Information Systems
Bachelor's degree
In Aberdeen
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Aberdeen (Scotland)
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Duration
4 Years
Study provides a breadth of coverage which encompasses both the theory as well as the practice of Information Systems. Students are given the opportunity to develop their transferable skills and abilities as independent learners.
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About this course
First year entry Scottish Highers BBBB or Advanced Highers CCC or A levels CCC, including good performance in at least two Mathematics/Science/Technology subjects.
Advanced entry Advanced Highers BBB or A levels BBB, including Computing and Mathematics.
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Course programme
Programme Structure & Content
First Year
First year students focus on the foundations of Computing Science, including: how to design and implement programs (using Java and a web scripting language); a few relevant mathematical concepts, and some of the grand challenges of Computing Science. They also study two other subjects.
Second Year
In the second year, students are introduced to core topics in Modern Information Systems, with courses in E-Society, Data Management, Human Computer Interaction, and Advanced Web Application Development.
Third Year
The third year includes a year-long Software Engineering Project. Working in teams, students develop a major information system, from an initial analysis to the final delivery. The project emphasises inter-personal teamwork skills as strongly as technical topics. Taught courses cover: Adaptive Interactive Systems, Enterprise Computing and Security, Languages and Computability and E-Business Strategies.
Fourth Year (Honours)
The fourth year also involves a substantial project, but this time students work individually on a specific topic of interest to them; most projects are industry or research-related. Taught courses include: Natural Language Processing, Data Mining and Visualisation, and Semantic Web-Engineering.
Teaching & Assessment
All courses are supported by Web-based material, usually including full course notes. Lectures in the first two years commonly include live computer demonstrations. Assessment is by a mixture of course work and examination.
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Information Systems