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This course covers a wide range of professional practice in Computing Science, addressing the concepts of employability, legal, social, ethical, and professional issues related to the development, deployment, and use of information technology systems.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Graduates in Computing Science, Software Engineering, and related Information Technology (IT) disciplines need to understand the employability, social, ethical, legal, and professional as well as technical issues inherent in the development, deployment, and use of IT systems. Each of these important topics will be presented individually and students will be shown a series of real-world case studies for which they will have to argue and discuss the applications and ramifications of each topic to the case study.
This course will cover the following indicative list of topics:
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 41,42 | Feedback Weeks | 47 | |
| Feedback |
Grades will be made available after the final exam meeting. Feedback is provided upon request. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Identify and summarise the principal social, ethical, legal, and professional issues in information technology. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Explain the laws and codes of conduct relevant to the information technology industry, and relate them to real-world case studies from industry. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Develop, present, and criticise arguments on social, ethical, legal, and professional issues in information technology systems. |
| Reflection | Understand | Identify career plans and how to source opportunities in information technology. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 31,32,33,34,38,39,40 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
| Feedback |
Oral feedback will be given on the day. Final written feedback and a mark will be given up to two weeks after the final practical session on week 40. An individual multiplicative coefficient will be applied to the group mark (from 0 to 1) depending on the individual contribution of each group member during the oral presentation. Because there will be multiple presentations during the course, students will be able to use feedback to improve on future presentations (10-20 minutes per group). |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Explain the laws and codes of conduct relevant to the information technology industry, and relate them to real-world case studies from industry. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Develop, present, and criticise arguments on social, ethical, legal, and professional issues in information technology systems. |
| Reflection | Understand | Identify career plans and how to source opportunities in information technology. |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | 29 | Feedback Weeks | 31 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided on MyAberdeen, with comments about the portfolio and tips on how to improve (2 A4 pages). |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Create | Create effective CVs and cover letters. |
| Reflection | Understand | Identify career plans and how to source opportunities in information technology. |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | 28 | Feedback Weeks | 30 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided on MyAberdeen, with comments about the reflective report and tips on how to improve. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Understand | Identify career plans and how to source opportunities in information technology. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 50,51 | Feedback Weeks | 3 | |
| Feedback |
Grades will be made available after the final exam meeting. Feedback is provided upon request. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Evaluate | Develop, present, and criticise arguments on social, ethical, legal, and professional issues in information technology systems. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Identify and summarise the principal social, ethical, legal, and professional issues in information technology. |
| Procedural | Create | Create effective CVs and cover letters. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Explain the laws and codes of conduct relevant to the information technology industry, and relate them to real-world case studies from industry. |
| Reflection | Understand | Identify career plans and how to source opportunities in information technology. |
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