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employability
Our students are highly employable. During the course, you will be able to:
• Develop the expertise that employers want from computing graduates - our Industrial Advisory Board includes experts from a range of industries including Amazon, Scottish Enterprise Tayside, NCR, Chevron and Microsoft.
• Take part in an industrial team project module and have the option to take a module about Technology Innovation Management.
• Take a work placement module between your 2nd and 3rd years. Recent work placements have been with Microsoft, NHS, Avian, Yahoo!, NCR and Cohort Studios.
By the end of the course, you will be prepared for a wide range of good career prospects in computing - the UK faces a massive shortage of graduates qualified to fill the 120,000 new jobs in computing and IT every year.
teaching and assessment
We know that the best way to learn how to design good software is to practise designing good software. You will learn to apply good software engineering principles, whatever the language or technology or platform - Java, C++,
VB.NET, C#, XML, J2EE,
ASP.NET, SQL, OpenGL, PC, UNIX... We will teach you the theory underlying software and system development at the point of need.
You will be assessed by a combination of practical coursework (20% - 50% of a module mark, typically) and end-of-semester examination. Coursework is often very practical, for example writing computer programs, designing interfaces, writing reports, constructing web sites, testing software, implementing databases, analysing problems or presenting solutions to clients.
programme content • typical degree programme example Please refer to the BSc degree structure and overview on page 134.
BSc Applied Computing/ BSc Applied Computing joint / BSc Computing & Cognitive Science Honours degrees
Advanced entry BSc Applied Computing/ BSc Applied Computing joint / BSc Computing & Cognitive Science Honours degrees (3 years)
Level 1
> Software development -Java programming, data structure and algorithms
> Web authoring > Argumentation
> People-centred computing
> Physical computing Level 2
> Software development - C++ and data structures, object-oriented design of software
> Computer systems - C, C#, Unix and the development of computer hardware
> Algorithms and artificial intelligence
> Information technology
Level 3 > Database systems > Internet programming
> Networks and data communications
> Object oriented analysis and design
> Software engineering
> Human-computer interaction (HCI)
Level 4 > 18 week Individual Project Plus 3 modules from the following:
> Industrial team project or an additional Level 3 module (compulsory)
> Multimedia audio > Computer vision > Secure e-commerce > Technology innovation management > Computer graphics
Plus 4 modules from Research Frontiers options such as: > Natural language processing > Games next generation > Intelligent agents for e-commerce > Accessibility and computing
3 Year Honours BSc Applied Computing: Human Computer Interaction degree programme
All students on the 3 year Honours BSc Applied Computing: Human Computer Interaction degree programme start the programme in the equivalent of Level 2. There is no Level 1 for this programme.
> Introduction to Software Development
> Web Authoring > Data Visualisation
> Data Structures and Algorithms
> Physical Computing > Information Technology
> Database systems > Internet programming > Agile engineering
> Human-computer interaction (HCI) and Usability Engineering
> Computing the User Experience > Games Programming
See details above for Level 4 modules.
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