Students have the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of an area of computing and the practical application of that knowledge to a problem which requires research-based techniques or the use of advanced techniques in an academic or industrial setting.

Transferable skills:

Students successfully completing this unit will have demonstrated that they can:

• manage their time to complete a project to a demanding schedule
• assimilate and synthesise a substantial body of work,
• write a substantial, well-structured report, understanding and adhering to the conventions for good technical writing in English,
• situate their own work within wider intellectual and engineering contexts.

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

Module specific:

• Demonstrate knowledge, synthesis and critical assessment of a body of previous work and techniques to achieve substantial written and practical deliverables,
• Design and execute appropriate research design, evaluation, hypothesis formulation and testing
• Integrate knowledge, tools, techniques and skills from other parts of the course with previous experience and work in this unit to achieve the aims of the individual dissertation project.
• Undertake further work in their topic area as a professional practitioner or researcher, and to use the methods and skills they have obtained to extend the range and depth of their competency in computing science.

Transferable skills:

• Manage time to complete a project to a demanding schedule
• Assimilate and synthesise a substantial body of unfamiliar work,
• Apply familiar solutions to new problems,
• Write substantial, well-structured reports, understanding and adhering to the conventions for good technical writing in English,
• Situate their own work within wider intellectual and engineering contexts.

References, papers, software and other resources will be determined by the individual supervisor. All the core information for this unit is published in the CMPSMP6Y Handbook, which is distributed electronically and is also available on Blackboard (and the Courseware site) for this unit.

Recommended reading:

J. Zobel, Writing for Computer Science, Springer, 1997 ISBN 981-3083-22-0

In addition you will be expected to read extensively on your dissertation topic, but the literature is dependent on the topic, directed by your dissertation supervisor.

Teaching is by individual or small group supervision.

The objective of this unit is to enable students to gain experience of independent project work, which normally includes substantial research and practical elements. Students may choose a topic from a published list or propose their own. In either case the choice must be agreed with the supervisor. Full details of this unit are contained in the Masters Dissertation Handbook, which will be available on Blackboard and the hardcopy may be distributed to students at the start of the Spring Semester.

Submission

Written coursework should be submitted by following the standard CMP practice. Students are advised to refer to the  Guidelines and Hints on Written Work in CMP.

Dealines

Coursework should be submitted before 23:59 on the deadline day. Paper copies can be submitted via the Hub drop boxes up to 22.00  in the LTS Hub, and there will be a ‘late box’ in the Library for submissions between 22.00 and midnight.

If coursework is handed in after the deadline day or an agreed extension:
 

All extension requests will be managed through the LTS Hub. A request for an extension to a deadline for the submission of work for assessment should be submitted by the student to the appropriate Learning and Teaching Service Hub, prior to the deadline, on a University Extension Request Form accompanied by appropriate evidence. Extension requests will be considered by the appropriate Learning and Teaching Service Manager in those instances where (a) acceptable extenuating circumstances exist and (b) the request is submitted before the deadline. All other cases will be considered by a Coursework Coordinator in CMP.



Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the copying or close paraphrasing of published or unpublished work, including the work of another student; without due acknowledgement. Plagiarism is regarded a serious offence by the University, and all cases will be investigated. Possible consequences of plagiarism include deduction of marks anddisciplinary action, as detailed by UEA's Policy on Plagiarism and Collusion.