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Computer Science ^*

Year of entry: Sept 2020
Course Type: Full time (3 years)
Foundation (4 years)
Tariff Points: 112
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Course Overview

Do you enjoy working creatively and collaboratively? Do you want to build apps, websites and new products to solve real-world problems?

To respond to the growing demand for digital graduates with a blend of technical and transferable skills, we've designed our Computer Science degree in partnership with leading tech employers.

Why study with us?

• Develop the skills employers want now. We designed this degree in partnership with leading employers in the tech sector.

• Gain extensive tech experience. You'll complete professional work placements and work on real-world tech projects set by employers.

• Get ahead in the graduate jobs market. You'll make valuable connections with digital employers at every stage of your degree.

• Increase your earning potential. Graduate roles in the digital sector often have relatively high starting salaries.

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You'll work on real-world projects set by employers with the opportunity to specialise in some of the most exciting areas of technology such as artificial intelligence, cyber security and software engineering.

Don't know your Python from your Java? No problem. We'll teach you everything you need to know to design, develop, test and launch new products, as well as the soft skills tech employers need for you to be part of a flexible and dynamic team.

Tech employers are involved in every aspect of the degree, from inputting into the modules you'll study, to setting some of the projects you'll work on. You'll meet them through coordinated tech events when they'll deliver guest lectures, and you'll work with them during the professional work placements included in your degree.

By the time you graduate, you'll have been able to develop the skills that employers want, as well as the connections and experience to stand out in the digital jobs market.

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Overview

Year one

Year two

Year three

Year 1

This year will introduce you to the basics in software development, how a technology system works and how a technology business operates. This knowledge will feed into the central team project where you will apply your knowledge to an employer challenge. You'll also go on your first five-week placement.

Year 2

You will further develop your programming skills in Year 2 with new languages, effective programming techniques and disruptive technologies. You'll also learn how to put the customer at the centre of product design and prototyping. During the team project you'll be work with third year students to deliver a solution to a business brief. You will be using the latest software tooling technologies such as Git Hub and Cucumber that are used by leading businesses.

Year 3

Your understanding of product design, programming, testing, secure deployment and overall project management skills are honed in your final year, while specialist modules enable you to focus on fast growing areas of the industry such as cyber security, artificial intelligence and cloud computing.

The capstone of your degree will be a substantial independent project in which you will work closely with academic supervisors and employer mentors. With their support you will put your skills and knowledge to the test, demonstrating to employers that you are ready for the professional world.

On this course you will study a range of modules which may include the following:

COM4002 - Introduction to Tech Stack
The module provides an introduction to the elements of a Technology Stack for Web and Mobile application development and how to choose an appropriate solution for a given task. The content covers: -client-side programming (HTML, CSS, JavaScript); -server-side languages (e.g. Python); -web server technology (e.g. node.js, Nginx); -database technology (e.g. MongoDB); -version management software (e.g. git); -operating systems (e.g. Unix CLI); -outline of security and data protection (including the implications of the new General Data Protection Regulation).
COM4012 - Introduction to Software Development
This is a practice-based module that introduces the fundamentals required to develop software artefacts fit for real-world organisational or commercial purposes. The module explores three stages of software development: problem specification, programming and architectural design. In the first stage students are shown how to analyse computing problems, introducing requirements analysis and domain analysis. Students also cover basic mathematical skills relevant to software development (geometry and graphs, linear algebra, probability) developing capacity for logic and algorithmic problem solving. The second stage covers the design and coding of the software solution, using clear readable code, and processes of behavior and unit testing. In the final stage students begin to explore foundational principles of development practices (standards, software components and protocols) and software architecture (architectural analysis, architectural styles, and agile software development), which starts to prepare them for tackling larger scale software projects.
COM4022 - Technology in Business
Software development occurs within a business context, and from the design stage onward consideration of a range of commercial, legal, and technological constraints are required. These requirements have driven organisational changes in the working culture (structures and methods of businesses). In this module students explore the drivers for a technology project: -reducing cost (staffing, Back Office, technology); -increasing profit (new sales opportunities, increase conversion rates, new markets); -costs of new technology (capital, operating) -building a business case for technology: requirements, solution selection, procurement, implementation, and cost benefit analysis. -delivery styles: Agile, Waterfall organisations, Collaboration, KanBan and Scrum. -regulation and compliance with technology projects. -governance and regulation (including General Data Protection Regulation), stakeholder management, and event storming.
COM4044 - Team Project
For this module, students work intensively in teams to provide a software solution to a given business brief, setting understanding of software development within an applied business context. The module extends students' knowledge of database theory to include the mathematical context behind the relational model, and deepens their understanding of schema development. Content covered includes: entity relation diagrams (ERDs), related mathematics (sets, propositional logic), use case diagrams, as well as: client server architecture, SQL queries, and table keys.
MFC4982 - Ethics, Society and Employability
The module aims overall to introduce students to the social justice mission of Leeds Trinity University and invites them to consider a range of contemporary social issues, as well as their own personal and academic development. The module will help students to engage with a broad range of ethical topics and perspectives that are relevant to their specific programme. It will help students transition in to higher education and introduce the learning and teaching approaches at Leeds Trinity, allowing students to integrate their own learning from personal experience with an ability to engage in an empathic, ethical and compassionate way with the wider world. Core topics may include: -The LTU mission -Diversity -Social justice -The Environment -Professional and career aspirations -Preparation for a work placement. As it is a University wide module, we will be using a shared repository of materials which may be helpful to staff teams and some generic content may be commissioned from time to time for inclusion in the series of workshops by all programmes. The second part of the module aims to encourage students to reflect on and enhance their employability; identify and apply for suitable placement opportunities; and prepare for and successfully complete a professional placement at the end of Semester 2.

