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1. Develop comprehension of the Visual Communication process: from creator, artefact, message, receiver/viewer.

2. Cultivate an experimental approach to Visual Communication.

3. To foster an integrated visual communication practice that combines aesthetic and practical skills.

4. To increase technical skill and technological understanding of visual communication media.

5. Introduce Core Skills relevant to Visual Communication discipline-specific: Graphic Design and Illustration.

6. To enhance critical and imaginative powers, understanding, experience and judgement whilst honing problem-solving, project management and leadership abilities.

7. To expand creative and innovative abilities in dealing with complex issues.

8. To synthesize core skills and to enable informed, aesthetic, contextually engaged and professional outcomes.

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• To realize the importance of scripts in design and its effective impact on its success.
• Understand the types of typefaces used in newspapers and other types of designs.
• To develop the students 'skills in designing new letters by manipulating forms of letters.
• Designing logo by exploiting the aesthetics of typography.
• Enabling students' ability to design a bilingual logo.
• Using letters and words to produce a meaningful graphic work that achieves various aesthetic aspects.
• Carrying out the works through using manual methods, Photoshop and Illustrator programs.

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• To realize the designing and production of story board.
• Distinguishing the difference between the quick sketch and the detailed sketch and to distinguish between them.
• To develop and apply skills in using the manual drawing and coloring, and to connect them with the technology.
• Draw characters and imaginable situations related to the written seen and to be expressed well. 
• ​ Gain practical experience with basic in dealing with the written seen and to apply it through drawing.
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• To realize the designing and production of comics.
• Developing drawing skills through the use of hand drawing and linking it to technology.
• Learn the principles of comics and character analysis
• Develop the skill of creating and drawing comic characters and linking them to the characteristics of that character.
• Develop the skills needed to design webcomics.
• Helping students learn to design a multi-page story by using the signature to distribute the pages
•   Develop the ability to draw perspective and use it in the formation of comics stories.​

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​​​​​​​This module is designed to provide intermediate conceptual and practical learning to students in operations management, marketing and human resource management. The module comprises 16 study weeks (including final assessment). 

​A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Develop a critical appreciation of the interactions between various business functions (operations management, marketing and human resource management) and the integrative complexity that shapes business innovation.
2. Develop a critical understanding of why new products and services are imperative to contemporary business practice. Also to develop knowledge and understanding of external issues affecting the successful running of organizations, including how they compete in a global context.
   
3. Develop knowledge and understanding of the elements required to build long-term success in organizations, and how students can contribute to the fostering of long-term value creation.​
   
4. develop knowledge and critical understanding of the theories, concepts and models of different business functions (operations management, marketing and human resource management).

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Select and critically analyse information relevant to a particular problem or issue related to business and management.
2. Evaluate and compare competing perspectives, theoretical models and concepts in the context of practical situations
3. Gather and synthesise material from a variety of sources in constructing arguments applied to business and management ​

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Communicate in a professional manner in written work, face to face and online. Plan, monitor and review progress as independent learner, including a focus on personal skills development.
2. Develop an awareness of ethical issues and professional standards relevant to business and management

D. Key transferable skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Search for and use relevant digital and non-digital information from sources other than the module materials.
2. Compare critically and use different approaches to issues and problems within business management. Engage in critical reflection.
3. Consolidate an understanding of academic language and literacy practices in order to effectively engage with the academic knowledge and skills of Level 5 study.​​
   
   

​This module is designed to provide intermediate conceptual and practical learning to students in management and accounting. The module comprises 16 study weeks (including final assessment). 

​A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Develop a critical appreciation of the interactions between various business functions (management and accounting) and the integrative complexity that shapes business innovation.
2. Develop knowledge and understanding of the elements required to build long-term success in organizations, and how students can contribute to the fostering of long-term value creation.
3.  develop knowledge and critical understanding of the theories, concepts and models of different business functions.​

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Select and critically analyse information relevant to a particular problem or issue related to business and management.
2. Evaluate and compare competing perspectives, theoretical models and concepts in the context of practical situations
3. Gather and synthesise material from a variety of sources in constructing arguments applied to business and management ​

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1.  Communicate in a professional manner in written work, face to face and online. Plan, monitor and review progress as independent learner, including a focus on personal skills development.
2. Develop an awareness of ethical issues and professional standards relevant to business and management​

D. Key transferable skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Search for and use relevant digital and non-digital information from sources other than the module materials.
2. Compare critically and use different approaches to issues and problems within business management. Engage in critical reflection.
3.  Consolidate an understanding of academic language and literacy practices in order to effectively engage with the academic knowledge and skills of Level 5 study.​​
   
   

​​​​The primary objective is to give the student an understanding of basic business principles. Global business, entrepreneurship, management, marketing, information technology, and financial management will be discussed. Another purpose of this course is to build a foundation of knowledge on the different theoretical approaches to management and decision making • develop analytical skills to identify the links between the functional areas in management, organisations, management practices and the business environment​.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the course students will have a firm understanding of the following business topics:

• The relationship between business and society in a free market economy
• Common forms of business ownership
• Business ethics and social responsibility​
  
• International business and the global economy
• Fundamentals of business management
• Business organization and structure
• Human resources, motivation and productivity
• Marketing, accounting, finance, operations ​management and other business specialties

​​A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Identify business functions
2. Recognize different business models and forms
3. Acquire knowledge of business ethics and social responsibility
4. Be aquatinted with the fundamentals of management. 

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1.  Differentiate between business structures and business forms.
   
2. Examine different models and theories and its effect in business life 
3.  analysing and evaluating different perspectives, identifying biases and hidden assumptions in different models and forms of businesses.​

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Analyse different business-related situations and forms.
   
2.  Deduce problems and solutions and its pathways

D. Key transferable skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

• Read financial and business related reports​
• ​Communicate knowledge and understanding of business issues to different stakeholders.
• Analyse situations in an academic manner.
  
  

• ​Provide students with concepts and tangible strategic skills that can readily be put into practice in often   changing business environments. 
• Present the 21st century competitive/business landscape from a strategic management perspective and to assess how global and technological influences shape it
• Provide students with a critical overview of the main tools of contemporary strategic practice in organizations in a way which is relevant to their professional needs
• Achieving the intended learning outcomes (covering both knowledge and skills) fully supports this aim.

​A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to: develop and demonstrate the following Knowledge and understanding:

1. The structure and dynamics of business environments; how businesses seek to track and analyse their environments;
2. Markets, market economies and how they function; how consumers, firms and governments behave as economic agents; why and how markets fail and how this failure is managed;
3. Business processes and how they operate; the nature, structure and functioning of organisations; how and why organisations are changing;
4. Key business functions such as Marketing, Human Resources, Information Management, Accounting & Finance, Operations – their nature and contribution to organisational success, their historic origins and their interactions;
5. How businesses develop strategies; the different forms and theories of strategy;
6. How organisations make decisions and organise decision-making processes; the various sources of decision-making irrationality; the nature, role and implications of governmental, regional and supranational business policy on businesses;
   
7. How to apply key ideas in mathematics, including some   statistics, and algebra.

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1.  Read material questioningly, identifying and recording key ideas and concepts in business studies;
   
2.  Synthesise material from a variety of sources, analysing and evaluating different perspectives, identifying biases and hidden assumptions;
   
3. Classify, recognise and organise material in distinct and relevant categories;
   
4.  Construct, defend and evaluate an argument, using relevant evidence, giving reasons for conclusions.​

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Transfer and use relevant key skills in the workplace context;
2. Use the more specific knowledge, analytic skills and methods, rooted in the different disciplines as a strong basis for work in many professions; Students will have become better informed, more active and questioning members of an organisation by:
3. The ability to engage critically with the underlying challenges and problems facing a business;
4.  The ability to identify and evaluate conflicting arguments, including recognising the significance of different value positions in these arguments.​

D. Key transferable skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:​

1. Interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presentation;
2. Ability to conduct research into business and management issues, either individually or as part of a team for projects/dissertations/presentations. This requires familiarity with and an evaluative approach to a range of business data, sources of information and appropriate methodologies, and for such to inform the overall learning process; including the development of personal and team attributes and capabilities for entrepreneurial success;
3. Self reflection and criticality including self awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people, cultures, business and management issues;
4. Skills of learning to learn and developing a continuing appetite for learning; reflective, adaptive and collaborative learning.

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1. To have a good understanding of the main movements in the cultural and historical context of graphic design.

2. Have a good knowledge of the professional uses of illustration techniques within publishing, marketing, and art and design.

3. Identify appropriate sources of help and guidance to build necessary skills for self-directed learning.

4. Reflect on one's own skills and develop a sustainable plan for continuing career development on graduation.

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. Show an awareness of a range of media and processes available to professional designers.

2. To have a good understanding of the main topics that have influence on design literacy.

3. Have a good knowledge of the professional uses of persuasion techniques.

4. Identify appropriate sources of help and guidance to build necessary skills for self-directed learning.

5. Reflect on one's own skills and develop a sustainable plan for continuing career development on graduation.

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• Acquire the theory necessary for the practice of design

• Discern the elements and principles of design
• Recognize and appreciate design in nature and all creation
• Acquire the basic terminology of the design profession
• Develop an understanding of "why to do it" as well as "how to do it"
• Appreciate the styles and mannerisms, past and present, in design and to know what makes their uniqueness
• Acquire technical proficiency in the use of the tools and materials of design
• Apply the elements and principles of design to given problems and to exploit their use for one's own creative inspirations.​

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​​​The course aims to:

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

On completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Introduce the theoretical concepts related to educational materials designing through old and new theories used in designing the educational material.Understanding of the technologies and production methods used in educational designing material.

2. Adding an aesthetic aspects that attract the student attention and increases his concentration during the reading of this educational material.
   

   
   

B. Cognitive skills

On Completion of this course the student will be able to : ​

1. Understanding and realizing the basics used in educational designing material. 

      2.Able to connect the between the educational material and the required theoretical basis in designing the educational material.

C. Practical and professional skills

On Completion of this course the student will be able to :

1. 1. Enable students to express the ideas related to the educational material design to cover the wanted goals from this material.
      
       
   2.  Enable students to use the programs in drawing, pictures, audio and video skilfully.

   Ability to connect between those programs to direct a final work achieves the wanted goal from the educational material.​
   

   
   

D. Key transferable skills

On Completion of this course the student will be able to : 

1. 1. Expand the students theoretical aspect in a way enables them to connect between the ability of the pupils who read the educational material and the final figuration.

    Provide students with specialist practical and theoretical skills in the development the design of the educational material.​
   

   
   

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• Introduce basic digital media production skills.
• Effectively communicate 2D and 3D compositions and products using digital media (using a computer-aided Drafting system).

• To develop an appreciation of the role of graphical software applications in the area of graphic design.
• To extend and enrich the knowledge using graphical software applications for different types of graphic design.
• To impart practical knowledge of using graphical software applications through hands on Training.
• Learn to utilize digital media as drafting systems to become more productive​

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• Gain the principles necessary for various design practice
• Distinguish design principles and combine them to create a creative design.
• Gain basic skills in the use of elements and structures in building a design.
• Develop skills in the use of printing colors and screen colors and how to deal with them.
•   Gain technical proficiency in the use of design software.
• Build the ability to build multi-page designs
• ​Apply design elements and principles to specific problems and exploit their use for individual creative inspiration.
  

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• To realize the production of interactive media designs.
• Understand the differences between design for print and screen.
• To develop and apply skills in multi-media design technology for desktop and the Web
• To demonstrate basic skills in using the latest media art development tools.
• Draw inspiration from the history of artists and designers who explore ideas and applications of interactivity
• Gain practical experience with basic electronics and the techniques of digital art production.
• Develop experimental art by building expressive digital artwork. 
  
  

​​The course aims at providing students with fundamental concepts and overview of Media Production, including the pre-production (budgeting and script writing), production (lighting, shooting and sound recording) and post-production (visual/audio editing, compositing and special effects) processes. This course provides an understanding of the overall processes in the media production industry; and allows students to apply directing and production skills to produce a short digital video​​

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1. Initiate and process creative ideas from through to finish resolutions.

2. Show an awareness of digital photography basics and photography compositions.

3. To have a good understanding of digital camera basics, image size and formats.

4. Have a good knowledge of the professional uses of digital photography within different situations.

5. Select, evaluate and apply appropriate camera lens, lighting, eye level and camera settings to produce an independent photography.

6. Identify appropriate sources of help and guidance to build necessary skills for self-directed learning.

7. Reflect on one's own skills and develop a sustainable plan for continuing career development on graduation.

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• To provide a distinctive and contemporary program of study, that provides a learning environment where students with differing profiles and aspirations can realize their creative, academic and professional potential.
• To produce graduates equipped with a range of technical, intellectual, creative professional skills appropriate for the requirements of the photo-imaging sector, which allow them to shape their futures and make a significant and positive impact in the creative industries.
• To provide opportunities for professional engagement and vocational work based learning through effective industry liaison and collaborative partnerships, providing students with specialist knowledge and skills, and opportunities to pursue their career ambitions in a range of commercial contexts.
• To enable students to acquire a broad range of entrepreneurial abilities in marketing, self-promotion and business development that enable them to develop financially sustainable practices and the ability to thrive in competitive markets.
• To develop students' key transferable skills, identifying personal strengths and needs through self-reflection and self-management, recognising and developing these skills to improve prospects of employability and successful commercial enterprise.

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• Exploration of the Design elements such as line, value, color, shape, form, texture and space.
• Demonstrates the 2D design types and discusses the language of visual design.
• Experiment with materials and processes and to question the relationship between form and function
• Students will learn how to design real as well as virtual Objects and Products.
• Encouraging experimentation with materials and processes and exploring the relationship between form and function

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·       To realize the computer graphics and imaging.

·       Understand the photo manipulation in photoshop.

·       To develop and apply skills in multi-media design technology for professional looking photos.

·       To demonstrate basic skills in using the latest media art development tools.

·       Professional art using photoshop ideas .

·       Gain practical experience with the  basic of adobe  photoshop techniques of digital art production.

·       Develop experimental art by building expressive digital artwork.

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·       To realize the Digital and Emerging Media Design I.

·       Understand the digital and emerging media.

·       To develop and apply skills in multi-media design technology to learn foundations of front-end web.

·       develop technical problem solving and organizational skills.

·       Gain practical experience with the  basic of adobe  photoshop techniques of digital art production.

·       Develop experimental technical problem solving and organizational skills To demonstrate basic skills in using the latest media art development tools.

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​- Creating a  site in Adobe XD

 - Create websites for mobile devices using Adobe XD

- Add a phone layout for an existing Adobe  XD  site.

- Add hyperlinks for site navigation

- Configure and customize widgets

- Create a websites and mobile application for devices.

 Provide students with specialist practical skills in adobe XD.​

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1. Initiate and process creative ideas from through to finish resolutions.

2. Show an awareness of a range of media and processes available to professional illustrators.

3. To have a good understanding of the main movements in the cultural and historical context of illustration.

4. Have a good knowledge of the professional uses of illustration techniques within publishing, marketing, and art and design.

5. Select, evaluate and apply appropriate materials, processes, skills and methodologies to produce an independent illustration project.

6. Identify appropriate sources of help and guidance to build necessary skills for self-directed learning.

7. Reflect on one's own skills and develop a sustainable plan for continuing career development on graduation.

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• ​​​​ The ability to critically analyses and evaluate aesthetic elements, concepts taking account of cultural, communicational, and theoretical contexts in applied media.
  
