BSc (Honours) Computing and Information Systems Part-timeCourse Code: 2172

Don McFall – Course Director

d.mcfall@ulster.ac.uk

Room 16J08

BSc (Hons) Computing and Information Systems

The Part-time Choice

Top-up to a full honours degree.

Three-Year Course

Two Evenings Each Week….See timetable on course website

Doing a degree - NQF Level 6 qualifications recognise a specialist high level

knowledge of an area of work or study to enable the use of an individual’s own ideas and research in response to complex problems and situations. Learning at this level involves the achievement of a high level of professional knowledge and is appropriate for people working as knowledge-based professionals or in professional management positions. Level 6 qualifications are at a level equivalent to Bachelor's degrees with honours, graduate certificates and graduate diplomas.

Things you need to know ... Locality Programme structure Module assessment Preparation and submission of coursework Regulations and progression

Attendance / illness Programme management Programme related resources Other matters …

Locality 1 - Jordanstown Campus

Locality 1 - Jordanstown Campus

Locality 2 -Block 16

D McFall

Programme structure 1

Semester 1

Distributed Info. Sys. & Networks

Eng. Proc. & Tech.

Semester 2

Year 1

Year 2

Semester 2

Semester 1

Human - Computer Interaction

Info. Sys. Support for Management

Obj.O . Progr .

ques

20/3/R

Year 3

Semester 2

Semester 1

Year 3

Semester 2

Semester 1

30/3/R

I.S. Project

I.S. Project

Information Asset Management

Proj . Mgmt.

10/3/R

20/3/R

Information Systems Strategic Planning and Asset Management

Proj . Mgmt.

Rel. DB Years 2 and 3 modules

Contribute to classification

Programme structure 2

Semester 1 Teaching ExamsVacation

24 Sep 14 Dec

Semester 2 Teaching Exams

Teaching

Vacation2 wks

Revision

Examinations TimetableSemester 1 Examination: 7 - 19 January 2013

Semester 1 07/01/13-19/01/13

Provisional timetable available from Tuesday 27 November 2012Final timetable available from Wednesday 5 December 2012

Semester 213/05/13-28/05/13

Provisional timetable available from Tuesday 26 March 2013Final timetable available from Friday 12 April 2013

Supplementary/Resits14/08/13-23/08/13

Final timetable available from Tuesday 23 July 2013

NB Always check the portal closer to the time for confirmation of these dates

Module assessment 50% examination, 50% Coursework Exam:

2 hours (year 1 examinations)3 hours (year 2 & 3 examinations)Past papers available in the library

Coursework: number and form of assignments vary per moduleprovides you and course committee with feedback about your progress

Effort: 10 hours per credit point (200 hours per module)

Preparation and submission of coursework Read carefully, clarify uncertainties, note hand-in date, plan your work, allow for slippage.

Individual assignments must be your own work - plagiarism is an academic offence. You must make yourself familiar with the university policy on Plagiarism. Please refer to the course website.

Submit on time, using the appropriate form. (Tell lecturer in advance if you cannot submit on time. Valid reasons, i.e. “extenuating circumstances” must be given, using an EC1 form).

Keep a copy of your own submissions

Keep a copy of all your marked assignment work – may be required for inspection by the External Examiner.

Complete the assignment coversheet - Receipt

EC1 form – Extenuating Circumstances

If you cannot submit coursework by deadline, or if you miss an examination, extenuating circumstances must be provided on EC1 form. (see course website for a copy).

Valid reasons, i.e. “extenuating circumstances” must be given. The EC1 form must be submitted to the school office or your course director within 5 working days of the circumstance occurring).

You will be given a receipt. No Receipt = No EC1 submission. Keep a copy of your own submissions

School office 16G24.

Will be considered by School panel and feedback given.

Regulations and progressionTo pass a module

40% overall (min of 35% in cw/exam)To progress to second year…

pass all modulesConsequences of failure at first attempt:

depends on severity of failure and number of modules

Progress decisions taken by Board of Examiners.

Year 1Failure at the First AttemptFailure in modules with an overall value up to and including 60 credit points: Repeat specified examinations and/or coursework in the failed modules (examinations August).  Failure at second attemptOne module: Progress to next year and repeat, once only, module at the next examination period

Two modules: Repeat modules once only at the next examination period with or without attendance. Progress not permitted

Three modules: Withdraw from course 

Years 2 and 3Up to two modules from Year 2 and 3 failed: Repeat once only specified examination(s) and/or coursework in the failed module(s) in consideration for Honours classification (examinations August).

More than two modules from year 2 and 3 failed: Withdraw from the programme.   

Preparation and submission of coursework Read carefully, clarify uncertainties, note hand-in date, plan your work,

allow for slippage.

Individual assignments must be your own work - plagiarism is an academic offence. You must make yourself familiar with the university policy on Plagiarism. Please refer to the course website.

Keep a copy of all your marked assignment work – may be required for inspection by the External Examiner.

Complete the assignment coversheet - Receipt

EC1 form – Extenuating Circumstances

If you cannot submit coursework by deadline, or if you miss an examination, extenuating circumstances must be provided on EC1 form. (see course website for a copy).

Valid reasons, i.e. “extenuating circumstances” must be given. The EC1 form must be submitted to the school office or your course director within 5 working days of the circumstance occurring).

You will be given a receipt. No Receipt = No EC1 submission. Keep a copy of your own submissions

School office 16G24.

Will be considered by School panel and feedback given.

Attendance and illness Attendance is monitored.

Please inform your Course Director if you are absent.

If through illness or other extenuating circumstance you cannot sit an exam or submit coursework, reasons should be submitted to Course Director – using EC1 form .

Deregistration Students who withdraw must complete an on-line

de-registration form (Portal) This records the date of withdrawal and avoids

financial problems with fees or overpayment of bursaries.

Studies Advice problems with a particular subject area

talk to lecturer concerned

general course related problemsspeak to course director or raise through student/staff committee

Studies Advisor: Dr George Wilkie (fg.wilkie@ulster.ac.uk) … will meet with students and start the SA process very soon

Student Support Services also available (counselling and guidance)

Library induction talk has been arranged. It will take place during COM308 in teaching week 2…to be delivered by Mick Carragher

Course ManagementStudent/Staff consultative committee

• meets once each semester (normally week 5 or 6)• a forum for exchange of views and ideas between students and their

lecturers, support staff, etc.• attended by student representatives (1 student from each year)

Course Committee• chaired by the Course Director, responsible for the running of the course

Board of Examiners• chaired by Dean of Faculty, takes decisions on student progress

External Examiner• senior academic from another UK/Ireland institution, responsible for

moderation and quality assurance of examinations and assessment

Programme related resourceshttp://scm.ulster.ac.uk/~e62901/CD/CIS.htm

ICT Acceptable Use Policyhttp://www.ulster.ac.uk/isd/itus/docs/policies/Compositedoc.html

http://www.ulster.ac.uk/isd/itus/docs/policies/aucop.htm

PDShttp://pds.ulster.ac.uk