Course overview
This is a project course giving students the chance to conduct applied research in a real world cyber security problem domain. As part of the project students will present their work to an audience and write a major report detailing their results. The project is conducted individually under the guidance of an academic supervisor and may also involve an industrial partner. Project topics vary from year to year depending on staff and industry supervisor availability.
Course learning outcomes
- Identify and evaluate a current, specialised problem in cyber security and devise an appropriate software development or software management solution
- Contextualise a software development or management project within the relevant academic literature and industry context
- Implement an industry software development or management project with clear milestones
- Appraise and select appropriate software development methodologies for a real-world software development or management project
- Present and report project progress
- Present and report your findings to stakeholders.