Module 25345 (2013)
Module Description - Professional Computing
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| Module Title | Professional Computing | ||||||||
| School | Computer Science | ||||||||
| Module Code | 06-25345 | ||||||||
| Descriptor | COMP/06-25345/LI | ||||||||
| Member of Staff | Mark Lee (coordinator), Mark Lee: | ||||||||
| Level | I | ||||||||
| Credits | 10 | ||||||||
| Semester | 1 | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | None | ||||||||
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| Delivery | Formal lecture-format presentations by module staff and visiting lecturers, group work. | ||||||||
| Description | The module introduces students to ethical, social, legal and professional issues in computing in combination with report writing skills. Student participation is an important component of the module, both in researching and presenting material. Some lectures are given by external speakers with appropriate professional experience. | ||||||||
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| Assessment | Sessional: examination (50%), continuous assessment (50%) Supplementary (where allowed): Repeat only. The continuous assessment consists of an individual report and group presentation material. | ||||||||
| Texts | Frank Bott, Professional Issues in Information Technology, 2005 Michael J. Quinn, Ethics for the Information Age, 2005 Diane Collinson, Gillian Kirkup, Robyn Kyd and Lynne Slocombe, Plain English, 1992 N/A, Intellectual Property Rights in Software, 2000 N/A, Data Protection -- a practical guide, 2000 |