1 London Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Computing welcomes you to the London Metropolitan University Taster Day Friday 1 st July

2 Prof. Dominic Palmer-Brown Dean of the Faculty of Computing

3   30 undergraduate courses   19 postgraduate courses   +40 PhD students   6 Research Centres/Groups

4 Technology Tower The Tech Tower has 800 networked machines, is open 9am to 9pm every day, and offers fantastic views over London. The Faculty of Computing is located in the Tech Tower.

Why choose London Met?  We have ~30,000 students  Courses are planned with employers & embed graduate skills  HE QAA awarded London Met its highest quality rating for the academic standards  Courses are underpinned by latest advances in research and technology  7 libraries  Number one university for sport in London  Student Enterprise Workshops  Highly supportive and vibrant environment – friendly and approachable staff This will help you get the best out of your studies and you will have the chance to meet people from all over the world  Active students union  The Rocket Complex - offers a wide range of social/leisure facilities for students  West-end/nightlife is on our door step

Why choose London Met?  Internationally-recognised qualifications  Taught by experts some of whom are world renowned  We're currently investing in £13.5 million on new student facilities  We won £8million development fund (SDF) from HEFCE to continue investing in our infrastructure and services

7 Overlooking the ‘neighbours’ - Arsenal football stadium!

8 Faculty of Computing The faculty pays equal importance to research and consultancy, teaching and continuing professional development. One of the faculty’s key aims is to increase its relevance to commerce and industry, e.g. by offering training courses and through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. We place emphasis on professional integration by applying new technologies and approaches to our teaching and research.

9 Faculty of Computing Research Centres and Groups  Centre for Communications Technology  Digital Media Research Group (DMRG)  Intelligent Systems Research Centre  Knowledge Management Research Centre  Laboratory of Applied Computer Science and Technology  Laboratory of Applied Computer Science and Technology (LACOST)  Statistics, Operational Research & Mathematics Research Centre (STORM) RAE 2008 “World-leading & internationally excellent” 2011

11 Range of Faculty of Computing Undergraduate qualifications  Extended Degree  Foundation Degree (FdSc)  Bachelors Degree (BSc, BEng)  Integrated Masters Degree (MEng)

12 Approved Prior (Experience) Learning  Prior academic qualifications/work-based experience may exempt you from part of a course.

Entry Requirements

14 Basic Faculty Entry Requirements  GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above  We can assess applicants In addition to the UCAS points specified for each course, most courses in the Faculty require

15 Range of subjects At London Met the Faculty of Computing comprises of:  Computing  Mathematics  Communications Technology  Multimedia

16 Computing BSc COMPUTING EXTENDED DEGREE (Computing, Mathematics, Multimedia) FdSc BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BSc BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BSc BUSINESS COMPUTING FdSc COMPUTING BSc COMPUTING BSc COMPUTER FORENSICS BSc COMPUTER FORENSICS and COMPUTER NETWORKING BSc COMPUTER FORENSICS and IT SECURITY BSc INTERNET COMPUTING BSc COMPUTER SCIENCE BSc MOBILE COMPUTING BSc IT SECURITY BSc SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

17 Mathematics BSc FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS BSc MATHEMATICS BSc MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES BSc DECISION SCIENCE BSc STATISTICS (joint only) BSc MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS BSc MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE BSc COMPUTER GAMES AND MATHEMATICS BSc MATHEMATICS and STATISTICS

18 Communications Technology BSc COMPUTER NETWORKING BSc COMPUTER NETWORKING and COMPUTING BSc COMPUTER NETWORKING and IT SECURITY BSc ELECTRONICS BSc COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS BEng ELECTRONIC and COMPUTER ENGINEERING BEng COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BEng TELECOMMUNICATIONS and NETWORKS ENGINEERING BEng ELECTRONIC and COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING MEng NETWORK MANAGEMENT and SECURITY MEng EMBEDDED SYSTEMS MEng MOBILE and SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

19 Multimedia BSc COMUTER GAMES DEVELOPMENT BSc COMPUTER GAMES MODELLING & DESIGN BSc COMPUTER ANIMATION

20 Graduate-level skills are a must for an increasing proportion of jobs. The teaching of these skills should not be viewed as a discretionary ‘add-on’ – they are vital to enable graduates to apply their degree skills to the workplace (CBI Education and Skills survey 2009)

21 All our courses embed these Graduate Skills – which were recommended by our Industrial Liaison Group to enhance our Graduate employment

22 What are these graduate skills?  Self-management Responsibility, flexibility, self-starting, a readiness to improve on performance based on feedback/reflective learning  Teamworking Respecting others, co-operating, negotiation, discussion contribution  Business and Customer Awareness Basic understanding of key drivers in business – innovation – customer satisfaction  Problem Solving Analysis – thinking outside the box – creative thinking – confidence in the above  Communication and Literacy Listening and questioning – ability to produce clear concise oral and written literacy

UK sees shortage of engineering graduates The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that within the next four years there will be a significant number of new jobs created to keep up with technological advances. In order to fill these vacancies, candidates will require candidates to be skilled in science, maths, engineering and technology subjects, said Sarah Morris, spokesperson for the CBI.

