CM52018: Research project
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Computer Science |
| Credits: | 40 [equivalent to 80 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 800 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWDI 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By successfully completing the unit, a student will be able to:
- Identify the tasks to be completed in a research project proposal, plan a scheme of work.
- Undertake a literature search and critically evaluate the contents of this search.
- Assemble and create the necessary software tools.
- Carry out the research to a professional standard, interacting with colleagues and reporting the research.
- Critically evaluate the research.
- Demonstrate the successful completion of the research in a well-structured and coherently written dissertation.
- Report the research to the wider research community via reports, conference participation or research journal submission.
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| Synopsis: | You will carry out a research project in one of four areas in computer science: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Mathematical Foundations, or Visual Computing. You will propose, contextualize, perform, and critically evaluate your research, and disseminate the results to an expert audience.
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| Content: | As a member of a research team, students will undertake original research in a topic related to the stream they have chosen. Research training, seminar participation training, report and journal/conference paper preparation training will be undertaken by the student.
Analytical skills (F/A), decision making (F/A), communication (F/A), communicating research analysis (F/A), project management (F/A), research analysis (T/F/A), research communication (T/F/A), research techniques (T/F/A), evaluation in complex situations (F/A), application of advanced computing tools (F/A), ethical issues (F/A), independently acquiring knowledge for continuing professional development (F).
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| Course availability: |
CM52018 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:
Department of Computer Science
- USCM-AFM01 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science (Year 4)
- USCM-AAM02 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science with Study year abroad (Year 5)
- USCM-AKM02 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- USCM-AFM27 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (Year 4)
- USCM-AAM27 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence with Study year abroad (Year 5)
- USCM-AKM27 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- USCM-AKM31 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence with professional placement (Year 5)
- USCM-AKM30 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science with professional placement (Year 5)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
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