Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
5500SDLBHG-JAN-PAR
Aims
The module aims to develop students computer science research skills.
The module aims to make students aware of professional, legal and ethical issues in the context of their wider subject area.
The module aims to encourage collaborative/team working.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Research Skills: Research principles and design, research questions – hypothesis, critiquing research, literature - searching, reviewing and citation, experimental methods: data collection, interpretation, quantitative and qualitative methods.
Collaboration and Teamwork: managing groups, leadership, delegation, reflection, feedback, effective professional communication, documentation.
Proposing Research: research planning, writing project proposals, project planning and management, academic writing: reports, essays.
Professional and Legal Issues: ethics and ethical research conduct, the legal system in the UK, intellectual property rights and protection mechanisms, surveillance and automated tracking technologies, privacy and censorship, trustworthy software, risk in IT projects.
Additional Information:The module has two main purposes. First, to equip students with adequate research skills and experience of working on subject-related research topics, to lead into the final year project. Second, to enhance students’ professionalism, including teamworking, to enhance employability and their awareness of what is expected in an employment scenario.
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