Lecture 4: Coursework Assignment Topics

1 October 2010

Presentation of the five coursework topics. Some good and bad examples of referencing. Requirements of preliminary report; investigation; and final report. Notes on working practices: aims of homework, exercises, coursework; avoiding plagiarism.

You need to commit to a topic choice by next Friday. This involves finding and reading references, as well as downloading, installing and running your chosen system. If you have difficulties with this, post a question below.

Links: Slides; Sheet; Coursework assignment; University marking scheme; Essay grade descriptors.