Development Experience
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| COMP3015 | Computer Science | 3 | 10 | Autumn UK, Spring UK |
- Code
- COMP3015
- School
- Computer Science
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK, Spring UK
Summary
Students taking part in activities relating to Programming experience such as developing apps in their spare time, contributing to open source projects, or building things in hackathons may receive academic credit for showing they have experience and are an excellent developer. The emphasis of this experience module is that you provide evidence of your significant extra-curricular software development experience. Students will only be able to register for this module with the approval of the convenor/School, once the material for assessment has been checked. Students must gain their development experience, and success, prior to enrolling on this module.
Target Students
Available to Level 3 and 4 students in the School of Computer Science. This module is part of the Projects theme in the School of Computer Science.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: Portfolio Report. Approximately 2000 words written report of experience and success data.
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
The aim of the module is to recognise the achievements of students who are excellent developers and have applied these skills during their own time to increase their development experience. Grades are a mark of recognition of having significant development/programming experience.Learning Outcomes
Transferable, work-related and employability skills
- Self-motivation, independence/autonomy
Higher skills
- Problem solving
- Computational skills
- Project management skills
- Original thinking, innovation.