KV6014 - Computing Group Project

With the guidance of an academic tutor, your team will be responsible for managing, scoping, designing, implementing, and documenting an appropriate solution to a computing problem, building on – and extending - skills learned in other modules. You will apply project management skills and techniques to ensure your team can complete the work on schedule and you will consider relevant professional, legal, social and ethical issues in the development of the product. Additionally, you will enhance your communication, leadership, and negotiation skills through the completion of this project. Following a demonstration of your product you will critically evaluate the product, project, and wider sustainability implications related to the potential exploitation of your solution.

This module will combine a range of methods which are designed to support your learning. There will be an intensive start-up phase of the module to help you initiate your Project where groups are created, and each group is assigned a Tutor. You will meet your tutor on a regular basis, who will offer advice and feedback throughout. Tutors will be available during these sessions to offer help and advice as well as to provide feedback on work completed. However, your group will also be encouraged to take control over your project and to work independently of the tutors much of the time to achieve the project you have designed – this helps you to learn from each other, as well, as your tutors, as you help and support each other to complete the project.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

Knowledge & Understanding:
ML01 - demonstrate an understanding of computing topics in depth (e.g., use of a language, dev tool, design or analysis method, architecture or math technique).

ML02 - demonstrate an enhanced knowledge (gained from practical experience) of a collaborative project life cycle including specification, design, implementation, demonstration, sustainability evaluation and documentation.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
ML03 - specify, design, implement a, document and demonstrate a computer-based solution that meets a real need.

MLO4 - compare, contrast and justify available approaches, methods, and technologies – some of which are at the forefront of computing.

Personal Values Attributes
ML05 – Appreciate the dynamics of working in a group including recognising equality and diversity, consensus-based decision making, multi-cultural and environmental issues.

There are two assessed components:

1) Group component (60%): A log of your development process, together with a video presentation of the product that you team has implemented. The log and video together should document the specification, design, implementation, documentation, and demonstration of the group’s technical artefact. 20% of the available marks for this component will be based on individual contribution. This assessment addresses MLOs1-3.

2) Individual component (40%): A 2,000-word reflective report critically evaluating your product and the group’s management and process including your own contribution. This assessment addresses MLOs 4+ 5.

On an on-going basis you will also receive formative feedback on your group’s progress.

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This Module allows you to work in a small group of your peers to undertake a computing group project. You will apply and extend your extensive knowledge and skillsets that have been acquired up until this point in your studies. The emphasis will be on the professional, collaborative, team-based delivery of a computing solution to a real-world problem. You will practise at least one substantial team role and be able to recognise the attributes and behaviours of other roles within a team. Your Team, as a whole, will demonstrate the ability to produce appropriate deliverables from the development lifecycle that reflect the application of knowledge and understanding of your chosen degree programme and reflecting the ethos of the programme; for example, this could be a software artefact or application, a systems design, a data processing strategy or similar. You will also be taught and assessed on your ability to work as a member of a development team, recognising the different roles within a team and ways of organising teams and asked to reflect upon the sustainable impact of your deliverable.