AI Large Practical (U01911)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : INF-3-AILP

A large practical (LP) during the third year is a compulsory part of all AI honours degrees. It is also compulsory for non-graduating students doing AI honours modules unless a student only stays at Edinburgh for a short period. Students on an AI joint ordinary degree do the LP only if they are not taking the CS group project.

Students are divided up into tutorial groups with a demonstrator allocated to each group. Tutorial groups will meet at least once a week at a time of mutual convenience. The LP coordinator and demonstrators will assist students with the planning and organisation of their LP.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Informatics 2A, and either Informatics 2B or Informatics 2D Successful completion of Year 2 of an Informatics Single or Combined Degree, or equivalent by permission of the School.

? Prohibited combinations : This course is not available to VUG students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Informatics, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? 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
26/09/2007	09:00	09:50	Room 8.13, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

It is anticipated that students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
- Design and analysis of light-weight research projects.
- Plan to manage complex tasks with competing requirements.
- Perform comparative studies of alternative approaches to AI problem-solving.
- Manage time to complete: a) intermediate and final reports and b) software implementations, to deadlines.
- Write and debug a moderate piece of AI program.
- Write clear and concise documentation on an independent project.
- Assess own abilities and results.
- Carry out peer-refereeing and limited literature review.