| Unit name | Cybersecurity Project |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MATHM0027 |
| Credit points | 60 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Johnson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
To depend on specific project, but to include core units of MSc |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Mathematics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Students will be required to develop and implement a novel solution to a relevant problem in cybersecurity; they will be assigned to a project in small groups by the Unit Organiser, and will be expected to work collaboratively. They will be required to engage with existing literature and solutions, to develop a solution as a group and to present the solution both in an individual written and a group oral presentation. Where possible, this solution should be tested with real or synthetic cybersecurity data, and careful consideration should be given to how any solution will perform in practice and scale with increasing amounts of data. The expectations for the quality of the solution obtained will vary according to the size of the group. If, with the agreement of the Unit Director, any group has one member then the group report and talk will be completed individually.
The projects offered will vary each year, and each project will have a different specific focus. In terms of general skills, by the end of the unit the student will have:
ILO1 Synthesised information presented in taught courses and research papers.
ILO2 Developed experience and skills in report-writing and oral presentation
ILO3 Developed experience and skills in working collaboratively, recording progress and sharing code.
ILO4 Gained experience in developing a novel solution on a project with a fixed deadline, and in taking ownership of and managing a project.
ILO5 Where projects are presented by external or industrial partners, students will have liaised appropriately and professionally to report interim progress as appropriate.
Guidance from supervisor through group meetings, leading to group work and an individual written report. The supervisor will provide explicit feedback on one draft of the written project and on one draft of the slides for the final talk.
Group Activities
Individual Activities
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
