CP4200 - Honours Project (Part 1 of 4)

Available to Information Technology Honours students. Except with the approval of the Head of School/Associate Dean, all subjects in a chain must be studied in consecutive study periods.

A major project in computer science, to be carried out under the supervision of a staff member. The project will require a survey of the relevant literature, an analysis of the problem to be solved, the design and implementation of the solution and verification and evaluation of the results. Progress reports are required during the year and a complete account of the work done must be given in the final report, which should include a critical appraisal of the objectives, techniques and results of the project.

Learning Outcomes

• apply skills gained in the verbal presentation of ideas and technical material via formal seminar presentations;
• produce a substantial piece of technical writing in the form of a thesis or report.

Subject Assessment

• Integrated assessment across subject chain.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.