Module Descriptors
PROJECT (IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING)
COIS50584
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Susan Bailey
Email: S.Bailey@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 4
Independent Study Hours: 146
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • REPORT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A report covering implementation and testing worth 100% to normally be of approximately 7,500 words in length.

Milestone 1 -Implementation, testing and evaluation, learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Milestone 2 -Demonstration/Presentation of implementation, learning outcome 3.
Module Indicative Content
Implementation of the proposed solution:
- of a significant level of difficulty
- pertinent to the award
- Evidence of input from final year topics of study in particular the route options
The documented selection and use of implementation media, testing methods.
A Critical evaluation
Presentation skills
Module Learning Strategies
20 min session with tutor (1:1)
Supervisory meetings with tutor
Self directed study
Module Resources
The Project Handbook
The Library
ITS and Octagon laboratories
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Students must have attended Level 1 modules or have an equivalent background, and studied Project (Research, Analysis and Design).
Module Texts
The Project Handbook

Projects in Computing and Information Systems, A Student's Guide, Christian Dawson, 2005, Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0321263553
Success in Your Project, Philip Weaver, 2004, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0273678094
Similar texts are appropriate.