Course Catalogue

Workplace Assessment Year 2 COMPSCI2033

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Computing Science
  • Credits: 40
  • Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
  • Typically Offered: Summer
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course is intended for Graduate Apprenticeship students only.

 

Throughout their second year GA students are expected to be involved with projects at work and be making meaningful contributions. They should, at a high level, keep track of the work that they are doing and use their theoretical knowledge from first and second year classes to evaluate their progress and justify their decisions. This work will be detailed in a final report. This course, and the equivalent courses in each year of the programme, is intended to create reflective life-long learners.

Timetable

None

Requirements of Entry

Workplace Assessment Year 1

Excluded Courses

None

Assessment

Reports on workplace practices (30% each), portfolio of work (30%) plus presentation (10%).

Main Assessment In: August

Course Aims

This project gives students an opportunity to put their programming skills into practice in the workplace. They will create a portfolio of work which they will contribute to over a year of software development in their workplace. The report should detail additions they have made, the reasons for making these additions, the reasoning behind their design choices and reflection on what they learned.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the development or extension of a substantial software product which displays technical achievements in computer science.

2. Analyse software engineering best practices to write easy-to-read and suitably formed software.

3. Create software that include well-justified data structures and test coverage.

4. Document their professional activity in report form.

5. Evaluate the effectiveness of sustainability policies and processes in the workplace.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions