UA92 Contemporary issues in Computer Science BLOCK 3 Assessment Brief

Assessment Summary

In the dawn of the twenty-first century, there are several challenges and issues within the field of computer science. These challenges range from various specialisms within computer science, such as the management of computer systems, artificial intelligence, networking and infrastructure, software engineering and development, deployment and cloud computing, operating systems and computational mathematics, all of which relate to issues in computing and computer systems. In light of the challenges surrounding computer science, it is important to research with clear objectives to maximise efficiency, reduce costs and make processes easier for users.

Examples of project areas:

•    The Internet of Things
•    5G
•    Security and Risk in Cloud Computing
•    Big Data
•    The problems with Legacy Software
•    Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
•    Computer Graphics
•    Computer Vision, Image Processing, Speech Recognition
•    Robotics
•    Security and Privacy in the use of Biometrics
•    Quantum Computing
•    The Semantic Web (Web 3.0) and its future
•    Cryptography and data science
•    Cryptocurrencies

Literature Review

You are to choose a topic of interest within computer science and write a literature review for your chosen topic. You should:
•    Introduce the topic
•    You must come up with research a question based on your topic area and 3 objectives. The question will be a current issue that you can critically, analyse and reflect on.
•    Establish background information on the literature of the topic being discussed
•    Provide an overview of the relevant literature
•    Showcase key papers in the literature relating to your topic that can be used in a literature review
•    Identify knowledge gaps/ gaps in the literature within your topic area
•    Discuss how the literature will inform your research
•    Illustrate how the study will advance knowledge within your topic area
•    Provide a brief reflection on your research journey/experience