Software Engineering (in partnership with KMITL) BSc/MSci
Individual Project (H) (Single) COMPSCI4025P
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Computing Science
- Credits: 40
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
The aim of the individual project is to allow students to undertake a substantial piece of individual work, involving planning, specification, design, execution, evaluation, presentation and report-writing.
Timetable
Students have one meeting per week with their supervisors throughout the duration of the project.
Excluded Courses
Individual Project (H) (Combined)
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Project 100%.
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
The aim of the individual project is to allow students to undertake a substantial piece of individual work, involving planning, specification, design, execution, evaluation, presentation and report-writing.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of the course students will be able to:
1. Manage and organise a large independent solo piece of work;
2. Choose among technologies, tools and approaches and apply them effectively;
3. Synthesise technical skills appropriately to address a single challenging problem;
4. Develop a substantial product which demonstrates technical achievement in computer science;
5. Appropriately evaluate the outcome of their work;
6. Conduct themselves in a professional manner, taking responsibility for the progress of the project, recording their time and effectively using their supervisor's input;
7. Write a coherent, literate dissertation that documents the project, justifies decisions made and sets their work in context;
8. Present their work orally to a technical audience, communicating their project precisely and fluently;
9. Produce concise, informative video summaries of their work.