•  The ability to contextualize the analysis of information and experiences, formulate independent judgements, and articulate reasoned arguments through reflection, review and evaluation.
•  The ability to engage in the design process applying media aesthetics.
•  The ability to critically reflect on new knowledge and understandings related to the key developments within relation to the applied elements in media .​
  

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• To realize the 3D Modelling and Animation Techniques.
• Understand the 3D Modelling and Animation Techniques.
• To develop and apply skills in multi-media design technology to learn foundations of the 3D Modelling and Animation.
• develop technical problem solving and organizational skills.
• Gain practical experience with the  basic of cinema 4d techniques of digital art production. 
  

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​Knowledge and understanding: 

• Optimize Cinema 4d
• workspace for visual development techniques of digital art production including media developments..
• Understanding of the technologies and production methods unique to 3D Modelling and Animation.
• Increasing the aesthetics at 3D Modelling and Animation production.
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• To realize the Magazines and newspapers concepts such as a design, usability principles, information architecture.
• Understand the adobe InDesign  Techniques.
• To develop and apply skills in multi-media design technology to learn foundations of the Magazines and newspapers.
• develop technical problem solving and organizational skills.
• Gain practical experience with the  basic of adobe InDesign techniques of digital art production. ​
  
  

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  ​Knowledge and understanding:

1. Optimize adobe InDesign
2. workspace for visual development techniques of digital art production including media developments..
3. Understanding of the technologies to make a printed media
4. Increasing the aesthetics at adobe InDesign​
   

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• To realize the 3D animations and special effects.
• Training in visual effects and compositing software.
• To develop and apply skills in multi-media design technology to learn foundations of the Visual Effects and Compositing.
• develop technical problem solving and organizational skills.
• Gain practical experience with the  basic of adobe after effect software . ​
  
  

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• ​Knowledge and understanding​:

1. Optimize adobe after effect
2. workspace for visual development techniques of digital art production including media developments.
3. Understanding of the technologies and production methods unique to visual effects and compositing.
4. Increasing the aesthetics at 3D animations and special effects.
   

• ​Cognitive skills:​​

1. Creating a  visual effects and compositing
2. Create 3D animations and special effects
   

• ​Practical and professional skills:
• 1. Trendy Motion Graphics Techniques .
  2.  Line Shape Motion Graphics

          3.    Make simple Animations​
  

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• Key transferable skills :
  

• 1. Create Cartoon Animation.

          2. Provide students with specialist practical skills in adobe after effect to making cartoon animation a  visual              ​​effects and compositing .​
  

  
  

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• Initiate and process creative ideas from through to finish resolutions.
• Show an awareness and understanding of Perception of sound, Stereophony, Sound Format.
• To have knowledge of Literal and Nonliteral Sound Combinations, inner and outer orientation of sound, elements of sound, sound and noise, and aesthetics factors in a relation to the Context.
•  Have a good knowledge of the professional uses of sound equipment for sound production for mixed media.
•  Identify appropriate sources of help and guidance to build necessary skills for self-directed learning.
• Reflect on one's own skills and develop a sustainable plan for continuing career development on graduation.

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. Develop comprehension of the packaging design process: from creator, artefact, receiver/viewer.

2. Cultivate an experimental approach to packaging design.

3. To foster an integrated packaging design practice that combines aesthetic and practical skills.

4. To increase technical skills and technological understanding of visual packaging design.

5. Introduce Core Skills relevant to Visual and structural packaging design process.

6. To enhance critical and imaginative powers, understanding, experience and judgement whilst honing problem-solving, project management and leadership abilities.

7. To expand creative and innovative abilities in dealing with complex issues.

8. To synthesize core skills and to enable informed, aesthetic, contextually engaged and professional outcomes.

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• To realize the computer graphics software  in practical design.
• Understand the computer graphics software learned during the programme courses.
• To develop and apply skills in multi-media design technology for professional looking photos.
• To demonstrate basic skills in using the latest media development tools.
• Gain practical experience with the  basic of computer graphics software techniques.
• Develop experimental art by building expressive digital artwork. 
  

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​Digital art production techniques including media developments.

​Aims of the module:

​1. Develop comprehension of critical thinking and creativity, design thinking and design ability.

2. Cultivate an experimental approach to critical thinking creativity.

3. To foster an integrated critical thinking practice that combines principles and practical skills.

4. To increase thinking skills and understanding of the relation between both cricitcal and creative thing and their attributes.

5. To expand creative and innovative abilities in dealing with complex issues.

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​Knowledge and understanding:

The course familiarizes students with critical thinking, creative thinking and design ability that serve the basic designer aims. Students will also develop fluency in the principles of critical thinking to form a basis of logical and aesthetic judgment developing methods of analysis and inquiry for creative thinking.

B. Cognitive skills:

1. Apply knowledge of how to structure, develop and refine the comprehensive understanding of critical and creative practices within a broad cultural context.
2. Demonstrate the ability to discriminate between a range of techniques, processes and advanced research and autonomously apply these to your critical thinking practice.

         3. Manage complex issues in difficult situations both systematically and creatively, making sound and confident judgments                 and clear decisions in the absence of complete knowledge.

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Develop comprehension of branding and visual identity design practice: from creator, artefact, message, receiver/viewer.

2. Cultivate an experimental approach to branding and identity.

3. To foster an integrated Brand strategy & Positioning that combines aesthetic and practical skills.

4. To increase technical skills and technological understanding of visual identity.

5. Introduce Core Skills relevant to branding and visual identity

6. To enhance critical and imaginative powers, understanding, experience and judgement whilst honing problem-solving, project management and leadership abilities.

7. To expand creative and innovative abilities in dealing with complex issues.

8. To synthesize core skills and to enable informed, aesthetic, contextually engaged and professional outcomes.

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​​​​A. Knowledge and understanding:

1. The course familiarizes students with branding and visual identity principles and techniques that serve the basic designer aims. Students will also develop fluency in the principles of visual language to form a basis of aesthetic judgment and develop methods of analysis and inquiry for creative thinking.

B. Cognitive skills:

1. Apply knowledge of how to structure, develop and refine the comprehensive understanding of branding and graphic identity practices within a broad cultural context.
2. Demonstrate the ability to discriminate between a range of techniques, processes and advanced research and autonomously apply these to your visual communication practice.

            3. Manage complex issues in difficult situations both systematically and creatively, making sound and confident                    judgments and clear decisions in the absence of complete knowledge.

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​A. Knowledge and understanding

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• ​To understand the .NET framework architecture.
  
• To provide students with a range of skills to analyze a problem and construct a .NET program that solves it.
• To provide the principles of object oriented programming.
• To implement object-oriented concepts in .NET environment.
• To understand the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment
• To develop .NET applications using the selected programming language.

​A. Knowledge and understanding

1. Explain .NET Platform.
2. Describe data types, variables, constants, operators and built-in functions in the selected .NET programming language.
3. Discuss decision-making and looping statements.
4. Explain object oriented concepts such as classes, objects and methods.
5. Describe the features of object oriented programming such as Inheritance and Polymorphism.
6. Explain the concept of arrays.
7. Identify errors and different types of exceptions in a .NET program.

