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 prepare for and conduct business-like meetings with your supervisor and communicate clearly and effectively with him or her. An important part of your learning will take place in direct discussion with your supervisor.

Comprising

Midpoint interview weighted at 10% - learning outcomes 1 and 2
Formal Report weighted at 70% - All learning outcomes
Demonstration/Presentation of artefact/Findings weighted at 20% - All learning outcomes

This module explicitly focuses on significant elements required for the achievement of the STAFFORDSHIRE GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES.
The project module aims 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 and deals with the selection and application of analysis and design methods as well as the development of an effective and feasible artefact , the testing of its suitability, and the critical appraisal of it as an appropriate solution to an identified problem.
You should 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 apply for faculty ethical committee approval for your project and complete a risk assessment.
Your research skills will be developed, using techniques such as literature searches, web based research, data gathering, statistical analysis and presenting the resulting information appropriately.

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.

Projects in Computing and Information Systems, A Student's Guide, Christian Dawson, 2009, Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0273721313

Managing Information Technology Projects, Kathy Schwalbe,2010, Course Technology; International ed edition , ISBN: 032478855X

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