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UNIVERSITYOF HERTFORDSHIRESchool of Engineering and Computer Science

COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Module Title: Human Dimensions of Computing Module Code: 4WCM0020

Assignment Title: Survey of Social Computing Development Individual Assignment

Tutor: Dr Barry Ip Internal Moderator: Dr Luke Wood

Student ID Number ONLY: Year Code:

Marks Awarded %: Marks Awarded after Lateness Penalty applied %:

Penalties for Late Submissions

Late submission of any item of coursework for each day or part thereof (or for hard copy submission only, working day or part thereof) for up to five days after the published deadline, coursework relating to modules at Levels 0, 4, 5, 6 submitted late (including deferred coursework, but with the exception of referred coursework), will have the numeric grade reduced by 10 grade points until or unless the numeric grade reaches or is 40. Where the numeric grade awarded for the assessment is less than 40, no lateness penalty will be applied.

Late submission of referred coursework will automatically be awarded a grade of zero (0).

Coursework (including deferred coursework) submitted later than five days (five working days in the case of hard copy submission) after the published deadline will be awarded a grade of zero (0).

Where genuine serious adverse circumstances apply, you may apply for an extension to the hand-in date, provided the extension is requested a reasonable period in advance of the deadline.

Please refer to your student handbook for details about the grading schemes used by the School when assessing your work. Guidance on assessment will also be given in the Module Guide.

Guidance on avoiding academic assessment offences such as plagiarism and collusion is given at this URL: http://www.studynet.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/LIS.nsf/lis/citing_menu

Regulations governing assessment offences including Plagiarism and Collusion are available from: http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/secreg/upr/pdf/AS14-Apx3-Assessment%20Offences-v06.0.pdf

School of Engineering & Computer of Science

ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

THIS ASSIGNMENT ASSESSES THE FOLLOWING MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

LO1 – Have a knowledge and understanding of the history and major accomplishments of computer science.

LO3 – Have a knowledge and understanding of future trends and horizon scanning. LO4 – Have a knowledge and understanding of the social and human aspects of

computing.

THE ASSIGNMENT TASK:

Please revise the following units before you begin this assignment: Unit 1. Computing Development History Unit 2. Development Trends of Computing Systems Unit 3. Computing and Society Unit 4. Social Networks

Given what is covered in Units 1 and 2, you should have obtained a general understanding of the development of computing systems, including a background of history, key contributors in the field, and future trends. Units 3 and 4 introduced more specific areas of computing and explained how computing is closely correlated with humans and society.In this assignment, you need to produce an informed survey paper in the discipline of social computing. There are various areas of social computing discipline to date, including social networks, social media, and social games. Some well-known example platforms are given below.

Area Social Networks Social Media Social Games

Examples

You can pick one area (and ONLY one area) of interest to carry out the survey. The title of the paper can be tailored to your chosen research subject, for example, if you choose to research social games, then the paper can be called “A Survey of Social Game Development”.

The requirements of the survey paper include:


Evolution History and Development Trend(s)

The first half of the essay should follow the structure and mindset of Units 1 and 2 to introduce the development history and future trends for the area of social computing that you have chosen. The discussion should include (but not limited to) the following topics:

o A brief history of the chosen area of social computing, such as outlining influential people and major events.

o A conceptual model for this type of social computing area. This can be a generic architecture to describe systems in this area, based on your research findings or your own understanding. (Refer to Unit 1.3 for an example that describes generic computing systems.)

o Future development opportunities for this area of social computing.

Case Study

The second half of the paper should use a well-established social computing platform as the case study of the survey. You can choose from the examples given in the table above, or find one that is of particular interest to you.

o Describe various technologies involved in the platform (refer to Unit 3 on examples of explaining key technologies).

o Explain how the system is constructed in such a way that addresses particular needs or expectations of users. For example, an illustration of the network architecture model, or how the product/system delivers required information/content to users.

o Analyse the reasons for its success or failure in the market. (The analysis should be made in the perspective of a computer scientist rather than a business person.)

Academic Conventions

Please study Unit 10. Academic Conventions on how to identify and use sources to conduct research, and how to reference them suitably in academic format.

