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Programme Specification
(Undergraduate)
For students entering in 2020/
Date amended: 30 Jan 2020
1. Programme Title(s) and UCAS code(s):
BSc Computer Science (G400)
BSc Computer Science with a Year Abroad (G401)
BSc Computer Science with a Year in Industry (G402)
2. Awarding body or institution:
University of Leicester
3. a) Mode of study: Full-time b) Type of Study:
Campus-based
4. Registration periods:
The normal period of registration is three years (four years for the “Year Abroad” and “Year in Industry” variants). The maximum period of registration is five years (six years for the “Year Abroad” and “Year in Industry” variants).
For Foundation Year Variant: The normal period of registration is four years (one year for the Foundation Year, with three years for the BSc). The maximum period of registration is six years (one year for the Foundation Year, and five years for the BSc)
5. Typical entry requirements:
A level: ABB or points equivalent from best three A levels. Computer Science or Mathematics preferred but not essential. BTEC Diploma: DDD in appropriate subject area, plus a pass in a Departmental UCAS day test.
For Foundation Year Variant: A level: BBB or points equivalent from best three A levels. Typically in subjects outside of the ‘usual’ A levels expected by the department. BTEC Diploma: D*DD in appropriate subject area.
6. Accreditation of Prior Learning:
APL will not be accepted for exemptions from individual modules, however may be considered for
direct entry to year 2, on a case by case basis and subject to the general provisions of the
University APL policy.
For Foundation Year Variant:
n/a
7. Programme aims:
The programme aims to:
- Provide students with a state-of-the-art education in Computer Science that includes both theory and foundations (pure Computer Science), and practical applications (applied Computer Science).
- Provide opportunities for students to learn a wide range of skills in the analysis, specification, design, implementation, testing, maintenance and documentation of computer software systems.
- Enable students to become proficient in a variety of modern programming languages, and the underlying principles of programming paradigms (concurrent, imperative, functional, logical, mobile, object oriented and so on).
- Enable students to explain core subjects such as advanced algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems and networks, foundations of computation, databases, web & mobile computing, together with a further range of advanced subjects such as data analytics, big data, and machine learning that reflect the research expertise of the Department.
- Enable students to develop skills such as Communication, Teamwork^, Leadership & Supervision, Researching & Analyzing^, Problem Solving & Decision Making^, Planning & Organization^; Learning, Improving & Achieving; Resilience, Adaptability & Drive; and Digital Skills^. Skills labelled ^ are taught to a high level of insight and complexity.
- Provide students with experience of both team-based and individual project work.
- To develop an appreciation for computational, mathematical and scientific thinking, along with an appreciation of the necessity for rigorous subject foundations, and the need for mathematical and logical arguments, which will provide a lifelong support for careers.
- Ensure students will have expertise and understanding at a level where they can embark upon a high quality taught Masters programme in Computer Science.
In addition to these aims, G401 BSc Computer Science with a Year Abroad aims to:
- Enable students to experience modern Computer Science from an international perspective.
- Develop students’ working knowledge of a language other than English.
- Provide students with an environment that will encourage a thoughtful and mature approach to all aspects of study and life, creating graduates with broad experiences and horizons.
In addition to these aims, G402 BSc Computer Science with a Year in Industry aims to:
- Enable students to take up industrial placements where they can gain first-hand experience of the requirements, challenges and opportunities of the computing industry in the UK.
- Enable students to use and further develop the knowledge and skills gained during the first two years of the degree programme.
9. Programme Outcomes:
Intended Learning Outcomes Teaching and L ea r ni ng
Met hods
How
Demonstrated?
(a) Discipline specific knowledge and competencies
(i) Mastery of an appropriate body of knowledge
- Explain and discuss both foundations and applications of Computer Science together with concomitant scientific knowledge and concepts from logic and mathematics.
- Explain, discuss and apply engineering principles scientific principles and mathematical and logical theories in computing.
- Demonstrate mastery of the core of an appropriate foreign language (G401)
- Demonstrate understanding of the core elements of industrial practice and organisation (G402).
Lectures, tutorials, computer laboratories, audios & videos, group discussions, project work, guided independent study. Also background reading and research.
As above.
Lectures, language laboratories and learning abroad.
Work placement.
Written examinations, summative and formative coursework, group and individual project presentations, individual project oral examinations and project dissertations.
As above.
Assessment at host institution.