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The module aims to:

• Provide students with a framework that will help them choose the appropriate descriptive methods in various data analysis situations.
• Analyse distributive and relationship of real-time data.
• Make acquainted with concepts of random variables and finding appropriate distribution for analysing data specific to an experiment.
• Develop the understanding of mathematical expectations and moment generating functions.
• Impart knowledge and understanding of discrete and continuous probability distributions.
• Ensure the understanding of testing hypotheses, and estimation.
• Demonstrate R programming statistical data.​
  

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A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Use a variety of methods for exploring, summarizing and presenting data.
2. Realize methodologies for data analysis such as normal linear models, including simple regression.
3. Define and the concepts and rules of Probability.​

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Apply mathematical and statistical manipulation and calculation on choices of model and analyses resulting from them.
2. Assemble relevant information for proofs and construct appropriate mathematical arguments, and exercise judgment in selection and application of a wide range of mathematical and statistical tools and techniques.
3. Create appropriate mathematical and statistical models and draw justifiable inferences​

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Apply mathematical and statistical concepts and principles.
2. Analyse and evaluate criteria and specifications appropriate to specific problems and plan strategies for their solutions.
3. Use information technology with confidence to acquire and present mathematical and statistical knowledge and data, to model and solve problems and to develop mathematical and statistical insight.
4. Develop and use mathematical resources effectively with learners.​

D. Key transferable skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Apply statistical modelling and analysis techniques to a wide range of practical problems.
2. Analyse and to evaluate practical problems involving statistical data and plan strategies for their solution.
3. Use mathematical and statistical software with confidence.
4. Communicate in writing about statistical and probability modelling, communicate relevant information accurately and effectively, using a form, structure and style that suits the purpose.
5. Acquire further knowledge with little guidance or support.​​
   
   

The course aims to develop database skills based on a sound understanding and appropriate application of the underpinning theory. On completing the course students will understand database theory and practice when implementing a database to meet stated requirements. In order to achieve this, the course aims to

• provide an explanation of the concepts underlying all relational databases as well as practical experience in applying the concepts in different situations.
• provide a theoretical basis for relations underpinning their application in relational databases.
• Design a conceptual data model using an entity-relationship diagram
• Convert the conceptual model to a valid relational representation
• Implement a data model in a RDBMS using standard SQL
• Develop an understanding of the database language SQL and ability to make complex queries.
• Develop  an understanding  of SQL security model and be able to implement security requirements.​
  

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B. Cognitive skills

C. Practical and professional skills

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A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Define data visualization (versus information graphics, or information visualization) and explain the differences in visualization purposes, from exhibitory to exploratory and explanatory.
2. Identify the most appropriate visualization strategy given the result of a data analysis process and an intended communication objective.
3. Identify instances where general guidelines should be broken, and provide practical and theoretically informed arguments supporting their design decisions.
4. Identify deceptive usage of visual communication, or unintentionally misleading graphical representations of data (evidence).
5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills associated with problem identification, problem solving and decision-making, assessing value propositions supported by data, and generating a logical synthesis of information from data.
6. Understand how Cultures of Practice influence the way data may be collected, described, or formatted in order to align their own data management practices with those of their discipline.

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Produce alternative visualizations for the same message, compare their relative strengths and weaknesses, and make a motivated choice for the preferred one given the intended communication outcome.
2. Apply the most common techniques for analysing data, and also become more in-tune with ethical considerations and how not to visualize data.
3. Merge approaches to visualization with design principles to reveal patterns in data and present information from a human-centred perspective.
4. Use a range of analogue and digital tools and techniques to translate the meaning of data into comprehensible visual or experiential content.​
   

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Retrieve, select and evaluate information from a variety of sources.
2. Explore methods for perpetually expanding the truthfulness of their models when abstracting data from the real world.
3. Prepare professional business reports and make effective client reports of their work.
4. Apply data visualization best practices to their work, including choosing the right chart type for the situation and avoiding visualization techniques that can mislead an audience.
5. Properly document and organize data and visualizations in order to prepare them for reuse.

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D. Key transferable skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Follow a checklist of established design guidelines when building a visualization to account for human perception, communicating uncertainty, and reducing potential miscommunication.
2. Generalize standard visualization techniques and customize them to better fit the visual literacy and/or intended communication outcome for a particular audience with domain-specific problems.
3. Effectively communicate insights about data in various formats, including oral presentations, written reports and interactive visualizations.
4. Communicate effectively through graphical presentations, the spoken word and written reports.
5. Work as an individual to seek solutions to problems, with minimal guidance.
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• ​​Introduce all aspects of object-oriented principles
  
• Identifying and implementing class relationships using abstract classes, interfaces and inheritance
• Provide knowledge in using simple UML class diagrams
•  Describe how these concepts are implemented in java
• Provide knowledge in how to explore the JAVA API and to develop your own
•  Provide the knowledge necessary to construct java programs
•  Describe a number of the advanced facilities of java including exceptions
• Show how java can be used in developing non-trivial programs
• Introduce good design and programming practice
  
  

​A. Knowledge and understanding

After studying the module, the student will be able to demonstrate:

1. An understanding of the object-oriented principles
2. Some knowledge of the main constructs and mechanisms in Java
3. An appreciation of the implications of object oriented software analysis and design
4. An understanding of the techniques used in developing a large Java program

B. Cognitive skills

After studying the module, the student will be able to:

1. Describe and apply key concepts and techniques in software design and development
2. Analyze and abstract away from the details of a problem
3. Design and formulate an appropriate solution to a problem and evaluate it​

C. Practical and professional skills

After studying the module, the student will be able to:

1. Assemble, program, develop, debug, test and evaluate software systems
   
2. Use software tools such as a Java IDE
3. Use good design and programming practice
4. Develop and implement class relationships​

D. Key transferable skills 

After studying the module, the student will be able to:

1. Find information from a range of sources to support a task
2. Plan complex tasks
3. Use new Java libraries
4. Use appropriate numerical, mathematical and abstraction skills
5. Progress to more advanced level studies​​
   
   

• ​​Provide the students with the required skills to possess the computational thinking. These skills start by proper understanding and analyzing the problems to be solved and end by providing computer programs that solve these problems.
  
• One of the important aspects of this module is to provide the students with the awareness of the limits of computation and the ability to decide which problems can and which cannot be solved efficiently with computers.​
  

​A. Knowledge and understanding

Upon completing this module, students will be able to:

1. Identify and define the sets, functions and logic, and their application in the design, implementation and analysis of computer-based systems.
2. Define and recognize Data structure and computational problematic.​

B. Cognitive skills

Upon completing this module, students will be able to:

1. Explain, construct and use algorithms and data structures to solve computational problems.
2. Describe and assess the difficulty of computational problems.
3. A​nalyse algorithms and computational problems making use of several informal proof techniques 

C. Practical and professional skills

Upon completing this module, students will be able to:

1. Use the Python programming language to implement algorithms.
2. Write a short report which is based on one or more sources and which has a well-argued conclusion.​

D. Key transferable skills 

Upon completing this module, students will be able to:

1. Apply appropriate computational problem-solving techniques to a range of problems;
2. Apply computational thinking skills to solve problems across a range of application areas.
3. Discuss the questions 'What is computation?' and 'What are its limits?', and explain how the answers to these questions have important implications for the practical use of computer-based systems.

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A. Knowledge and understanding​

At the end of the module, learners will have knowledge and understanding of: 

A.1. A range of advanced data analysis techniques, building on those introduced at level 

2. A.2. Normal linear models (including analysis of variance, multiple regression and enhanced knowledge of simple regression).

 A.3. Generalized linear modelling (including logistic, Poisson and loglinear models for contingency tables as special cases). 

A.4. Residual and influence diagnostics for linear and generalized linear models. 

​A.5. An appreciation of techniques in one of two specialisms: econometrics or data science (including legal and ethical issues).

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to: 

B.1. Formulate real-world data analysis problems in a linear or generalized linear modelling framework. 

B.2. Interpret and criti​cally evaluate the outcomes of statistical data analysis in terms of the real-world problem from which the data arose. 

B.3. Compare and contrast alternative models for the same data.

B.4. Use a modern statistical software package (in particular, R) to analyse data using linear and generalized linear models (including data exploration and the use of diagnostics).​

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to: 

C.1. Fit and critically evaluate for linear and generalized linear modelling 

C.2. Use R to build suitable statistical models 

C.3. Understand the requirements of a statistical analysis that is given using non-technical language and communicate the results of that analysis in a similarly non-technical way. 

C.4. Analyse, evaluate problems and plan strategies for their solution

D Key transferable skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to: 

D.1. Organise study time, study independently, act on feedback, and meet deadlines 

D.2. Communicate solutions to problems and the outcomes of statistical data analyses clearly and coherently, and to comment critically on statistical analyses, using appropriate language for specialists and nonspecialists. 

