School of Computer Science BCS accreditation 2021 - 2026

Basic understanding of web-stack and database architecture.

Assesement : Group presentation

Many fundamental concepts of architecture are discussed in this course.

Assesement : Examination, Individual coursework

In the final coursework students are required to design and implement a game which must meet minimum business requirements, for example; the use and manipulation of images and shapes, movement of objects, a simple form of collision detection, various user inputs such as the ability to pause/resume the application as well as other inputs such as codes to make the game easier or more difficult (as well as other aspects you would expect to find in a retro style game). All these components need to be modelled and structured in a fashion that allows the correct representation of systems and the structures.

Assesement : Formative and summative assessment for coursework.

Understand the gross organization of the nervous system.

Assesement : Examination, Individual coursework

Architecture of modern software systems using gitlab, jenkins, JUnit, client server architecture etc

Assesement : Examination, Individual coursework, Group coursework

Through coursework students build a chess video game and a system that simulates maze solving. While these are rudimentary systems, the architecture of the systems are indicative of architectural choices in simulation and games. 

Assesement : Coursework

Taught and discussed in class.

Assesement : Individual coursework, Lab work

An understanding of the motor systems at a variety of levels (from cellular to systems neuroscience).

Assesement : Examination, Individual coursework

These are addressed in lecture notes, slides, and videoed lectures.

Assesement : Examination, Test