Module Descriptors
PROJECT: PLANNING, MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION AND APPRAISAL
COIS60433
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Robert Kinmond
Email: R.M.Kinmond@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 8
Independent Study Hours: 142
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
An important part of the learning strategy is the direct one-to-one supervision of your project by a supervisor. Contact hours would typically be 20 minutes per week. Induction sessions are also provided in the form of 2 hour lectures for the first four weeks of the module.
The majority of your time will be spent in self-managed learning.
The independent learning for this module will include your keeping of a logbook, which will encourage you to reflect about the problems you are meeting and the ways in which you are solving them. You will learn to prepare for and conduct business-like meetings with your supervisor and to communicate clearly and effectively with him or her. An important part of your learning will take place in direct discussion with your supervisor.
The majority of your time will be spent in self-managed learning.
The independent learning for this module will include your keeping of a logbook, which will encourage you to reflect about the problems you are meeting and the ways in which you are solving them. You will learn to prepare for and conduct business-like meetings with your supervisor and to communicate clearly and effectively with him or her. An important part of your learning will take place in direct discussion with your supervisor.
Module Indicative Content
This module is one of a collection of three. The three project modules aim to provide an opportunity for you to undertake and manage a significant project on an individual basis. This module will enable you to develop Project Management and communication skills.
You should be able to identify a project suitable to your award. You will write a project proposal detailing the expected deliverables of the project and produce a realistic project plan, taking into account any relevant constraints.
You will need to establish the ethical basis and apply for faculty ethical committee approval for your project
You should critically appraise the results of your project.
You will be required to submit a report detailing the context of the project and the knowledge you have obtained through your research. The report should conform to prescribed standards of referencing.
You should be able to identify a project suitable to your award. You will write a project proposal detailing the expected deliverables of the project and produce a realistic project plan, taking into account any relevant constraints.
You will need to establish the ethical basis and apply for faculty ethical committee approval for your project
You should critically appraise the results of your project.
You will be required to submit a report detailing the context of the project and the knowledge you have obtained through your research. The report should conform to prescribed standards of referencing.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework weighted at 100% weighted assessing Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Module Resources
The Library,
ITS and Computing labs,
the Project Handbook and guidelines,
academic expertise and industrial expertise
ITS and Computing labs,
the Project Handbook and guidelines,
academic expertise and industrial expertise
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Student must be registered on the final year of an award in computing or a related area.
Module Texts
The Project Handbook
Literature search texts
Any text in the area of investigation and domain analysis which is relevant within the scope of your project
Any text in the area of project management and communication which is relevant within the scope of your project
Literature search texts
Any text in the area of investigation and domain analysis which is relevant within the scope of your project
Any text in the area of project management and communication which is relevant within the scope of your project