D.3. Select, and use accurately, appropriate data analytic approaches. 

D.4. Develop the ability for dealing with problems given in an open-ended way.​​​

​M811-part A aims to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to develop and run a practical information security management system, in accordance with current international standards. In particular, it aims to:

• provide student with an understanding of current issues in information security and its management;
  
• Teach student a variety of techniques for information security management, including risk assessment and management, and to provide practice in their use;
  
• Provide student with sufficient knowledge to be able to choose between different development techniques, tools and process models for a given information security context;
  
• Make student aware of the policy and technology trade-offs involved in developing information security management systems of sufficient quality;
  
• Give student an understanding of the importance to information security management of risk assessment and management, impact assessment, human factors, and legal and ethical issues.
  
• Equip student with the skills and tools necessary to audit his/her home computer and/or network for information security risk.
  

Additionally, M811 aims to

• provide student with an understanding of the information security risks that he/she faces as an individual;
  
• provide student with sufficient knowledge to be able to manage those risks to be less threatening
  
• provide student with an ability to evaluate current practice within the discipline of information security against legal, regulatory and commercial expectations;
  
• provide student with an understanding of the workings of the profession in terms of progression through professional qualifications;
  
• provide student with the research skills to stay at the leading edge of information security
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Define the principles of information security in various contexts
2. Describe an information security management system appropriate to a particular organisational context
3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of different types of information security mechanisms in various contexts.
4. Identify the role of technology in Information Security in various contexts and be able to assess, using technology, the deficiencies of a simple information system and design solutions for its protection.
5. Describe the management roles in defining, enforcing and validating information security​
   

B. Cognitive skills

1. Critically evaluate the information security management system of an organisation.
   
2. Integrate knowledge and skills from a range of approaches to information security and its management​
   

​M811-part B aims to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to develop and run a practical information security management system, in accordance with current international standards. In particular, it aims to:

• Provide student with an understanding of current issues in information security and its management;
  
• Teach student a variety of techniques for information security management, including risk assessment and management, and to provide practice in their use;
  
• Provide student with sufficient knowledge to be able to choose between different development techniques, tools and process models for a given information security context;
  
• Make student aware of the policy and technology trade-offs involved in developing information security management systems of sufficient quality;
  
• Give student an understanding of the importance to information security management of risk assessment and management, impact assessment, human factors, and legal and ethical issues.
  
• Equip student with the skills and tools necessary to audit his/her home computer and/or network for information security risk.
  

Additionally, M811 aims to:

• provide student with an understanding of the information security risks that he/she faces as an individual;
  
• provide student with sufficient knowledge to be able to manage those risks to be less threatening
  
• provide student with an ability to evaluate current practice within the discipline of information security against legal, regulatory and commercial expectations;
  
• provide student with an understanding of the workings of the profession in terms of progression through professional qualifications;
  
• provide student with the research skills to stay at the leading edge of information security​​
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1.  Define the principles of information security in various contexts
2. Describe an information security management system appropriate to a particular organisational context
3. Describe the provenance of threats, their impact and outline appropriate countermeasures to protect information assets against threats
4. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of different types of information security mechanisms in various contexts.
5. Identify the role of technology in Information Security in various contexts and be able to assess, using technology, the deficiencies of a simple information system and design solutions for its protection.
6. Describe the management roles in defining, enforcing and validating information security
   

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Associate a fit-for-purpose information security management system to the management of information security risks
   
2. Explain how to be systematic in the choice of controls that treat specific risks, and how to produce the documentation required by the relevant standards
   
3. Integrate knowledge and skills from a range of approaches to information security and its management
   

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Apply a fit-for-purpose information security management system to the management of information security risks
   
2. Show how to be systematic in the choice of controls that treat specific risks, and how to produce the documentation required by the relevant standards
   
3. Support management roles in defining, enforcing and validating information security​
   

D. Key transferable skills 

1. Discuss competently a variety of topics related to information security.
   
2. Provide appropriate, effective documentation throughout the info sec life-cycle.
   
3. Critically evaluate information about the development of info sec management systems from a variety of sources.​
   

• ​provide students with a broad and practical introduction to the fundamentals of digital forensics, including how general forensic principles and techniques apply to digital investigations
  
• provide students with sufficient knowledge to be able to conduct digital investigation procedures, and skills including evidence handling, note taking and report writing
• provide students with an understanding of how to keep up to date with changing technologies, laws and regulations in digital forensics
• guide students through English and Welsh civil and criminal laws particularly relevant to digital forensic investigations and teach him/her how to find the law in other jurisdictions (national and international)
• present students with the principles of legal report writing
• provide students with an opportunity to answer questions from reviewers of the legal report orally
• Equip students with resources to access templates and documents fro​m professional bodies and industrial practices, and stay at the leading edge of digital forensics.​
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Define the role of digital forensics within the larger discipline of forensic science and the appropriate use of scientific methods.
2. Identify the range of applications of digital forensics across ordinary organizations from disciplinary hearings and employment tribunals to civil and even criminal cases.
3. Identify and explain relevant International legislation and understand how to find relevant legislation.​
   

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Select and use appropriate concepts, methods, tools and techniques for a given digital forensics event and analyze the results.
   
2. Analyze a given forensic investigation scenario to identify risks and relevant legislation
   
3. Detect how given forensic could affect an organization.
   

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Demonstrate awareness and understanding of prevailing standards applicable to digital evidence (e.g. ACPO Good Practice Guide for Computer Based Electronic Evidence, Forensic Science Regulator's Standards, and ISO standards) and be able to demonstrate their application in a given context.
   
2. Explain the relevance of digital forensics within both society and an organization as well as the legal and ethical responsibilities of the digital forensic professional.
   
3. Develop a reflective approach to learning.
   

D. Key transferable skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills appropriate for reporting and defending digital forensics results to both legal and business audiences.
   
2. Reporting and defending digital forensics results to both legal and business audiences using evidence instead of subjective opinions, even in the presence of incomplete information.   
   

• ​Provide students with a broad and practical introduction to the fundamentals of digital forensics, including how general forensic principles and techniques apply to digital investigations
  
• Provide students with sufficient knowledge to be able to conduct digital investigation procedures, and skills including evidence handling, note taking and report writing
• Provide students with an understanding of how to keep up to date with changing technologies, laws and regulations in digital forensics
• Guide students through English and Welsh civil and criminal laws particularly relevant to digital forensic investigations and teach them how to find the law in other jurisdictions (national and international)
• Present students with the principles of legal report writing
• Provide students with an opportunity to answer questions from reviewers of the legal report orally
• Equip students with resources to access templates and documents from professional bodies and industrial practices, and stay at the leading edge of digital forensics.​
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Describe how to collect and safely store digital forensic evidence and ensure its integrity to a criminal evidence standard using appropriate concepts, tools, techniques and methods for a given situation.
2. Define how operating system, application software and user controlled behaviours as well as the actions of other investigators can affect the results of an investigation and how these effects can be minimised or avoided.
3. Describe the storage formats and basic physical and logical characteristics of modern computing hardware, software and networks sufficient to identify where forensic artefacts may be found. Identify the rights and responsibilities of all of the parties in a digital forensics investigation, the range of commercial and open source digital forensic tools available and how to find and evaluate new tools.​
   

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Critically evaluate digital forensic tools and describe their applicability and limitations.
   
2. Assess the risks of new digital technologies and describe the attributes of a tool required to complete a forensic examination on it.
   

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Apply the development in new digital forensics technology including the identification of limitations and risks in applying the new technique and the associated new legal issues with respect to the cultural and ethnical impact and societal/business needs.
   
2. Develop a reflective approach to learning.
   

D. Key transferable skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills appropriate for reporting and defending digital forensics results to both legal and business audiences.
   
