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MMP: Semester 2CS39440 • CC39440 • CS39620

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Module Assessment

• Progress Report (7.5%) <- Complete• Mid Term Demonstration (7.5%) <- Next

Week• Final Report (60%) <- Late April• Initiative (5%) <- Project Duration• Project Demonstration (20%) <- Week after

hand in

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Progress Report Feedback

• Sent by email • Discuss any issues with your supervisor in

the first instance

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Mid-Project Demonstration

• Project Description• Technical Work• Technical Issues• Project Plan and

Methodology

• Feedback in session + sheet

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Reasons for Demonstration

• Focus for you• Opportunity for both markers to speak to

you about your progress• Practice

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Demonstration Timetable

• Coming soon• Currently Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

– Subject to change

• Lectures in other departments?– What and when?

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Formal Assessment Criteria1st 80-1001st 70-792(i) 60-692(ii) 50-593rd 40-49Fail 30-39Fail 20-29Fail 0-19

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Example for 80-100%• 1st: 80-100%An outstanding body of work demonstrating a very

deep insight into the problem and presented as such. Written components will be professionally presented in both layout on the page and logical structure. They will also be impressively presented in an appropriate style and will be grammatically of an extremely high standard. Demonstrates an excellent insight into the technologies employed and uses appropriate terminology accurately. Implementation components will be extremely well finished, will represent a very substantial level of technical achievement, and will more than completely fulfil the functional requirements. The project as a whole will demonstrate a very strong commitment, and will have been approached in a very well organised and well motivated manner. Results and products of the project will be of publishable research quality and/or of a standard comparable to or better than that found in the products of industry leaders.

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Example for 40-49%• 3rd: 40-49%A body of work which shows some insight into the problem.

Written components will show what progress has been made, and make some attempt to show which areas have not been understood. Documents may show a lack of structure, comprehensibility, clarity and grammatical quality. Documents may also be incomplete in coverage of the work undertaken. Probably fails to show  insight into the technologies used and often fails to use appropriate terminology. Implementation will represent an identifiable level of technical achievement but is likely to be incomplete and may omit some aspects of the core problem. No adequate attempt to tackle more advanced sections of the work. The project as a whole will have been approached in a disorganised manner and probably demonstrates a lack of commitment. Results and products of the project are likely to be poor and/or incomplete and will be well below publishable quality and of a standard significantly below that found in the products of industry leaders.

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Details for the final report

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Final Submission (1)

• Report– 40 Credit Module – Maximum of 20,000 words– 20 Credit Module – Maximum of 16,000 words

• Word count excludes statement on 3rd party code, bibliography and any appendices

• Include the relevant sections and information specific to your own project

• Project template

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Final Submission (2)• Printing your report• Binding

– Library, Inkwells, Alan Blair Bookbinders• Prepare your electronic submission (all of

your code, testing, PDFs of all documentation, test data, executables, libraries, licenses, etc.)

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Final Submission (3)

• The project demonstration– You, your supervisor and second marker– Demonstrate your technical work and answer

questions about the project

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The Home Run… (1)

• 25th and 26th April – Hand-in • Week beginning 29th April -

Demonstrations

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The Home Run… (2)

• 9 weeks of term left to complete your project• Treat this term like a job• Keep your project diary up to date• Write/draft parts of your report as you go

along this term• Re-plan when necessary• Keep focused • Support and encourage one another

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Other Information• Careers

– Run sessions this term– One-to-One sessions– CVs and Applications, Career Choice, Interview

Practice– Careers outside of computing

• Teaching– Teach First coming on Feb 11th– Teaching ICT – Feb 14th (still to confirm)

• Milk round email…

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Any Questions?