7V0007 MSc Project Individual Assignment Presentation

7V0007 Learning Outcomes Assessed:

This assignment will assess your ability to:

Plan and carry out a programme of research or design work using methods appropriate for your degree, involving experimentation and/or implementation;

• Use, evaluate and critically assess relevant literature;
• Analyse relevant legal, ethical, professional and social issues, and the associated risks;
• Apply innovation and/or creativity to solve a computing task within the scope of your degree and synthesise information, ideas and practices to provide a quality solution together with an evaluation of that solution;\
• Evaluate the work and the results in the context of other published works.

Note: it is your responsibility to make sure that your work is complete and available for marking by the deadline. Make sure that you have followed the submission instructions carefully, and your work is submitted in the correct format, using the correct hand-in mechanism (e.g., Moodle upload). If submitting via Moodle, you are advised to check your work after upload, to make sure it has uploaded properly. If submitting via OneDrive, ensure that your tutors have access to the work. Do not alter your work after the deadline. You should make at least one full backup copy of your work.

Penalties for late submission

The timeliness of submissions is strictly monitored and enforced.

All coursework has a late submission window of 7 calendar days, but any work submitted within the late window will be capped at 50%, unless you have an agreed extension. Work submitted after the 7-day late window will be capped\ at zero unless you have an agreed extension. See ‘Assessment Mitigation’ below for further information on extensions. Please note that individual tutors are unable to grant extensions to assessments.

7V0007 Assessment Mitigation

If there is a valid reason why you are unable to submit your assessment by the deadline you may apply for assessment mitigation. There are two types of mitigation you can apply for via the module area on Moodle (in the ‘Assessments’ block on the right-hand side of the page):

• Non-evidenced extension: does not require you to submit evidence. It allows you to add a short extension
  to a deadline. This is not available for event-based assessments such as in-class tests, presentations, interviews,etc. You can apply for this extension during the assessment weeks, and the request must be made before the submission deadline. For this assessment, the non-evidenced extension is 2 days.
• Evidenced extension: requires you to provide independent evidence of a situation which has impacted you. Allows you to apply for a longer extension and is available for event-based assessment such as in-class test, presentations, interviews, etc. For event-based assessments, the normal outcome is that the assessment will be deferred to the summer reassessment period.

7V0007 MSc Project - Presentation

The Project unit has a single piece of work, an exercise to specify, investigate and solve (through the implementation of a product) an agreed problem. This is assessed through two elements; the Dissertation and Viva. The latter element provides students with an opportunity to explain their achievements in person. The requirements and procedures for Project as a whole, and its constitute parts are set out in a separate document (the “Project Handbook”); this document describes the marking criteria for the Viva.

The following is a short, indicative, descriptions of the characteristics of the components of this element of assessment.

In each case, longer descriptions are given in the Project Handbook. 

The Presentation: This is your opportunity to formally explain your project and its outcomes to your examiners. Normally these will be your supervisor and one other academic, chosen to be knowledgeable in the field. The Presentation will consist of a 25-minute video on your project. It should involve a set of slides explaining the project (this should include the background, research question, methodology, results and conclusion) and also demonstrating the digital artefact which you have developed in the course of the project. Your supervisor will supply you with three questions which are specific to your project, which you should address in the course of your video.

The Presentation will be assessed based on organisation, oral fluency, adherence to time constraints, and the understanding and critical appraisal of the work done and of the techniques and tools employed.

Submission Arrangements

Final submission will occur on the evening of Friday 29/08/25, at 21:00. By that point, you must have uploaded your Presentation video onto Moodle. Work uploaded after this time will be treated in accordance with the University regulations. Some students may be given an additional period to complete their project, as a consequence of a Personal Learning Plan, or a delayed deadline, as a consequence of Evidenced Extensions.

Feedback Formative feedback will be given informally in the supervision sessions, and also formally on the various components. This will occur through Moodle and subject to the normal three-week feedback deadlines.

Content description

The Presentation will be assessed relative to a set of features. They have the following detailed descriptions, which include the relevant BCS criteria. The specialist (other than the MSc Computer Science) degrees have additional criteria to the generalist (MSc Computer Science) degree, but the aspects are the same. The criteria can be found in the BCS accreditation documentation.

Delivery of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories appropriate to the programme of study. Also
the background, social context, constraints, needs, design process and evaluation of outcomes for the selected problem. Demonstration of problem solving, information management, numeracy and communication skills in written and oral form (generalist BCS criteria 2.1.1, 2.2.5, 2.3.2 , specialist BCS criteria 3.1.2., 3.2.3, M17).

7V0007 Assessment Criteria

The criteria are designed to align with the University’s graduate outcomes.

These are:

1. Apply skills of critical analysis to real world situations within a defined range of contexts;
2. Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, e.g. initiative, creativity, motivation, professional practice and self management;
3. Express ideas effectively and communicate information appropriately and accurately using a range of media
   including ICT;
4. Develop working relationships using teamwork and leadership skills, recognising and respecting different perspectives;
5. Manage their professional development reflecting on progress and taking appropriate action;
6. Find, evaluate, synthesise and use information from a variety of sources;
7. Articulate an awareness of the social and community contexts within their disciplinary field.

Your work will be marked by two members of academic staff; by default these will be your supervisor and one other academic, expert in the area of your work. They will assess your submissions independently, before seeking to agree a mark for each component. If they cannot agree a mark, your work will be given to a third academic to assess. The unit leader will then assign a mark, on the basis of the three assessment reports. The criteria for different levels of success on this aspect of the Project are given on the next page.

Re-assessment Arrangements

This assignment brief also covers re-assessment. Should a student be determined by the examiners to have failed to meet the pass mark for this assignment (this is 50% overall), they will, in completing the free-text assessment feedback, provide a list of aspects of the assignment which need to be amended to reach the 50% level. Should a student fail to submit the assignment, a mark of zero will be recorded and no feedback given. The feedback will include a recommendation on the nature of the re-assessment process. Deadlines for reassessment of Projects are usually flexible, being set in the light of the examination board dates and a need to maximize the probability of a speedy pass by the student.

7V0007 MSc Project Marking criteria: