CS5199 Individual Masters Project

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students. Only available to students in the final year of a MSci Computer Science programme

Planned timetable

Full-time for one semester.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module Staff

TBC Module coordinator(s): Project Coordinator - Computer Science (project-coord-cs@st-andrews.ac.uk)

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module allows students to undertake a major software engineering or research project, under the guidance of an individual supervisor. The project builds on experience gained in previous years.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU SHOULD PASS CS3099 AND BE ENROLLED ON THE MSCI HONOURS COMPUTER SCIENCE

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

No Re-assessment available

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Individual supervision.

Scheduled learning hours

45

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

555

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

CS5199 Individual Masters Project

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students. Only available to students in the final year of a MSci Computer Science programme

Planned timetable

Full-time for one semester.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module Staff

TBC Module coordinator(s): Project Coordinator - Computer Science (project-coord-cs@st-andrews.ac.uk)

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module allows students to undertake a major software engineering or research project, under the guidance of an individual supervisor. The project builds on experience gained in previous years.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU SHOULD PASS CS3099 AND BE ENROLLED ON THE MSCI HONOURS COMPUTER SCIENCE

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

No Re-assessment available

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Individual supervision.

Scheduled learning hours

45

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

555

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.