24 IT professionals in the UK workforce / UK Applicants to Computing 0 200, , , ,000 1,000,000 1,200, Source: e-skills UK analysis of ONS LFS and UCAS data. Post 2000 LFS data uses SOC 2000 IT professionals 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 Computing applicants Total IT professionals Total applicants to Computing degree 2009

25 e-Skills UK   IT & Telecoms workforce needs 110,000 new recruits this year (2011)   The UK’s IT & Telecoms industry contributes £81 billion, i.e. 9% of the total UK economy.   IT & Telecoms is at the heart of every UK sector, underpinning the GVA contributions of all businesses.   One in every 20 people (1.5 million) working in the UK is employed in IT & Telecoms. Employment in the IT & Telecoms industry over the next decade is forecast to grow at 2.19% per annum, nearly five times faster than the UK average, with over half a million new IT & Telecoms professionals needed over the next five years. *Gross Value Added

26 There are 37,000 vacancies a year for Engineers and only about 20,000 graduates!

27 Graduate skills are embedded All these skills are embedded into the design of all the degree courses in the Faculty of Computing. In addition – work placements modules are available For the best students then there is …….

28 supported by London Metropolitan University

29 W OW is an exciting initiative, embedded within London Metropolitan University ’ s Faculty of Computing. O ur top students/graduates from digital, multimedia and IT are placed into client- driven projects at very competitive rates to business, who in turn benefit from access to highly motivated and talented individuals. W e currently have student/graduate developers across a range of platforms, front- end designers, graphic and gaming artists, database developers, IT consultants, programmers working on projects from SME and corporate web build to complex information architecture. ‘so what is this WOW thing ?...’

30 highest calibre students → highest quality outputs breakthrough thinking the future in digital, multimedia and IT expertise

31 WOW offers opportunities to graduates in: Web Consultancy, Design and Development Digital / Multimedia Gaming and Animation Graphic Design and Branding Business Systems Design Communications Technology Database Design and Development Data Mining / Warehouse Mathematics and Statistical Research

32 Thames Gateway London Partnership Redesign and development of website and branding New Brand Vision Web development and PHP coding functionality for clients incl Microsoft/Creditflux/Emap People With Voices News article based website for ethnic minorities Centre for Children Youth and Media (Institute of Education) Back-end coding functionality and optimisation Cockpit Arts Studios Database design and implementation / business review Some previous projects

Gamelab London provides services in interaction design, gaming for education, interactive DVD and broadcast media Three BAFTA nominations in Two BAFTA nominations in 2011

Example of student work Android Test Android Test Puppets

London Met graduate Sells TweetPhoto Business for an estimated US$10-15 million In 2010, London Met graduate Sean Callahan used revolutionary social-networking tool Twitter to successfully launch his new business Plixi. He developed a photo sharing technology which allowed images to be shared between Twitter, Facebook and other social media from their mobile devices. He turned his original concept into a successful business. In 2011 he sold his business for an estimated US$10-15 million to social commerce network Lockerz. Plixi, originally called TweetPhoto, is one of the top 250 websites in the world, attracting 27.5 million users a month, including a host of celebrities. Sean, who lives in San Diego, California, joined London Met at the start of ‘I decided on London Met because I liked the small class sizes and the teachers seemed very knowledgeable.’ Lockerz

36 What does being a student in Higher Education mean? You will get out of it what you put into it. Attending lectures, seminars and workshops. Carrying out assessments - both coursework and examination - full attendance and participation in classes is the recipe for success - time management

Strong links with: Microsoft CISCO British Computer Society Institution of Engineering & Technology ST-Ericsson Mobile Platforms (UK) Large-scale IT employers and many more…..

JAVARIA JAVED NAWAZ BSc Computing and Information Systems MSc Information Systems Development Now living and working in Oman as Software Development Manager JAVARIA JAVED NAWAZ BSc Computing and Information Systems MSc Information Systems Development Now living and working in Oman as Software Development Manager

JAYSEN VEERRUPPA BSc Computer Science MSc Software Engineering Software Development Manager, London JAYSEN VEERRUPPA BSc Computer Science MSc Software Engineering Software Development Manager, London

DAVID SATENSTEIN MSc Multimedia Systems “In my project I worked with a team of specialists to develop a CD-ROM that will be distributed to non-profit and public organisations in London and the South- East of England.” DAVID SATENSTEIN MSc Multimedia Systems “In my project I worked with a team of specialists to develop a CD-ROM that will be distributed to non-profit and public organisations in London and the South-East of England.”