Module Descriptors
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN IT (D/L)
COIS61046
Key Facts
School of Digital, Technologies and Arts
Level 6
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Jonathan Westlake
Email: J.C.Westlake@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 6
Independent Study Hours: 294
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Text appropriate to the issue/problem being investigated
Module Resources
Software for referencing (eg Zotero, Refworks), mind mapping
Software appropriate to the issue/problem being investigated
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CESCOMD55503-5 Project Proposal and Professionalism or equivalent
Module Learning Strategies
Material, presented electronically, will introduce the subject area and outline the area of investigation. A maximum of 10 students will join a discussion group with a specialist supervisor being assigned to each group.
Skype (or similar) will be used for virtual individual/group meetings
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% assignment consisting of:-
5,000 word research report - Learning Outcome 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6
15 minute presentation (recorded using software such as Screencast-o-matic) - Learning Outcome 2
Module Indicative Content
This will consist of independent research in pursuance of investigating the topic chosen for the project using appropriate research methods. Students will be referred to recent publications and appropriate learning resources to complete the investigation. They will be expected to investigate and evaluate social, legal and ethical implications of the IT technology, problem or solution they research. Relevant commercial aspects will also be considered. An analysis of where mathematical principles and computational modelling are used or are necessary for the area of study will be undertaken.