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COMP9596 & COMP9945- Research Projects
Students enrolled in the Masters of Computing and Information Technology (program 8543 MIT) have the option of taking a 12uoc research project (COMP9596) or an 18uoc research project (COMP9945) as a replacement for 2 or 3 courses respectively. Additional constraints are:
• Students must not have failed any course and must have a distinction average at the time when they apply for the project.
• The project must be undertaken in the final semester of study.
• Must have obtained agreement on a research proposal from a CSE academic supervisor.
A typical research proposal is at least 500 words in length, and should describe precisely the scope of the research and its expected outcomes. The research proposal, together with the name of the supervisor, should be submitted to the Postgraduate Coursework Academic Advisor for approval. If approved, the Postgraduate Coursework Academic Advisor will assign an assessor to the project. Note that any academic staff member from CSE or NICTA can be a supervisor, but if the supervisor is from NICTA, then the assessor should come from CSE.
Projects often involve software development, but should also include a significant amount of innovative algorithmic design. Projects may also involve hardware development.
The work carried out will be assessed in the following way:
1. The student will give a project seminar on Friday of Week 12. The seminar will be 30 minutes long, with 10 minutes for questions. The seminar may be advertised as a School seminar.
2. The student will have to submit two hard copies of a project report to the CSE Student Office, for examination by the supervisor and the assessor on Friday of Week 12.
3. Students who would like to complete further research on this project mat submit up to seven weeks after the conclusion of semester. No formal application for extension is necessary.
A mark will be finalised two weeks after submission. The project will contribute 80% to the final mark, and the presentation 20%.
In many respects, COMP9596 and COMP9945 are similar to a combined Undergraduate Thesis Part A and B. The supervisor will determine which of COMP9596 or COMP9945 is appropriate for a given project. The project seminar is similar to a Part B thesis. As stated above, the assessment is slightly different, however, and the project report is submitted directly to the supervisor and assessor (not to the Student Office as with the thesis). Some useful links from the thesis website can be found below:
Doing research: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/thesis/a/a-advice.html
The project seminar: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/thesis/a/a-seminar.html
The project report: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/thesis/b/b-spec.html
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