LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successful completion of the course, you will be able to: describe the elements and the structure of a technical document; evaluate the significance of a scientific work; summarize existing work on a specific topic in computer science; write a technical report with some original contribution; present and defend technical content.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 13.01.2025 - 04.04.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tuomas Aura
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course addresses a varying range of topics in computer science including algorithms, security and cryptography, cloud and big data, mobile and distributed computing, the Internet of things. A more detailed description of the content for each semester is available in MyCourses.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Technical report and presentation. Attendance in the one or two day seminar is required.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures 4 h. Seminar days 10-16 h. Independent work to prepare a technical report and presentation 113 h.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III - IV
2025-2026 Spring III - IVRegistration:
In spring 2025, priority will be given to students in the SECCLO program and to students with information security focus in their studies.