Topic

No. of hours

Lecture

Tutorial/Practical

Introduction and overview of the module.

3

3

-

The nature of CS research; what is research.

6

3

-

Literature searches, information gathering.

3

3

-

Reading and understanding research papers.

3

3

-

Technical writing, referencing, bibliographies.

6

3

-

Presentation skills, written and oral.

3

3

-

Choosing or proposing a project.

3

3

-

Project planning, tools and techniques for planning.

3

3

-

Project conduct, time management, risk management, team working.

3

3

-

Commercial and economic considerations in IT research and IT industry.

3

3

-

Review of legal, ethical, social and professional (LSEP) issues including data protection and standards.

6

3

-