2. Reporting and defending digital forensics results to both legal and business audiences using evidence instead of subjective opinions, even in the presence of incomplete information.
   
3. Demonstrate the use of digital forensic imaging and analysis tools and scientific methods as part of a larger investigation.
   
4. Demonstrate working with others to collect and analyze digital forensic data.​
   

​M813-Part A is the first part of the M813 course, a core module of the MSc award in Computing/ software development.

M813 aims to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to develop software in accordance with current professional practice, approaches and techniques.

In particular, it aims to:

• teach students a variety of fundamental techniques for software development across the software life-cycle, and to provide practice in the use of these techniques
• give students enough knowledge to be able to choose between different development techniques appropriate for a software development context
• make students aware of design and technology trade-offs involved in developing enterprise software systems
• enable students to evaluate current software development practices
• give students an understanding of current and emerging issues in software development
• give students the research skills needed to stay at the leading edge of software development.

This course is a pre-requisite to the M813-part B where the focus is on the testing, software architectures and system integration. ​

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to have the knowledge and understanding of the following:

1. Identify the scope and domain of business problems, including the importance of stakeholders.
   
2. Define the essential principles and practice associated with requirements and domain analysis.
   
3. Describe the techniques and technologies of using systems integration to construct software.
   
4. ​Identify the concepts and techniques associated with software validation, verification and testing.
   
5. Describe the important crosscutting concepts such as modelling and reuse. 
   

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Analyse a business problem and identify the requirements for the computer software that could be part of the solution to the problem.
   
2. Apply object-oriented analysis and design techniques to given requirements with an appropriate use of UML.
   
3. Develop strategies for the validation and verification of software systems.
   
4. Evaluate different approaches to software development and justify a chosen approach.​
   

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Apply the principles, concepts and techniques taught in the module in the development of software in the workplace.
   
2. Extend the concepts and techniques taught in the module to more open-ended software development problems.
   
3. Situate novel software development techniques within established software development practices.
   
4. Develop a reflective approach to learning in the context of professional practice.
   

D. Key transferable skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Discuss competently a variety of topics related to software development technologies and practice.
   
2. Provide appropriate, effective documentation throughout software development.
   
3. Critically evaluate information about the development of software systems from a variety of sources
   

​M813-Part B is the second part of the M813 course, a core module of the MSc award in Computing / software development.

M813 aims to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to develop software in accordance with current professional practice, approaches and techniques.

In particular, it aims to:

• teach students a variety of fundamental techniques for software development across the software life-cycle, and to provide practice in the use of these techniques
• give students enough knowledge to be able to choose between different development techniques appropriate for a software development context
• make students aware of design and technology trade-offs involved in developing enterprise software systems
• enable students to evaluate current software development practices
• give students an understanding of current and emerging issues in software development
• give students the research skills needed to stay at the leading edge of software development.
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to have the knowledge and understanding of the:

1. Identify alternative methods of software design and construction..
   
2. Define principles and techniques of object-oriented analysis, design and construction
   
3. Identify techniques and technologies of using systems integration to construct software.
   
4. Define the important crosscutting concepts such as modelling and reuse. 
   

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Analyse a business problem and identify the requirements for the computer software that could be part of the solution to the problem.
   
2. Develop strategies for the validation and verification of software systems.
   
3. Evaluate different approaches to software development and justify a chosen approach.
   
4. Apply software development techniques and technologies to solve given business problems.​
   

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Extend the concepts and techniques taught in the module to more open-ended software development problems.
   
2. Situate novel software development techniques within established software development practices.
   
3. Demonstrate awareness of a variety of software development tools used in industry and their intended use.
   
4. Develop a reflective approach to learning in the context of professional practice.
   

D. Key transferable skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Discuss competently a variety of topics related to software development technologies and practice.
   
2. Provide appropriate, effective documentation throughout software development.
   
3. Critically evaluate information about the development of software systems from a variety of sources.​
   

​M814-Part A is the first part of the M814 course, a core module of the MSc award in Computing/ software development. M813 aims to provide students with a holistic perspective of technical and non-technical factors involved in developing useful and safe software systems in complex social and organisational contexts. In particular it aims to:

• Make students aware of current issues, key concepts, terminology and techniques in software engineering
• Enable students to apply, evaluate and compare key principles, concepts and techniques in software engineering
• Enable students to discuss competently a variety of topics related to software engineering
• provide a system perspective to students by examining software's role in organizations from human, social, knowledge, business, and domain problem (requirements) perspectives.
• provide students an in-depth exploration of the requirements engineering process
• give students an understanding of current and emerging issues in software engineering
• give student the research skills needed to stay at the leading edge of software engineering.​
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Define advanced concepts and techniques for requirements engineering, software maintenance and software configuration management.
   
2. Identify different processes for organising software engineering activities.
   
3. Describe Social, economic, legal and regulatory context in which software is developed and deployed.
   
4. Identify issues relating to ethical and professional conduct for software engineers.
   
5. Define the basic concepts and techniques of software project management.
   
6. Define the principles of managing risk in software engineering projects.
   
7. Identify the software engineering standards and related frameworks, including those for quality management.
   

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Compare and evaluate different software engineering methods and approaches.
   
2. Apply chosen software engineering methods and approaches to new situations.
   
3. Choose and justify an appropriate strategy for organising software engineering activities.
   

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Critically evaluate software engineering and project management practices, justify and apply chosen techniques the development of industrial software.
   
2. Understand the applicability of professional codes of practice and conduct to identify and analyse ethical issues that arise in software engineering practice.
   
3. Demonstrate an awareness of key regulations and laws that are relevant to software development and use.
   
4. Appraise new developments in software technologies and software engineering practice, situating them within established software development practices.
   
5. Demonstrate awareness of a variety of software development tools used in industry and their intended use.
   
6. Develop a reflective approach to learning.
   

D. Key transferable skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Formulate solutions to novel problems using software engineering tools and techniques.
   
2. Communicate ideas and solutions in writing, using standard conventions of software engineering.
   
3. Critically appraise information on software engineering that is expressed in different styles, including new developments that are described in research papers.
   

M814-Part B is the second part of the M814 course, a core module of the MSc award in Computing/ software development. M813 aims to provide students with a holistic perspective of technical and non-technical factors involved in developing useful and safe software systems in complex social and organisational contexts. In particular it aims to:

• Make students aware of current issues, key concepts, terminology and techniques in software engineering
• Enable students to apply, evaluate and compare key principles, concepts and techniques in software engineering
• Enable students to discuss competently a variety of topics related to software engineering
• provide a system perspective to students by examining software's role in organizations from human, social, knowledge, business, and domain problem (requirements) perspectives.
• provide students an in-depth exploration of the requirements engineering process
• give students an understanding of current and emerging issues in software engineering
• give stu​dent the research skills needed to stay at the leading edge of software engineering.​
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Define advanced concepts and techniques for requirements engineering, software maintenance and software configuration management.
   
2. Identify different processes for organising software engineering activities.
   
3. Describe Social, economic, legal and regulatory context in which software is developed and deployed.
   
4. Identify issues relating to ethical and professional conduct for software engineers.
   
5. Describe basic concepts and techniques of software project management.
   
6. Define principles of managing risk in software engineering projects.
   
7. Identify software engineering standards and related frameworks, including those for quality management.
   

B. Cognitive skills

At the end of the module learners will be expected to:

1. Compare and evaluate different software engineering methods and approaches.
   
2. Apply chosen software engineering methods and approaches to new situations.
   
3. Choose and justify an appropriate strategy for organising software engineering activities.
   
4. Apply a variety of techniques for requirements elicitation to new situations, synthesising and reconciling the requirements of different stakeholders​
   

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Critically evaluate software engineering and project management practices, justify and apply chosen techniques the development of industrial software.
   
2. Understand the applicability of professional codes of practice and conduct to identify and analyse ethical issues that arise in software engineering practice.
   
