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Critical Evaluation - COM00031M

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  • Department: Computer Science
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Steven Wright
  • Credit value: 30 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2019-20

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching cycle
A Summer Term 2019-20 to Summer Vacation 2019-20

Module aims

The critical evaluation project considers the state of the art relating to one aspect of System Safety Engineering. The student should determine the gaps in this state of the art via a literature review. The student should also demonstrate how to go from this critical evaluation to an outline proposal for the design and evaluation elements required to address at least one of these gaps.

Module learning outcomes

  • Scoping of a problem for review
  • Collecting appropriate literature
  • Critically reviewing literature
  • Knowledge on a specialist subject in system safety engineering
  • Collation of critical review into thematic presentation to indicate state of the art
  • Developing an outline design and evaluation proposal based on the critical evaluation
  • Considering ethical implications

 

Specifically, the student should be able to do the following.

 

  • Demonstrate that they have acquired appropriate knowledge of literature and existing specialist knowledge in a particular part of the subject area that build on taught theory and practice of safety. Examined in the overall project report.
  • Demonstrate that they have engaged in research and critical understanding of advanced scholarship in their chosen area. Examined in the project report.
  • Formulate a moderate sized problem in the chosen area; select and justify an appropriate approach to that pro blem. Examined in the proposal chapters of the project, in which the student uses their research to identify a specific substantive (eg. development) project or "further work".
  • Prepare a written report on the work done, according to the defined criteria, aiming for a standard that would be acceptable for wider publication. In particular, the student should be able to prepare a report the structure and presentation of which is uncontentious, and in which the referencing is of publishable academic standard. The report must demonstrate critical abilities and evaluation of work done and methods applied. Examined in the presentation aspect of the report mark.

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Essay: Critical Evaluation		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

Non-compensatable

Reassessment

None

Module feedback

Individual written feedback is provided via the online feedback system. There will also be formative comments on the research proposal on which the final project for the programme will based.

Indicative reading

The key texts are specific to the subject matter chosen. However, three generic texts are recommended as background reading

1. Creswell, John W. Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications, 2013.

2. Yin, Robert K. Case study research: Design and methods. Sage publications, 2013.

3.Zobel, Justin. Writing for computer science Ed 3. New York NY: Springer, 2014.


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