Module Descriptors
PROFESSIONAL COMPUTING DISSERTATION (DISTANCE LEARNING)
COIS71002
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 7
60 credits
Contact
Leader: Euan Wilson
Email: E.D.Wilson@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 12
Independent Study Hours: 588
Total Learning Hours: 600
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A COURSEWORK weighted at 100% (Learning Outcomes 1 to 4) comprising:
An academic report (the Dissertation) (80%). 15,000 words.
A demonstration and viva-voce examination following the submission of the thesis (20%).
An academic report (the Dissertation) (80%). 15,000 words.
A demonstration and viva-voce examination following the submission of the thesis (20%).
Module Indicative Content
The dissertation focuses on a specific area of study within the MSc award. In most cases, this area of study will be determined by current thematic or technical research areas from within the Faculty (for example to align with research undertaken by Applied Research Centres, Academic Groups, Special Interest Groups, or areas of research undertaken by individual members of Academic staff).
The programme of study will be based on a plan of work determined by Supervisor-Student dialogue and also be informed by prior related work where appropriate (e.g. the output of the Research Methods module). The development of the content will be governed by the norms associated with the development of a technical thesis.
The programme of study will be based on a plan of work determined by Supervisor-Student dialogue and also be informed by prior related work where appropriate (e.g. the output of the Research Methods module). The development of the content will be governed by the norms associated with the development of a technical thesis.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
You will need access to these resources:
- The Module Handbook including schedule and module descriptor on the Blackboard virtual learning environment;
- Guided reading material Text books, journals and recommended online sources in the research domain;
- Word processing, statistical analysis and presentation graphics software.
- Specific software and hardware (to be determined as part of the scoping of the dissertation).
- The Module Handbook including schedule and module descriptor on the Blackboard virtual learning environment;
- Guided reading material Text books, journals and recommended online sources in the research domain;
- Word processing, statistical analysis and presentation graphics software.
- Specific software and hardware (to be determined as part of the scoping of the dissertation).
Module Texts
Recommended texts:
Succeeding With Your Master's Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Handbook 2nd Edition
Biggam, John
Pages: 338
Publisher: Open University Press
Date Published: 03/2011
LC Call Number: LJ2369 -- .B54 2011eb
eISBN: 9780335242269
pISBN: 9780335242252
Dewey Decimal Number:
OCLC Number: 726826944
Succeeding With Your Master's Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Handbook 2nd Edition
Biggam, John
Pages: 338
Publisher: Open University Press
Date Published: 03/2011
LC Call Number: LJ2369 -- .B54 2011eb
eISBN: 9780335242269
pISBN: 9780335242252
Dewey Decimal Number:
OCLC Number: 726826944
Module Learning Strategies
Online supervisory meetings over a 26 week (maximum) period. The module will consist of regular online supervisory meetings to discuss the progress of students' work & research and to provide feedback on written work submitted in draft form. Primarily, however, the module will be based on independent learning based on the following tasks: (a) establishing a preliminary bibliography and confirming/refining the scope of a chosen topic, (b) pursuing a programme of systematic research, including the selection and evaluation of critical, conceptual and contextual materials, (c) providing chapter-length drafts for supervisors' comment at mutually-agreed points in the academic year, and refining and editing these drafts prior to final submission of the dissertation.