Cyber Security Individual Diploma Project - COM00165M
- Department: Computer Science
- Credit value: 30 credits
- Credit level: M
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Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Summer Term 2022-23 to Summer Vacation 2022-23 |
Module aims
The aims of this module are to:
allow students to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of Cyber Security.
provide a culmination of taught material, in a substantial ISM
support synthesis and application of material from the taught degree course.
Module learning outcomes
P401 Acquire specialisation in a particular part of the subject area, including enhanced or new technical skills that build on taught theory. Examined in the overall project report.
P402 Carry out research, critically engaging with research literature, and identify a clearly articulated line of enquiry. Examined in the literature review and evaluation sections of the project report.
P403 Prepare a written report on the work done, according to the defined criteria (supplied separately), aiming for a standard that would be acceptable for wider publication.
P404 Account for and reflect on appropriate legal, ethical, social, professional and commercial issues involved in the project. Document this in the project report.
P405 Express questions for investigation in the field of Cyber Security in a clear and concise way, providing information about the key motivations for investigating those questions.
Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Graduate/Postgraduate Dissertation | 100 |
Special assessment rules
Non-compensatable
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Graduate/Postgraduate Dissertation | 100 |
Module feedback
Feedback on project draft (when submitted to supervisor in a timely manner).
Written feedback after written project report submitted
Indicative reading
1. Dawson, C. W. (2015) Projects in Computing and Information Systems. 3rd edn. Addison-Wesley
2. Gowers, E. (2015) Plain Words. Penguin
3. Zobel, J. (2015) Writing for Computer Science, 3rd edn. Springer
4. The Cyber Security Body of Knowledge. https://www.cybok.org