You will experience the analysis, design and development of computing systems solutions relevant to the computing industry. You will develop your ability to research and critically assess material and techniques relevant to a particular problem or project. Equally important, you will improve your knowledge of computer technology, architecture and digital communications as a means to developing computer-based systems in industrial and business environments.
Advanced Software Engineering (20 cp)
Extend your existing programming skills and develop expertise in a variety of intelligent system engineering contexts and object-orientated program development.
Systems Analysis and Design (20 cp)
Understand the life cycle of a software process. The module introduces a number of Systems Development methodologies and associated techniques such as: Systems Analysis and Design, Data Modelling and Usability Engineering.
Service-Oriented Cloud Technologies (20 cp)
Learn the theory, practice, and advanced techniques associated with implementing large-scale distributed computing systems in Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA). Gain the necessary knowledge to design and implement enterprise-level computer applications and associated data-storage as services that can be cost-effectively deployed in scalable Cloud infrastructures.
Applied Artificial Intelligence (20 cp)
Learn about a variety of artificial intelligence methods such as machine learning, reasoning and optimisation techniques, and how they can be used to solve real-world problems in engineering, operations research and science.