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Aims:

The aim of the module is to give undergraduate students exposure to cutting-edge research undertaken in the department and enhance student awareness of the range of research in computer science. The module will allow undergraduate students to develop research skills in computer science and its specific sub-disciplines, by means of an actual research project, conducted in small groups and under the direct supervision of an active academic researcher.

Intended learning outcomes:

On successful completion of the module, a student will be able to:

1. Formulate research questions.
2. Plan and execute research activities in a systematic and organized way.
3. Critically evaluate and review their work and the work of others.
4. Effectively communicate their research work and findings.

Indicative content:

Students will work in groups to conduct a research project and produce a report/ paper presenting their results, under the supervision of a member of research/ academic staff.

This will build on work previously undertaken in Research Methods (COMP0030) for MEng Computer Science students or Directed Reading (COMP0007) for MEng Mathematical Computation students.

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• Module introduction, team formation, and assignment to research supervisor:
  • For MEng Computer Science students, the team and research supervisor will be the same as for Research Methods (COMP0030).
  • For MEng Mathematical Computation students, team formation and assignment to research supervisor will occur late in Term 1.
• Definition of scope of the projects and agreement of the steps to be undertaken (project specific.)
• Research is undertaken under the guidance and supervision of the research supervisor, and tutorials will run on a weekly basis.
• Preparation of final deliverables. Each team is required to submit a paper/ report, presenting the results of the project (e.g., hypothesis/ research idea, methodology followed, experiments conducted, analysis of results). Each student is also required to submit a personal report giving (a) a critical assessment of the project results, (b) a detailed assessment of their own role, including a summary of what they contributed, and (c) a brief assessment of each group member.
• Reading lists are project-specific and will be provided on a per-group basis.

Requisites:

To be eligible to select this module as optional or elective, a student must either (1) be registered on MEng Computer Science and have taken Research Methods (COMP0030) in Term 1; or (2) be registered on MEng Mathematical Computation and have taken Directed Reading (COMP0007) in Year 2.