Module Descriptors
BIOMETRICS 1
COCS50269
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Hodgkiss
Email: D.D.Hodgkiss@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
1 Lecture and 2 practicals per week (1:n)1 (1:20)2
In addition the student will be required to undertake an amount of independent learning in order to complete the assignment together with background/directed reading to support lecture and tutorial material.
In addition the student will be required to undertake an amount of independent learning in order to complete the assignment together with background/directed reading to support lecture and tutorial material.
Module Resources
Internet and library access
Computer laboratory with appropriate security, forensic and biometric hardware and software and suitably configured operating system(s)
Computer laboratory with appropriate security, forensic and biometric hardware and software and suitably configured operating system(s)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00869-1 Algorithms and Data Structures in C or equivalent
Module Texts
Reid, P. (2004) Biometrics for Network Security Prentice Hall, USA. ISBN 0-13-101549-4
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment: 100% (Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)
Assignment is a combination of written report covering aspects of biometric orientated installations together with the development of a system that utilises biometric hardware and software.
Assignment is a combination of written report covering aspects of biometric orientated installations together with the development of a system that utilises biometric hardware and software.
Module Indicative Content
Bio-engineering; HCI issues; Hardware interaction / interfacing; pattern recognition; Further Digital Signal Processing; Implementation issues; Metrics and Taxonomy - fingerprints, face, iris, retina, hand, voice, keyboard dynamics etc.