3. Demonstrate an awareness of key regulations and laws that are relevant to software development and use.
   
4. Appraise new developments in software technologies and software engineering practice, situating them within established software development practices.
   
5. Demonstrate awareness of a variety of software development tools used in industry and their intended use.
   
6. Develop a reflective approach to learning.
   

D. Key transferable skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

1. Formulate solutions to novel problems using software engineering tools and techniques.
   
2. Communicate ideas and solutions in writing, using standard conventions of software engineering.
   
3. Critically appraise information on software engineering that is expressed in different styles, including new developments that are described in research papers.
   
4. Work Collaboratively on different software engineering activities 
   

​This main aim of this module is to introduce students to the basic concepts of Project Management methods and techniques across the standard and extended lifecycle. Students will be taught about various project concepts and definitions. Emphasis will be placed on

• Finding and using information from a range of sources, selecting those that are appropriate for the context;
• Reviewing and learning from experience of self and others;
• Skills for effective communication with stakeholders, together with communication and collaboration within the project team.
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

1. Define the basic concepts related to project management, project proposals and frameworks.
   
2. Describe the concepts and theories associated with the lifecycle of projects, including initiation, planning, requirements and project administration.
   
3. Describe the various techniques in standard project management methodologies, such as Prince2;  International Standards relating to Project Management and Methods and techniques for project management as articulated in Body of  Knowledge of national and international professional bodies
   
4. Describe in detail the tendering and contracting.​
   

​This main aim of this module is to develop effective professional project management practitioners through rigorous teaching of Project Management methods and techniques across the standard and extended lifecycle. Students will be taught how to analyse data and situations, select appropriate techniques and apply them in a technological project management context. Emphasis will be placed on

• Finding and using information from a range of sources, selecting those that are appropriate for the context;
• Reviewing and learning from experience of self and others;
• Skills for effective communication with stakeholders, together with communication and collaboration within the project team.
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

1. Define the skills and techniques required by project management professionals working on technological projects.
   
2. Describe concepts and techniques associated with project execution, monitoring and control.
   
3. Describe in detail the project closure, review and project handover.
   

​M816 (A & B) aims to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to develop data management policies, procedures and systems in accordance with current professional practice, approaches and techniques.

In particular, it aims to:

• teach students a variety of principles, practices and technologies for data management across the data life-cycle
• give students the ability to evaluate current practices in data management
• give student an understanding of current and emerging issues in data management
• give students the research skills you need to stay at the leading edge of data management​
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

1. Data management principles, practices and technologies required to develop policies, procedures and systems that control, protect, deliver and enhance the value of an organisation's data asset.
2. Concepts and techniques associated with data, database, repository and business intelligence administration.
3. Issues relating to ethical and professional conduct for data administrators.
4. Concepts and techniques associated with data integrity, security, quality and recovery.
5. Issues and technologies associated with the use of databases to maintain persistent data in software systems including web applications.​
   

B. Cognitive skills

1. Analyse an organisation's data asset, and develop policies, procedures and systems that control, protect, deliver and enhance the value of the data asset.
   
2. Apply techniques associated with data, database, repository and business intelligence admin​istration.​
   
3. Choose and justify appropriate strategies for data integrity, security, quality and recovery.
   
4. Evaluate different approaches to using databases to maintain persistent data in software systems including web applications.
   
5. Choose and justify appropriate techniques and technologies to develop database​
   

D. Key transferable skills 

1. Discuss competently a variety of topics related to data management policies, procedures and technologies.
2. Critically evaluate information about data management from a variety of sources.
3. Communicate effectively in writing about approaches to managing data.​
   

M816 (A & B) aims to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to develop data management policies, procedures and systems in accordance with current professional practice, approaches and techniques.

In particular, it aims to:

• teach students a variety of principles, practices and technologies for data management across the data life-cycle
• give students the ability to evaluate current practices in data management
• give student an understanding of current and emerging issues in data management
• give students the research skills you need to stay at the leading edge of data management​
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

1. Concepts and techniques associated with data integrity, security, quality and recovery.
2. Issues relating to distributed and cloud databases.
3. Concepts and techniques associated with data warehousing: data extraction, change detection and propagation, data cleaning, data integration, and view selection, maintenance and use.
4. Principle data mining techniques and their application.
5. Issues and technologies associated with 'Big data'.
   

B. Cognitive skills

1. Analyse an organisation's data asset, and develop policies, procedures and systems that control, protect, deliver and enhance the value of the data asset.
2. Apply techniques associated with data, database, repository and business intelligence administration.
3. Choose and justify appropriate strategies for data integrity, security, quality and recovery.
4. Evaluate different approaches to using databases to maintain persistent data in software systems including web applications.
5. Choose and justify appropriate techniques and technologies to develop database and data warehouse systems.​
   

C. Practical and professional skills

1. Apply the data management principles, practices and technologies taught in the module to develop policies, procedures and systems for managing data resources in the workplace.
2. Practise basic data, database, repository and business intelligence administration skills in the workplace.
3. Critically evaluate developments in data management practices and technologies.
4. Develop a reflective approach to learning.
   

D. Key transferable skills 

1. Discuss competently a variety of topics related to data management policies, procedures and technologies.
2. Critically evaluate information about data management from a variety of sources.
3. Communicate effectively in writing about approaches to managing data.
   

• ​​To acquaint students with the concept of transparent persistence and the use of persistence frameworks.
  
• To provide students with an understanding of how the services provided by DBMSs are made available through APIs and persistence frameworks.
  
• To acquaint students with the need for object-relational mapping, how it is achieved, and the criteria to select the appropriate approach to use in a particular situation.
  
• To acquaint students with how SQL supports Java technologies.
  
• To acquaint students with web application frameworks.
  

After completing the course, the student will be able to:

• Explain the concept of transparent persistence and the use of persistence frameworks.
• Describe how the services provided by DBMSs are made available through APIs and persistence frameworks.
• Explain the need for object-relational mapping, describe how it is achieved, and select the appropriate approach to use in a particular situation.
• Apply design patterns and persistence frameworks during the development of a software system.
• Apply the principles, concepts and techniques of the course in the use of database APIs and persistence frameworks to manage shared persistent data in software systems in the workplace.
  

​​ A. Knowledge and understanding

Students will be able to:

1. Describe how relational databases are employed to maintain persistent data in software systems including web applications.
   
2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of transparent persistence and the use of persistence frameworks such as those provided by Java EE and .NET.
   
3. Describe how DBMS services are made available through persistence frameworks via APIs such as ODBC and JDBC.
   
4. Explain the need for object-relational mapping, describe how it is achieved, and select the appropriate approach to use in a particular situation.​
   

B. Cognitive skills

Students will be able to:

1. Analyse the requirements for the management of shared persistent data in software systems.
   
2. Apply design patterns and persistence frameworks during the development of a software system.
   

C. Practical and professional skills

Students will be able to:

1. Apply the principles, concepts and techniques of the course in the use of database APIs and persistence frameworks to manage shared persistent data in software systems in the workplace. 
   

D. Key transferable skills 

After completing the module, you should be able to:

1. learn through the use of online resources – articles, journal papers and books;
2. critically evaluate information from a variety of sources on the management of shared persistent data in software systems;
3. communicate effectively in writing about approaches to managing shared persistent data in software systems.​
   

Having studied this course you will:

• Understand the basic principles of nature inspired AI algorithms.
• Deeply understand the concepts of populations, scoring and selections.
• Develop deep understanding of Evolutionary and Genetic algorithms.
• Deeply understand Particle Swarm Optimisation and Ant colony optimisation.
• Develop understanding of Cellular Automata, Modelling and Data Science.​
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

1. Describe the principles and techniques of Artificial Intelligence.
   
2. Identify the various AI algorithms and their applications in intelligent software development.
   
3.  Identify the nature inspired AI algorithms and techniques.
   
4. The current research problems and cutting edge developments of artificial intelligence areas.​
   

B. Cognitive skills

1.  Integrate knowledge and skills from different AI techniques into coherent whole, making the appropriate abstractions.
   
