1. Computer Systems An Overview of the Undergraduate Degree Programme
Professor Andrew Ireland
School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh

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

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

4. 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, …

5. Computer Systems 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
Data Communications and Networking, Knowledge Management, Artificial Intelligence, Operating Systems & Concurrency, Language Processors, Socio-technical & Soft Systems

6. 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 from industry
Industrial Steering Committee
Diploma in Industrial Training (New for )

7. 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

8. 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 …

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

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

11. Graduate Opportunities
90% of our graduates are in work or further study within six months of graduating
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Founders of Google

12. 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
Accreditation applies to Edinburgh and Dubai

13. Quality Measures National Student Survey (NSS)
An independent survey which gathers evidence from graduating students on their Student Experience
Computer Science at Heriot-Watt has been consistently scoring over 90% for overall satisfaction
Athena Swan Bronze Award 2015
Combating underrepresentation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM)
Advancing the careers of women in STEMM research and academia

14. Research Excellence Framework 2014
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions
Heriot-Watt is a world-leading, research-led university – which is reflected in the Learning and Teaching experience of our students
Heriot-Watt: 22nd in UK and 3rd in Scotland
Computer Science: 23rd in UK and 3rd in Scotland

15. 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