Placement Report; presentation.
Intended Learning Outcomes Teaching and Learning
Methods
How
Demonstrated?
(ii) Understanding and application of key concepts and techniques
Apply knowledge of Mathematics, Logic and Computer Science to solve individual problems, both seen and unseen.
Apply the concepts and techniques of abstraction, reification, logical structure and modelling, that pervade Computer Science and Software Engineering to specify, design, implement and test small to medium size computer systems.
Explain and apply the theoretical principles, and practical tools of Mathematics, Logic, Computer
Lectures, tutorials, computer laboratories, audios & videos, group discussions, project work, guided independent study. Also background reading and research.
As above.
As above, with emphasis on all forms of project work.
Written examinations, summative and formative coursework, group and individual project presentations, individual project oral examinations and project dissertations.
As above.
Science, and Software Engineering, together with suitable processes and methodologies, to determine strategies for innovative solutions of large scale problems. not Logic.]
Demonstrate ability to communicate some aspects of Computer Science in a foreign language. (G401)
Work as a computer scientist and computing engineer in an industrial or commercial setting. (G402)
Lectures and language instruction.
As above, with emphasis on project assessments.
As above
University report.
Intended Learning Outcomes Teaching and Learning
Methods
How Demonstrated?
(iii) Critical analysis of key issues
- Analyse client/customer problems, requirements and criteria, and hence plan an appropriate yet innovative solution strategy.
- Explain and analyse the constraints of budgets, data, time, staffing and resources in the practical computing domain, undertaking suitable research. Ensure software solutions are fit- for-purpose. Manage the complete engineering process and evaluate the end product, and to work with associated uncertainties.
- Be able to recognise risks in the deployment and use of software systems.
Lectures, tutorials, computer laboratories, audios & videos, group discussions, project work, guided independent study. Also background reading and research.
As above.
Written examinations, summative and formative coursework, group and individual project presentations, individual project oral examinations and project dissertations.
As above.
(iv) Clear and concise presentation of material
Present information in a variety of forms, chosen to maximise reader/audience impact and understanding, such as reports, dissertations, seminars, posters, blogs, podcasts, videos and other current media technologies.
Lectures, tutorials, computer laboratories, audios & videos, group discussions, project work, guided independent study. Also background reading and research.
Written examinations, summative and formative coursework, group and individual project presentations, individual project oral examinations and project dissertations.
(b) Transferable skills
(i) Oral communication
- Respond to technical questions with accurate and concise answers.
- Demonstrate fluent and sustained scientific, technical and business communication.
- Demonstrate core oral communication skills in a foreign language (G401).
Lectures and tutorials. Project supervisions.
As above.
Language tuition.
Group and individual project presentations, individual project oral examinations.
As above.
Host University assessment.
(ii) Written communication
- Write concise and accurate summaries of computing and scientific knowledge, and solutions to problems, in a variety of different formats.
- Produce properly structured, clear, advanced technical reports or dissertations.
- Demonstrate core written communication skills in a foreign language (G401).
Lectures, tutorials, computer laboratories, project work.
Lectures and tutorials. Discussed in both group and individual project supervisions.
Lectures, tutorials, language laboratory work.
Written examinations, assessed coursework.
Group project assessed coursework and individual project reports.
University report.
(iii) Information technology
- Use a very broad range of software and IT tools, and to choose these appropriately for uses throughout Computer Science.
- Adapt to future programming languages and paradigms, and all varieties of software tools and technology.
Lectures, tutorials and laboratories.
As above.
Assessed (laboratory) coursework.
As above.
Intended Learning Outcomes Teaching and Learning
Methods
How
Demonstrated?
(iv) Numeracy
- Demonstrate understanding of the concept of number. Solve numerical problems.
- Use analytical, quantitative, and graphical methods, and deploy elementary statistics.
Lectures, tutorials, computer laboratories.
As above, together with project work.
Written examinations, assessed coursework.
As above, along with group and individual project presentations and reports.
(v) Team working
- Work effectively as part of a team, organise roles and manage time, undertake assigned tasks, and ensure final completion of a team project. Identify strengths and weaknesses of team members.
Lectures, tutorials and project supervision.
Group project assessed coursework and presentations. Mini projects.
(vi) Problem solving
- Solve a variety of short problems through the integration of knowledge of mathematics, logic, and Computer Science.
- Use systematic analysis and design methods, and appropriate algorithms, to solve medium scale problems.
