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IT Industry Placement (ISYS90080)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Not available in 2017
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Aims
Candidates will undertake as individuals or as a member of a team a designated investigative project with a suitable industry partner which could involve critical analysis of a topic, experimental research, development and/or the solution of an industrial problem. Rigorous planning and scheduling of the project, time management, written and verbal technical communication, interpretation of results and team work will be required. The project will involve a mixture of on- and off-campus work.
This subject is intended to provide high-performing graduate students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge in an industry setting, under the joint supervision of an industry and academic mentor.
Indicative Content
The project content will vary considerably across partners, but example projects are: assistance in the development of a GPU library for weather forecasting; the implementation of a series of algorithms for tracking trends in social media data; and the analysis of traffic flow data using optimisation techniques.
Intended learning outcomes
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Plan and conduct an independent project within an industrial setting
- Communicate their research plan orally to an audience of their peers
- Present a detailed written report
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
- Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and IT fundamentals
- Ability to communicate effectively, not only with IT specialists but also with the community at large
- In-depth technical competence in at least one IT discipline
- Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
- Ability to function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member
- Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning
- Intellectual curiosity and creativity, including understanding of the philosophical and methodological bases of research activity
- Profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship
Last updated: 3 November 2022