Computer Science An Overview of Undergraduate Degree Programmes Professor Andrew Ireland School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh

Undergraduate Programmes Software Engineering MEng 5 years Computer Science BSc 4 years Advanced software engineering, with additional management skills Broad foundation, with strong emphasis on theory and practice

Undergraduate Programmes Information Systems BSc 4 years Computer Science BSc 4 years Business Management Unique blend of computer science, management and socio-technical systems

Undergraduate Programmes Information Systems BSc 4 years Computer Science BSc 4 years

Undergraduate Programmes Computer Systems BSc 4 years A broad foundation, with a strong emphasis on practice as well as a more socio-technical perspective

Common Thread First Year Software Development, Interactive Systems, Praxis, Computer Systems, Web Design & Databases Second Year Interaction Design, Software Design, Database Management Systems Third Year Group Project & Professional Development Fourth Year Dissertation Project Options, e.g. from Computer Games Programming to Rigorous Methods for Software Engineering, and Computing in the Classroom to Big Data, …

Information Systems First Year Technology in Society, Enterprise and its Business Environment + Elective Course Second Year Fundamentals of Marketing, Management in a Global Context, Project Management, Creative Design Project, Operations Management Third Year Knowledge Management, Critical Thinking, Socio-technical & Soft Systems, Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, Marketing Communications

Computer Science First Year Software Development 2 & 3, Logic and Proof Second Year Data Structures & Algorithms, Web Programming, Programming Languages, Discrete Mathematics, Hardware-Software Interface Third Year Artificial Intelligence, Data Communications and Networking, Operating Systems & Concurrency, Foundations of Computing, Language Processors

Computer Science First Year As Computer Science, but Logic & Proof can be replaced by an Elective Second Year Data Structures & Algorithms, Web Programming, Programming Languages and 2 courses from: Hardware-Software Interface, Discrete Mathematics, Creative Design Project, Operations Management Third Year Artificial Intelligence, Data Communications and Networking, Operating Systems & Concurrency, Knowledge Management, Language Processors, Socio-technical & Soft Systems

Software Engineering First to Third Years Same as Computer Science Fourth Year Professional & Industrial Studies Fifth Year Industrial Placement (6 months) Design & Code Group Project Software Engineering Master Class

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Industrial Collaborators Industrial research collaborators include: SciSys, Ikea communications, Sword CiBoodle (Graham Tech), Natasha Marshall Designs, Grantwestfield, BAE Systems, Altrans, Motorola, EcoLogic, Maplesoft, Mupad, C2 Software, 4sight Financial Software, Agilent Technologies UK Ltd, Chevron, Automation Consultants, Scott Logic, SeeByte Ltd, Wolfson Microelectronics plc, Epistemy, AbsInt, Selex, Waterfall Solutions, SAP, Ontotext, Space Application Services, D-RisQ, …. Guest lectures Industrial Steering Committee MEng Industrial Placement Scheme Diploma in Industrial Training

Student Equipment Fund Parrot AR Drone – student used open source computer vision and machine learning software library to develop control code for the drone Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset – student used it to develop a small virtual puzzle in a fully immersive 3D environment

Other Cool Stuff Game jams and hackathons (Games Society) Summer Internships within our research groups Big Sister/Little Sister Scheme – new female students are paired up with current female students: Provides a help/support network Social events, e.g. Ada Lovelace Day quiz joint with Dubai Go Global …

Malaysia Campus founded 2013 Go Global! Dubai Campus founded 2005 Malaysia Campus founded 2013

Graduate Opportunities Wider Industry Agilent Technologies, BAE Systems, Altran (Praxis High Integrity Systems), BP, QinetiQ, Thales Optronics, … Public Sector Scottish Government, Local Government, UK Civil Service, GCHQ, … IT & Management Consultancies Accenture, Atos Origin, Deloitte MCS, EDS, Logica, PA Consulting, … Computer & Communications BSkyB, HP, IBM, Nokia, Sky, Sun Microsystems, Unisys Systems, … Internet, eCommerce, Multi-media Google, Amaze, Computershare, Ezone Interactive, Media International,… Academia PhD, Research Associate, Lecturer, Reader, Professor, … Software Houses & Developers Sword Ciboodle (Graham Technology), Newell & Budge, Oracle, Scott Logic,… Financial Services Sector HSBC, National Australia, Prudential, Scottish Widows, Standard Life, … 85% of our graduates are in work and 15% are in further study within six months of graduating

Quality Measures Professional Accreditation The British Computer Society (BCS) The Engineering Council BCS Accreditation Visit 2015: Commendation for Best Practice in Student Mentoring Commendation for Best Practice in Legal, Social, Ethical and Professional issues

Quality Measures 2016 National Student Survey (NSS): 90% of students agreed that “Staff are good at explaining things” 93% of students were positive about our Learning & Teaching resources 2014 UK Research Excellence Framework (REF): Heriot-Watt: 22nd in UK and 3rd in Scotland Computer Science: 23rd in UK and 3rd in Scotland Reflected in our research led teaching

5 Reasons to Study Computer Science at Heriot-Watt Students really value our research-led teaching by our enthusiastic staff You can choose to focus in your final year on an area of particular interest to you We are based in a friendly, green campus with top-class facilities Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city, is a vibrant place to live and study The Computer Science department has been delivering BCS-accredited programmes for more than 30 years