- Analyze large-scale problems to produce suitable solutions with sensible economic and commercial compromises. Apply management techniques to allocate resources to projects.
Lectures and tutorials. Also covered in project supervisions.
As above.
As above.
Written examinations, assessed coursework, and project reports.
As above.
Group and individual project presentations and reports.
10. Progression points: This programme follows the standard scheme of award and classification set out in Senate Regulation 5 modified as follows:
Regulation 5.10 applies absolutely to CO2201 Software Engineering Project and CO2103 Software Architecture and System Design.
For Foundation Year Variant: Progression from Foundation Year to year 1: In cases where a student has failed to meet a requirement to progress he or she will be required to withdraw from the course.
Students will be required to pass Foundation Year in order to progress to Year 1 with an average module mark of at least 60%. Students are required to have a mark of at least 60% in FS0031 and FS0032 to progress onto the BSc Computer Science.
For the with industry variant:
- Students should normally pass the first year at the first attempt; and
- should normally pass the second year at first sitting in January/June, otherwise they will be transferred to the equivalent three year degree. In year 1 and year 2, students normally need to achieve a CWA of 55%. Exceptional cases may be approved by the appropriate assessment boards.
British Computer Society Accreditation requires that individual projects be passed at the first attempt.
11. Scheme of Assessment
This programme follows the standard Scheme of award and classification set out in Senate Regulation 5.
If regulation 5.14(c) applies in relation to any of the modules CO1102, CO1105, CO1107 then failed marks must be no lower than 35% (rather than the normal 30%) in order for students to proceed and re-sit.
12. Special features:
Emphasis on blending long-term foundational knowledge with state-of-the-art technologies and current programming languages; a structured approach to teaching a wide range of programming paradigms; Software Engineering Projects involving an external client wherever possible; Individual Projects with a number of structured milestones.
13. Indications of programme quality
British Computer Society Accreditation will be sought, and requires that individual projects be passed at the first attempt.
14. External Examiner
The details of the External Examiner(s) for this programme and the most recent External Examiners’ reports can be found here.
Appendix 1: Programme structure (programme regulations) overleaf
Appendix 2: Module specifications
See module specification database http://www.le.ac.uk/sas/courses/documentation
Appendix 3: Skills matrix
See skills matrix
Appendix 4: Foundation Year Programme Specification
CO3219 INTERNET AND CLOUD COMPUTING 15
Semester Total 60 SEMESTER 2 Core Modules Cre dits CO3201 COMPUTER SCIENCE PROJECT [PART II] 30
Optional Modules
30 credits of options selected from: CO3002 ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS 15 CO3093 BIG DATA AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS 15 CO3096 COMPRESSIONS METHODS FOR MULTIMEDIA 15 CO3099 FOUNDATIONS OF CYBER SECURITY 15 CO3103 TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 15 Semester Total 60
BSc COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH A YEAR ABROAD
First and Second Year Modules
As for the first- and second-year of the BSc degree in Computer Science.
Third Year Modules
The third year will be spent abroad taking approved courses either in an institution associated with the Computer Science Department via an ERASMUS bilateral agreement or in a university that has a Study Abroad exchange partnership agreement with the University of Leicester. Students will normally be required to complete the year and to reach a pass level of attainment in 60 credits of Computer Science modules Failure to do so will result in the student reverting to the three year BSc Computer Science degree. The marks awarded during the year abroad do not contribute to the final degree classification.
Note: Transfer will be confirmed only after successful completion of the first year.
Fourth Year Modules
As for the third-year of the BSc degree in Computer Science.
BSc COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH A YEAR IN INDUSTRY
First and Second Year Modules
As for the first- and second-year of the BSc degree in Computer Science.
Third Year Modules
- Students will work within a sponsoring company for one year between 1 July of the second year of the course and the start of the following year.
- During their one-year placement students will undertake a programme of training and work experience which will be agreed by the sponsoring company and the University.
- Students will be expected to keep a logbook recording their training and experience that is to be presented for approval to the sponsoring company and the University.
- Students will be issued with a Certificate of Industrial Studies indicating successful completion of their placement. Students who do not satisfactorily complete their industrial placement will be transferred to the B.Sc. Computer Science degree.
The Year in Industry does not contribute to the final degree classification.
Fourth Year Modules
As for the third-year of the BSc degree in Computer Science.
