Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

6486 (v.4) Computer Science 451


Area:

Department of Computing

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Completion of third year of course: BSc (Computer Science), BSc (Information Technology) or equivalent. Entry into BSc (Computer Science) (Honours).
 

Syllabus:

Scientific discovery and the benefits of research and development. Acquiring research related information. Designing a research project - literature reviews, critical appraisal of previous work, formulating a research project and hypothesis generation, the scientific method, elements of good research proposals, using computers in research, LaTeX document processing, bibtex, style files and inclusion of graphics. Thinking critically about research in science. Empirical science - induction, deduction, verification, theory dependence of observation, the complexity of making theoretical choices and falsification as an approach. New approach to science - paradigms of science, lies, deception and fraud in research. Numerical data analysis - data types, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, precision and accuracy, error analysis, sampling theorems, significant and insignificant figures and strategies for correct data analysis.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

020199 Computer Science not elsewhere classified

Funding Cluster:

06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2006 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

 
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