School of Computer Science BCS accreditation 2021 - 2026

Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) wIE MEng (Hons) - 2.3.2 Development of general transferable skills

COMP10120 First Year Team Project

Problem solving, group working, communication and presentation skills, self learning through enquiry based learning, reflection.

Assesement : Individual coursework, Presentation

COMP13212 Data Science

The outcomes of the assessed labs are reports in the form of Jupyter Notebooks. In producing these from the lab scripts (which are themselves Jupyter Notebooks), the students are "walked through" the act of producing a valid report.

Assesement : Lab work

COMP15111 Fundamentals of Computer Architecture

Problem solving is an important part of the course.

Assesement : Examination, Individual coursework

COMP16321 Introduction to Programming 1

We teach problem solving skills through a series of workshops

Assesement : Individual coursework, Lab work

COMP16412 Introduction to Programming 2

Every week, there is a workshop where we challenge our students to solve a set of problems, which is always related to the week's topic. The activities have to be conducted in teams of 5-6 students that are arranged on an ad-hoc basis. This involves collaboration and discussion with others, reaching agreements and delegating on others.

Assesement : Workshop

BIOL10832 Excitable Cells

Exam and online assessments involve numeric literacy (working with equations and graphs).

Assesement : Examination, Online summative assessments.

PSYC10100 Research Methods

handling and analysis of research data

Assesement : Examination, Individual coursework

PSYC10431 Introduction to Cognition

Synthesise information; summarise theories and evidence; evaluate evidence; work in groups; present a clear and concise overview of a topic for a broad audience.

Assesement : Group coursework

PSYC11222 Brain and Behaviour

Independently gather and select the most relevant information from a body of work through online and library sources; Present concise and persuasive arguments; Develop skills in critical thinking.

Assesement : Examination, Individual coursework

COMP23111 Database Systems

Students must use their problem solving skills throughout the course unit.

Assesement : Individual coursework, Lab work

COMP23311 Software Engineering 1

Students have to communicate with other team members and the GTAs in marking interviews to explain what they have done

Assesement : Group coursework

COMP23412 Software Engineering 2

This course unit aims to simulate a software engineering team where the members of the team are given a set of requirements and then, apply the the theoretical principles taught. Teams are expected to self-learn of components involving development frameworks and external software services.

Assesement : Not Assessed

COMP28112 Distributed Systems

Development of transferable skills are required in the form of problem solving, communication, self-learning and (software) functionality design, development and improvement. These skills are to be tested as both formative and summative assessment.

Assesement : Individual coursework, Lab work

BIOL22341 Sensory Systems for Human Computer Interaction

Be able to retrieve information from non-lecture sources; integrate with material delivered in the modules.

Assesement : Examination, Individual coursework

PSYC21112 Perception & Action

Synthesising information; summarising theories and evidence; critical thinking; evaluating research; working in groups; communicating effectively both orally and in writing; presenting concise and persuasive arguments

Assesement : Examination, Individual coursework

PSYC21122 Cognitive Neuroscience

Independently gather and select the most relevant information from a body of work through online and library sources; Present concise and persuasive arguments; Produce a written summary of research for an academic audience; Work effectively in a team; Develop skills in critical thinking.

Assesement : Examination

PSYC21181 Cognition

With guidance, conduct research on a topic in cognitive psychology; Use a range of sources (library, internet, electronic databases) to gather information; Plan and construct a written argument based around appropriate theoretical and empirical evidence; Structure research results in a clear and coherent report format; Communicate research findings in accordance with APA guidelines.

Assesement : Examination

COMP30040 Third Year Project Laboratory

Independent planning and working, self guided professional development, reporting via written work and a video,

Assesement : Individual coursework, Presentation

COMP33511 User Experience

Students are encouraged to take part in in-lecture discussions with their peers.

Assesement : Not Assessed

SOST30022 Advanced Social Network Analysis

Data handling, interpretation and reporting of quantitative analysis. The course provides atoolbox whose acquired skills will make the student a network analyst with unique skillson the labour market. The well trained network analyst is a scarce resource and is uniquelyequipped to answer questions in a wide array of areas, from organisational problems inbusiness to disease spread in populations as well as being able to provide unique solutionsto address concerns about information flow from a government or business perspective.

Assesement : Individual coursework