Should you need to quote statements from existing research work, it is strongly encouraged that you try to use your own words to explain arguments and provide references to any source material, rather than to rely on quotation marks “…” to copy and paste original sentences (use these in moderation).

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:This is assignment is to be submitted and marked anonymously. Students should ONLY use their student ID number to identify themselves on their work. Work submitted via Canvas for anonymous marking will automatically have an anonymity number allocated to it.

Please submit the paper via the relevant link in the Assignment page on the module’s Canvas site.

The maximum permissible word limit for the main body of the report is 2500 words, excluding covering pages, references, tables, and illustrations.

As part of normal University guidelines, you are permitted to be under or over the word limit by a margin of 10% (hence, between 2250 and 2750 words in the main body are permissible without penalty).


This assignment is worth 40% of the overall assessment for this module.

MARKS AWARDED FOR:

Components Marks

Part 1

Brief History (e.g. contributors, major events)

15%

Conceptual Model 15%Future Development 10%

Part 2Technologies 15%

Catering to user needs/expectations 15%Reasons for Success 10%

Academic Language 5%Formatting 5%

Referencing 10%Total 100%

A note to students:1. For undergraduate modules, a score above 40% represent a pass performance at

honours level.2. For postgraduate modules, a score of 50% or above represents a pass mark.3. Modules may have several components of assessment and may require a pass in all

elements. For further details, please consult the relevant Module Guide or ask the Module Leader.

Typical (hours) required by the student(s) to complete the assignment: 80 hours

Date Work handed out: Week commencing 1st June 2020 Date Work to be handed in: Thursday 2pm BST, 25th June 2020 Target Date for the return of the marked assignment: 16th July 2020

Type of feedback to be given for this assignment:Each individual student will receive written feedback as well as marks awarded based on the criteria set in the next section.


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Communication:Presenting work, use of appropriate structures, methods, language, grammar and source materials.

Demonstration of Knowledge: Integration of advanced theory into work and/or breadth/depth in applying theory and/or knowledge.

Application of Technology / Demonstration of Practical Skills:Programming, use of applications, applying technology to problems.

Ideas/Concept Development:Demonstration of; development of ideas and/or design, and/or concept development, problem solving.

Analysis, Critical Evaluation and/or Reflection (with derivation of solution):Demonstration of evaluation, testing and reflection.

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Outstanding presentation and clarity. No significant grammatical / spelling or structural errors. Ideas presented with exceptional clarity. Outstanding standard of referencing in text and highly accurate.

Outstanding breadth and depth demonstrated. Outstanding integration of literature and/or theory into work.Outstanding exploration and demonstration of topic showing true in-depth knowledge and understanding

Outstanding use of appropriate technology as applied to the problem domain. Frequently stepping beyond expectations using sophisticated solutions. Consistently accurate and outstanding application of skills and techniques demonstrated.

Solutions are novel & fully reframe task within context. Profound depth of engagement and incisive ideas development. Planning is meticulous; decision making is perceptive. Methodologies are used in an outstanding manner.

Outstanding level of analysis, critical evaluation and/or reflection with outstanding application to derived solutions (where required).Highly developed / focused work. Original and well informed personal response.

70-7

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Excellent structure. Fluent writing style with very few errors. Very minor grammatical / spelling or structural errors. Ideas presented with excellent clarity. Excellent standard of referencing in text, and highly accurate.

Excellent breadth & depth demonstrated. Excellent integration of literature and/or advanced theory into work.Excellent level of advanced knowledge and understanding demonstrated. Covers all relevant points and issues.

Excellent and advanced use of appropriate technology as applied to the problem domain. Excellent and highly accurate application of advanced skills and techniques demonstrated. Minor errors in technique and/or application with little or no impact on deliverables.

Solutions are innovative and partially reframe the task within its context. Considerable depth of engagement and successful ideas development clearly documented. Detailed planning and clear rationale for decisions. Methodologies are used in an excellent manner.

Excellent level of analysis, critical evaluation and/or reflection of issues with excellent application to derived solutions (where required). Well developed personal response

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Very good clear structure. Articulate, fluent writing style and structure. Very few grammatical errors, spelling mistakes or structural issues. Ideas presented with clarity. Very good standard referencing in text, with very accurate use with minor errors.

