COMP30910 FYP: Design and Implementation

Academic Year 2022/2023

This practice-based module tasks the student with undertaking a substantial piece of research/development work in CS, to be evaluated on the basis of a substantive final report. Students will work under the supervision of a CS staff member who will offer weekly feedback and help to establish technical goals.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

The student will learn to synthesis code and research findings into a single substantive report that makes a persuasive case for their project's merits. They will learn to set their own technical and writing goals, and to schedule their own development activities. They will develop a substantial project and manage all of its aspects to completion.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Project Supervision

12

Autonomous Student Learning

240

Total

252

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will work under the supervision of a staff member, but will learn to regulate their own development and learning activities and set their own technical goals. They will conduct background research into the relevant area and synthesis their findings in a final report. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Project: A final report (30 - 40 pages, including substantial bibliography) will be evaluated by a project review committee, on the dimensions of clarity, autonomy, technical merit and completeness. Week 12 n/a Graded Yes

100


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback from the project review committee, w.r.t. to the dimensions of interest, will be provided on demand. Feedback from supervisor to be provided in situ on a weekly basis.

Name Role
Dr Aonghus Lawlor Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Deepak Ajwani Tutor
Dr Félix Balado Pumarino Tutor
Professor Julie Berndsen Tutor
Professor Michela Bertolotto Tutor
Professor Chris Bleakley Tutor
Dr Abey Campbell Tutor
Dr Simon Caton Tutor
Assoc Professor Rem Collier Tutor
Assoc Professor Fintan Costello Tutor
Assoc Professor David Coyle Tutor
Assoc Professor Fred Cummins Tutor
Professor Pádraig Cunningham Tutor
Mr Damian Dalton Tutor
Dr Soumyabrata Dev Tutor
Dr Ruihai Dong Tutor
Mr John Dunnion Tutor
Assoc Professor Pavel Gladyshev Tutor
Dr Fatemeh Golpayegani Tutor
Assoc Professor Derek Greene Tutor
Dr Andrew Hines Tutor
Assoc Professor Neil Hurley Tutor
Assoc Professor Georgiana Ifrim Tutor
Dr Anca Delia Jurcut Tutor
Professor Mark Keane Tutor
Professor Tahar Kechadi Tutor
Assoc Professor Nhien An Le Khac Tutor
Dr David Lillis Tutor
Assoc Professor Brian Mac Namee Tutor
Professor Eleni Mangina Tutor
Dr Ravi Manumachu Tutor
Dr Mark Matthews Tutor
Assoc Professor Gavin McArdle Tutor
Assoc Professor Lorraine McGinty Tutor
Mr Henry McLoughlin Tutor
Assoc Professor Catherine Mooney Tutor
Professor John Murphy Tutor
Professor Liam Murphy Tutor
Dr Vivek Nallur Tutor
Professor Gregory O'Hare Tutor
Dr Michael O'Mahony Tutor
Dr Liliana Pasquale Tutor
Assoc Professor Gianluca Pollastri Tutor
Dr Seán Russell Tutor
Dr Colm Ryan Tutor
Dr Takfarinas Saber Tutor
Assoc Professor Mark Scanlon Tutor
Assoc Professor Guenole Silvestre Tutor
Professor Barry Smyth Tutor
Mr Ranul Thantilage Tutor
Assoc Professor Tony Veale Tutor
Dr Anthony Ventresque Tutor
Dr Shen Wang Tutor
Dr Lina Xu Tutor
Assoc Professor Mel Ó Cinnéide Tutor