2. Critically evaluate a range of possible options or solutions using appropriate proven methods.
   
3. Demonstrate competence, creativity and innovation in solving unfamiliar problems
   
4.  Deal with complex intelligent algorithms design issues in the absence of complete data
   
5. Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving research problems related to artificial intelligence.
   
6. Critically evaluate and reflect upon own work to technical and non-technical audiences.​
   

C. Practical and professional skills

1. Select and apply relevant knowledge and skills to solve real world problems by implementing selected AI and machine learning algorithms.
   
2. Identify and make effective and systematic use of a range of suitable techniques for developing solutions to complex data and analytical problems
   
3. Create relevant software solutions for computational intelligence methods applicable to real world problems demonstrating business aptitude, curiosity and entrepreneurship.​
   

D. Key transferable skills

1. Retrieve and manipulate information
   
2.  Communicate clearly knowledge, ideas, and conclusions about intelligent systems using appropriate media, for specialist and non-specialist audiences.
   
3. Develop problem-solving skills and apply them independently to professional or equivalent level tasks/projects/functions.​

• ​​​To impart knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts of physics likely to be needed by the students for later modules and future careers.
  
• To develop an appreciation of physics' tools and techniques for understanding the real world.
• To develop transferrable problem-solving skills that can be applied in other areas.​
  

A. Knowledge and understanding​​

Upon completing this module, students will be able to:

1. Explain the various important units of physics and the concept of dimensional analysis and the representation and manipulation of physical quantities
2. Outline the laws of classical mechanics
3. Contrast and differentiate among the different types of waves and summarize their properties
4. Explain electric forces and fields and summarize their properties
5. Illustrate and explain basic passive electric circuits
   
   

B. Cognitive skills

Upon completing this module, students will be able to:

1.  Identify concepts and quantities in physics precisely beyond what is used in everyday language.
2. Apply strategies for solving problems in physics in different situations.
3. Use vector algebra to the study of mechanics in two dimensions.
4. Analyze passive electric circuits.
5. Analyze wave propagation in different materials.​

C. Practical and professional skills

Upon completing this module, students will be able to:

1. Use and interpret different types of graphs to display the relationship between variables
2. Analyze the forces of static and dynamic bodies in simple mechanical systems
3. Calculate the velocity and acceleration of bodies in different types of plane motion
4. Determine basic parameters of waves propagating in different materials
5. Calculate voltages and currents in passive electric circuits​

D. Key transferable skills 

Use the learning Management System (LMS) effectively to improve own learning performance.

1. Demonstrate active participation and contribution to classroom discussions.
2. Improve own learning and performance through self-reflection.
   
3. Demonstrate effective communicate about technical matters.​
   

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A. Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

A.1. Solve a constant coefficient second order linear initial value problem with driving term exponential time's polynomial.

A.2. Perform calculus operations on vector-valued functions, including derivatives, integrals, curvature, displacement, velocity, acceleration, and torsion.

A.3. Compute Fourier coefficients, and find periodic solutions of linear ODEs by means of Fourier series.

B. Cognitive skills 

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

B.1. Judge if the results of ODEs solutions are reasonable, and then interpret and clearly communicate the results.

B.2. Think critically by setting up and solving application problems involving double and triple integrals.

B.3. Demonstrate ability to think effectively to interpret and use functions of several variables.

C. Practical and professional skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

C.1. Utilize Delta functions to model abrupt phenomena, compute the unit impulse response, and express the system response to a general signal by means of the convolution integral.

C.2. Locate and use information to solve calculus problems in several variables.

C.3. Competence in solving problems related to vectors in 2- and 3- dimensions and their applications.

C.4. Work effectively with others to complete homework and class assignments.

D Key transferable skills

At the end of the module, learners will be expected to:

D.1. Analyse real world scenarios to recognize when ordinary differential equations (ODEs) or systems of ODEs are appropriate.

D.2. Demonstrate the ability to communicate with colleagues on the topics of ODEs and systems of ODEs

D.3. Formulate problems about the scenarios, creatively model these scenarios (using technology, if appropriate) in order to solve the problems using multiple approaches.

D.4. Apply the computational and conceptual principles of calculus to the solutions of real-world problems.

D.5. Recognize ODEs and system of ODEs concepts that are encountered in the real world, understand and be able to communicate the underlying mathematics involved to help another person gain insight into the situation​

​​The aims of the course in context are:

• Provide basic understanding of graphics software literacy.
• Gain a fundamental knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Indesign software.
• Learn the difference between vector and raster design.
• Give exposure to digital media in relation to print design.
• Enrich students' analytical thinking and design problem solving capacities through digital media.
  

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

On completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Provide basic understanding of graphics software literacy.
   
2. Give students exposure to digital media in relation to various print design applications.
   
3. Learn the difference between vector and raster design.
   
4. Gain a fundamental knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Indesign software.​
   

​This course provides a thorough overview of the interface, tools, features, and production flow for using Premiere Pro. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice for getting to know this revolutionary nonlinear video-editing application.

The course focuses on the basic editing functions while familiarizing the students with the user interface. It also allows them to use Premiere Pro's powerful real-time video and audio editing tools to give them precise control over virtually every aspect of the production.

The second part of the course is full hands-on practice of Adobe after effects which would allow the students to deliver cinematic, visual effects and motion graphics faster than ever before with new Global Performance Cache, extend their creativity with built-in text and shape extrusion, new mask feathering options, and get into motion graphics.

​ A. Knowledge and understanding

On completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Be familiar with the standard digital video workflow
   
2. Enhance the workflow with high-level features
   
3. Incorporate Adobe® Creative Cloud into the post production workflow
   
4. Understand the Adobe Creative Cloud workflow
   
5. Have a good understanding of the Nonlinear editing workflow in Premiere Pro CC
   
6. Be familiar with the interface, tools, features, and production flow for Premiere Pro CC and all other production applications from Adobe.
   
7. Know a powerful real-time video and audio editing tools that gives precise control over virtually every aspect of any production.
   
8. Freely combine any type of video media, from video shot on a phone to raw 5K.
   
9. Perform an advanced editing techniques
   
10. Add video effects and transitions to the production.
    
11. Have a good understanding of color grading and color correction with adobe premiere pro CC.
    
12. Have a good understanding and practice of the compositing techniques
    
13. Know exporting techniques ​
    

B. Cognitive skills

1. Creating a storyboard (i.e. a visual map for your digital video project).
   
2. Importing multimedia elements into a digital video project.
   
3. Adding multimedia elements to the timeline.
   
4. Splitting/cutting video clips.
   
5. Extending frame rate duration of video/picture portions.
   
6. Combining/joining different video clips.
   
7. Synchronizing audio clips with a recorded video lesson.
   
8. Changing videos appearance using video effects and transitions.
   
9. Publishing videos in a format playable in media players.
   
10. Understand the Fundamentals of Motion Graphics
    
11. Getting to Know the Workflow of Motion graphics and visual effects production​
    

C. Practical and professional skills

Adobe Premiere pro

1. Touring Adobe Premiere Pro Creative Cloud
   
2. Setting up a Project
   
3. Importing Media
   
4. Organizing Media
   
5. Mastering the Essentials of Video Editing
   
6. Working with Clips and Markers
   
7. Adding Transitions
   
8. Performing Advanced Editing Techniques
   
9. Putting Clips in Motion
   
10. Multicamera Editing
    
11. Editing and Mixing Audio
    
12. Sweetening Sound
    
13. Adding Video Effects
    
14. Improving Clips with Color Correction and Grading
    
15. Exploring Compositing Techniques
    
16. Creating Titles
    
17. Managing Your Projects
    
18. Exporting Frames, Clips, and Sequences