School of Natural and Computing Sciences – U. of Aberdeen courses

...Assessment is by a mixture of course work and examination...

...their transferable skills and abilities as independent learners. Programme Structure & Content First Year First year students focus on the foundations...

...Study provides a breadth of coverage which encompasses both the theory as well as the practice of Computing. Students are given the opportunity to develop...

...Artificial Intelligence . Fourth Year (Honours) The fourth year also involves a substantial project, but this time students work individually on a specific...

...The project emphasises inter-personal teamwork skills as strongly as technical topics. Taught courses cover Knowledge-based Systems , Distributed Systems and Security...

...Business Computing . Fourth Year (Honours) The fourth year also involves a substantial project, but this time students work individually on a specific...

...Third Year The third year includes a year-long Software Engineering Project . Working in teams, students develop a major information system...

...Adaptive Interactive Systems , Enterprise Computing and Security , Languages and Computability and E-Business Strategies . Fourth Year (Honours)...

...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...

...live computer demonstrations. Assessment is by a mixture of course work and examination...

...They also study two other subjects. Second Year In the second year, students are introduced to core topics in Modern Computing , with courses in Algorithmic...

...skills as strongly as technical topics. Taught courses cover: Knowledge-Based Systems , Distributed Systems and Security , Operating Systems...

...Students also do a substantial Geography Dissertation . Taught courses include Data Mining and Visualisation , and Geographical Issues . Teaching & Assessment...

...and Management . Third & Fourth Year (Honours) Honours students divide their time equally between Computing and Management courses. Honours pathways allow...

...Study provides a breadth of coverage which encompasses both the theory as well as the practice of Computing. Students are given the opportunity to develop...

...supported by Web-based material, usually including full course notes. Lectures in the first two years commonly include live computer demonstrations...

...skills as strongly as technical topics. Taught courses cover Knowledge-based Systems , Distributed Systems and Security , Operating Systems...

...Students develop significant programming skills in Java and C , and also get hardware experience through building and programming small robots...

...their transferable skills and abilities as independent learners. Programme Structure & Content First Year First year students focus on the foundations...

...from an initial analysis to the final delivery. The project emphasises inter-personal teamwork skills as strongly as technical topics. Taught courses cover...