CSC3033 : Inter-disciplinary Group Project (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Marie Devlin
- Owning School: Computing
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module gives students the opportunity to work in a team on authentic, real world challenges. The module takes place over one semester and consists of some career development activities as well as practical application of skills and knowledge relating to modules already studied and new material, tools and techniques presented in a lecture series. Students will be allocated into teams and given a project brief (or a choice of projects) from the following themes i.e. IoT, Quantum, AI and Mathematics, alongside the lectures. Practical sessions will allow students to gain experience with a variety of tools and techniques for planning the collaborative effort and for the creation of project outputs and artefacts to address the challenges outlined in the project briefs. There will be guest lectures from industry for some of the lecture slots. Team membership will be determined by the module leaders and teams will need to make the most of the skills within that team and allocate roles and tasks accordingly.
Outline Of Syllabus
* Professional skills – communication, teamworking, report writing, self and peer assessment,
project evaluation, team organisation, roles and responsibilities
* Techniques and tools – Planning a project, tools for collaborative working, building,
verification and release of software systems (where appropriate)
* Practical design and implementation techniques for creating a software or hardware artefact.
* Ethical Issues
* Data management, Data ethics, responsible design
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | Team preparation of documentation. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 24 | 1:00 | 24:00 | Lectures on professional skills, techniques and tools, project management, design practices, ethics, data management, implementation and testing techniques, report writing etc. as per syllabus. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Preparation of the individual reflective report |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 40 | 1:00 | 40:00 | Design, Implement and Test artefact, create documentation. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | Team programming for final submission. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Tutorials on version control, testing, programming, design – for artefact creation. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | 1 weekly group meeting, in person,. Module will visit teams for Q&A. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | 1 weekly group meeting – online, module leaders will visit teams for Q&A. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Weekly, online and in person, 1 staff online, 1 staff in person. |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 39 | 1:00 | 39:00 | Background Reading. |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
This is a practical module with students learning and developing skills in a team environment. Lectures are used to introduce concepts and explore main topics. The practical sessions allow teams to practice software development and use tools and techniques to help them develop their final product. Students are expected to work together to develop an artefact (usually software) and provide accompanying documentation. Regular meetings are held with staff to check progress on the teamwork.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 60 | Assessed Coursework - solution to problem brief, including documentation. |
| Reflective log | 2 | M | 40 | Individual reflective report. |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof skill assessmnt | 2 | M | Practical work is formative and students get face to face feedback during the session |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Team assessments require students to work together to produce the project artefact (software, data analysis, models, visualisations or simulations).The individual components are designed to allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the problem to be solved and their team role, and to provide a reflection on what they have learned from the module. Peer assessment is employed to identify each individual’s contribution to the team. Details of the deliverables may vary year to year, depending on the project briefs available. Full details of project briefs will be available at the beginning of the module on Canvas.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CSC3033's Timetable