Very good breadth & depth demonstrated appropriate to topic.Literature and/or theory integrated very well.Very good level of knowledge and understanding demonstrated.

Very good use of appropriate technology as applied to the problem domain. High level and very accurate application of skills and techniques understanding demonstrated. Small errors in technique and/or application with little impact on deliverables.

Solutions relate directly to task and may step beyond conventionsStrong engagement with subject material and processes, evaluation of alternatives, solutions come from process. Strong use of methodologies to derive solutions.

Very good level of, analysis, critical evaluation and/or reflection but not consistently taken to full extent with very good application to derived solutions (where required). Partial personal response tends towards descriptive.

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Good to satisfactory structure. Writing is mainly clear but some spelling and / or grammatical errors with some structural issues. Ideas presented with some issues in clarity Good standard referencing in text, mainly accurate use with some errors.

Good to satisfactory use of literature/theory. Depth appropriate to topic BUT moderate breadth or vice versa. Literature and/or theory integrated into work.Good grasp of the topic and some of its implications. Knowledge and understanding is demonstrated. Minor errors / omissions.

Good to satisfactory use of appropriate technology as applied to the problem domain. Good and reasonably accurate application of skills and techniques demonstrated. Some errors in technique and/or application with minor impact on deliverables.

Solutions are appropriate/limited to task, work well within conventions. Good to satisfactory use of subject material and planning processes, range of alternatives put forward and evaluatedExperimentation to support implementation within conventions Good use of methodologies to derive solutions.

Good to satisfactory level of analysis and/or reflection but critical evaluation could be expanded on further. Good application to derived solutions (where required). Primarily descriptive personal response, sometimes restricted to immediate concerns.

40-4

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Poor structure. Has many spelling and /or grammatical errors. Poor presentation of ideas. Limited referencing in text, reference use shows inaccuracy and/or many errors.

Limited in breadth and depth demonstrated. Literature and/or used/quoted without comment. Limited content / knowledge. Limited or muddled understanding of the topic/question.

Limited use of appropriate technology as applied to the problem domain. Limited application of skills and techniques demonstrated. Many errors in technique and/or application with high impact on deliverables.

Solutions reframe task inappropriately and do not address conventions. Basic use of strategies, few alternatives, limited evaluation with limited experimentation. Limited use of methodologies to derive solutions.

Limited evidence of analysis, critical evaluation and/or reflection. Limited application to derived solutions (where required).Too descriptive in parts. Limited personal response.

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Lacking Structure –argument difficult to follow. Poorly written and/or poor spelling and grammar. Few clear ideas presented. Lacking referencing within text with a high level of inaccuracy.

Lacking in breadth and depth. Some literature and/or theory irrelevant to topic area. Lacking knowledge Content irrelevant / inaccurate.Does not address the question and therefore does not meet the learning outcomes.

Very little use of appropriate technology as applied to the problem domain. Very little skill and application of techniques demonstrated. High number of errors with very high impact on deliverables.

Lacking in appropriate solutions with very limited use of strategies, no evaluation and little evidence of ideas development. Little use of methodologies.

Lacking in its level of analysis / critical evaluation and/or reflection. Minimal application to derived solutions (where required)Mainly descriptive, lacking in personal response.


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No discernable structure. Very difficult to follow. Many grammatical errors. Many spelling mistakes. No presentation of ideas. Unsatisfactory referencing within text. Reference list does not match references in text.References list has incorrect citations and/or is not the recommended format. No reference list included.

No / unsatisfactory evidence of literature and/or theory being referred to. Much of the literature and/or theory used irrelevant to topic areaNo / unsatisfactory level of knowledge demonstrated.Content not appropriate to the topic.

No use of appropriate technology as applied to the problem domain. No skill and application of technique demonstrated. Very high number of errors in deliverable or no deliverable submitted.

No or completely inappropriate solution. No use of strategies, no planning and no experimentation. No application of methodology.

Unsatisfactory level of analysis / critical evaluation and or reflection. No application to derived solutions (where required)Wholly descriptive. No personal response.


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