Informatics Research Review (P01514)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : INF-P-IRR

This course provides students with the opportunity to explore an area of interest in more depth than allowed in a standard taught course. For M.Sc. students this is expected to take the form of reviews of the literature or research seminars in topics related to their specialism.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Programming Languages and Techniques, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2006	16:10	18:00			Appleton Tower, Computer Lab West

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

* Select literature appropriate for the review subject.
* Critically evaluate research literature in the chosen area.
* Search and use appropriately databases of scientific literature.
* Evaluate and search traditional library resources.
* Discuss a research topic in detail leading to new hypotheses.
* Deliver a detailed and balanced report on a research topic.