10749 (v.4) Computer Science Honours Dissertation 498
| Area: | Department of Computing |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Individual Study: | 1 x 5 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | A supervised research project and preparation and submission of a dissertation. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will achieve competence and experience in the conduct of an independent research project in an area of computer science, through the oral presentation of their findings and the generation of a large written piece of work. The unit will prepare the student for a career in an academic or industrial research and development environment. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Chalmers, A., 1999, ' What is This Thing Called Science?', 3rd edition, University of Queensland Press. Leedy, P.D. & Ormrod, J.E., 2001, 'Practical Research, Planning and Design', 7th ed, Prentice-Hall. Plus many prescribed references in the fields of generic research methods, technical writing, oral presentations, philosophies of science, research proposals, data analysis, general interest. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. Unit materials can be obtained from the unit web page www.cs.curtin.edu.au/units/cshd498. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Presentation 10%. Dissertation 90%. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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