• Offered by Research School of Computer Science
  • ANU College ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Course subject Computer Science
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Peter Strazdins
    • Dr Sabrina Caldwell
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2018
    Second Semester 2018
    See Future Offerings

This is an Individual Research Project (IRP) within the Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Research and Development) (Honours) degree. Students do multiple IRPs during their program, with each one specifically designed to provide a strong research focus customised to each student. These give students valuable research experience along with the opportunity to explore different research areas prior to their final Honour's project.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Learning Outcomes will be determined for each individual student and recorded in an 'Independent Study Contract' at the beginning of the course. However, in general, on satisfying the requirements of this course students will have the knowledge and skills to:
  1. plan and engage in an independent and sustained critical investigation and evaluation of a chosen computer science research topic,
  2. engage in systematic discovery and critical review of appropriate and relevant information sources,
  3. propose, develop and evaluate different approaches for solving a research problem, and
  4. communicate research concepts and contexts clearly and effectively both in writing and orally.

Indicative Assessment

An appropriate combination of written report, artefact, and seminar presentations. This will be set out in the 'Independent Study Contract' for each student at the start of each course.

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Workload

Students are expected to spend around 130 hours in total on this course. Contact hours will be
determined for each individual student and recorded in an 'Independent Study Contract' at the
beginning of the course.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must seek permission from the course convenor. To be eligible to enrol, you must: - be studying a Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Research and Development); - have successfully completed COMP2550; - find a project/supervisor; and - complete the 'Independent Study Contract' Finding a project/supervisor and completing the contract is best done before the start of the semester you are intending to do this course.

You will need to contact the Research School of Computer Science to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Assumed Knowledge

As this is a project course, the expected background varies from project to project. The project description will specify any expected background.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
2
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2018 $4080
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2018 $5400
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.

The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
4856 19 Feb 2018 27 Feb 2018 31 Mar 2018 25 May 2018 In Person N/A

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
9911 23 Jul 2018 30 Jul 2018 31 Aug 2018 26 Oct 2018 In Person N/A

Responsible Officer: Registrar, Student Administration / Page Contact: Website Administrator / Frequently Asked Questions