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

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

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

...year-long Software Engineering Project . Working in teams, students develop a major software system, from an initial analysis to the final delivery...

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

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

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

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

...Study provides a breadth of coverage which encompasses both the theory as well as the practice of Information Systems. Students are given the opportunity...

...and some of the grand challenges of Computing Science . They also study two other subjects. Second Year In the second year, students are introduced...

...most projects are industry or research-related. Taught courses include: Natural Language Processing , Data Mining and Visualisation , and Semantic Web-Engineering...

...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...

...of Computing Science , including: how to design and implement programs (using Java ); relevant mathematical concepts, and some of the grand challenges of Computing...

...a few relevant mathematical concepts, and how to design websites. They also study contemporary geographical issues of global scale and significance...

...Assessment is by a mixture of coursework and examination...

...and Internet technologies. Teaching & Assessment All courses are supported by Web-based material, usually including full course notes. Lectures in...

...Adaptive Interactive Systems , Languages and Computability , and Enterprise Computing . Recognition may be given for equivalent courses studied at an approved...

...of Computing Science . They also study courses related to the Spanish Language . Second Year In the second year, students are introduced to core topics...

...Working in teams, students develop a major software system, from an initial analysis to the final delivery. The project emphasises inter-personal teamwork...

...related to research activity, including advanced knowledge and Internet technologies. Teaching & Assessment All courses are supported by Web-based material...

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