
- Software design and implementation skills
- Software development skills in an industrial context
- Can relate/apply learned skills in work place
Learning Outcomes: Personal Abilities
- Time management
- Project Management
- Awareness of distinctive features of industrial practice
- Can adapt and conduct project to meet work place needs
- Can identify, define, and analyse alternative project scenarios when necessary
- Take significant responsibility for their work and for a range of resources
- Can communicate effectively with work colleagues on learned issues
Assessment Methods: Due to covid, assessment methods for Academic Year 2020-21 may vary from those noted on the official course descriptor. Please see the Computer Science Course Weightings and the Maths Course Weightings for 2020-21 Semester 1 assessment methods.
SCQF Level: 10.
Credits: 15.