| CODE | CCE5901 | ||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 30 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communications and Computer Engineering | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The dissertation study-unit provides each registered student with an opportunity to independently identify and investigate a research topic, considered by the Board of Studies to be a suitable area of research that falls within the expertise of the allocated supervisor. The dissertation study-unit enables students to apply what they have learnt from the study-unit on Research Methods (ICT5901) to a research topic to develop a hypothesis, critically assess relevant literature, evaluate or test the hypothesis using a suitable approach, and present the findings by writing a dissertation in accordance with Faculty guidelines. Study-Unit Aims: 1. To instil scientific rigour in the endeavour to propose improvement in an area of specialisation; 2. To develop skills pertaining to dissertation preparation and presentation methodology; 3. To develop skills in the research, augmentation, evaluation, presentation, defence and scientific procedure in a research area. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to demonstrate acquired expertise, define hypothesis, define originality, expound ideas and defend them through evaluation and orally. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Give a motivation and rationale for performing research; 2. Find and critically assess relevant literature; 3. Describe and justify a research methodology; 4. Build a computational model to evaluate their hypothesis; 5. Assess different evaluation approaches relevant to the domain; 6. Analyse and objectively present the results of the evaluation; 7. Draw conclusions about the relevance and significance of their research; 8. Write a scientific dissertation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: As advised by the dissertation supervisor. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | **September Assessment Session: Students who fail to obtain an overall pass mark will be re-examined in the Dissertation. However, the resit availability for the Presentation and Oral Examination is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation | ||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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