• Offered by School of Computing
  • ANU College ANU College of Engineering Computing & Cybernetics
  • Course subject Computer Science
  • Areas of interest Computer Science, Information Technology
  • Work Integrated Learning Projects
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Michael Norrish
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2024
    Second Semester 2024
    See Future Offerings
  • STEM Course

This 6+6 unit year long course acts as a capstone to the Master of Computing and requires students to complete a practical project on an appropriate computing topic. They will be expected to carry out some combination of reading, writing, artefact construction and presentation whilst working under supervision. The nature of the project can be theoretic, experimental, design or development based on the interests of available supervisors and the student, and will be specified at the outset using the Project Registration Form.

Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply their computing knowledge and implementation skills to a specific topic area
  2. Explain how they have extended and deepened their knowledge of computing principles, technical skills and practice through undertaking the project
  3. Demonstrate advanced skills in oral and written communication
  4. Demonstrate through successful completion of the project, relevant project-related skills, including project planning and management, ethics, evaluation and production of project artefacts

Work Integrated Learning

Projects

This project course provides you with the opportunity to deeply engage with the course content, drive your leaning, build skills and confidence in Computing. 

Indicative Assessment

  1. Presentation (10) [LO 1,2,3]
  2. Project Artifacts (90) [LO 1,2,3,4]

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

No formal classtime is required in this course. Students will meet regularly with their supervisor througout the year and are expected to complete 260 hours of work in total across the year.

Inherent Requirements

None

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must: be enrolled in the Master of Computing AND have completed COMP8260 AND have completed COMP6442 AND receive a permission code by completing the steps listed on Enrolling in student projects including the Student Project Registration Form. Incompatible with COMP8715 and COMP8830.

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

Prescribed Texts

Not required

Fees

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

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
2
Unit value:
6 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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
2024 $4980
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $6360
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
4229 19 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 05 Apr 2024 24 May 2024 In Person View

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
9229 22 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 31 Aug 2024 25 Oct 2024 In Person N/A

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