On this course you will study a range of modules which may include the following:

COM5014 - Further Software Development
This module provides an overview of computer programming and mobile app development, setting the technical skills within realistic commercial contexts. It draws upon foundational knowledge and understanding in COM4012 Introduction to Software Development, developing skills in higher-level programming and the mathematical understanding required to support more advanced programming tasks (such as algorithms and data structures). The module supports the learning of C++ coding with the emphasis on providing an overview of the fundamental forms and processes of higher-level computer languages, such as: the use of IDE, strings and output, conditionals and control flow, functions, lists and dictionaries, loops, data structures, objects and classes, file handling (input and output), and libraries. The module provides an overview of mobile app development (on platforms such as Android and iOS): native apps and app wrappers, patterns and terminologies of Domain Driven Design (DDD), scalability (database optimisation and load balancing), and mobile app security.
COM5022 - Customer-Centric Design
In this module students will review, reflect upon and develop the group project work completed for COM4044 Team Project. This will include testing / hacking the Level 4 team projects to assess strengths and weakness, in terms of: -Software reviews: code reviews, pair programming, inspections, walk-throughs, and technical reviews -Design reviews: identifying and managing project blockers. -Personal brand and articulation: goal setting, innovation, networking, communication (both in-team and client-facing), and certification routes -Reviewing requirements: business objectives, scopes, quality in requirements and testability. Students will identify lessons learned and supported in formulating more comprehensive and robust project plans for more efficient and effective. These plans will be applied in response to a given client brief which requires the design, development, and delivery of an appropriate software product. There is a focus on the ability to reflect the client's branding in the design of the software product and on the provision of inclusive and accessible customer experience.
COM5032 - Professional Development and Placement
The preparation course will guide students for preparing career plans, searching for job opportunities and experiencing a typical Graduate Trainee process through an Assessment Centre experience. Workshops will encourage students to analyse their personality and understand the importance of effective interpersonal relationships and team work in an organisation.
COM5044 - Team Project
This module provides a comprehensive overview of practical project design and management. Students work to a given employer brief, designing, building and testing a product (from development to going live). Emphasis is placed upon critical review and key performance indicators: the client communication, control of deadlines, costings, and attribution. Employer briefs require consideration of: -The impact of disruptive technologies: mobile internet, knowledge work automation, and the Cloud; -Development models, such as Waterfall and Agile; -Project management: user requirements and critical success factors (CSF), WBS, customer collaboration, responding to change, agile methods to integrate planning with implementation; -Testing methods.

On this course you will study a range of modules which may include the following:

COM6006 - Professional Learning through Work
This module enables students to develop and negotiate learning outcomes and assessment modes that provide the flexibility for them to apply theoretical understanding and practical work-based development within a computer science-related business or enterprise. This could include a work-based project or intervention or an alternative professional development project within their work setting. Students are expected to negotiate a project with their employer or prior placement provider organisation that meets the needs of both the employer and Leeds Trinity University.
COM6012 - Advanced Software Development
In this module students undertake a practical problem-solving task with a particular emphasis on realistic customer requirements. The customer requirements will be changed at intervals during the project and deadlines are tight. To address the project briefs students learn and deploy a computer language new to them, giving specific consideration to software architecture, development tools and coding for multiple platforms. Consideration is given both to version control concepts, such as rationale, coding, centralized, and distributed, and to version control software features, such as repository, branching, version history, merging, lock, and unlock.
COM6022 - Cyber Security
Cyber security covers the main elements of computer security: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It explores the legal frameworks, and the systems processes and controls that are designed to protect systems, networks and data from cyber attacks. This module explores the types of possible attack, from data theft, disruption, denial-of-service, and misdirection, as well as the technologies, systems and networks typically affected, and the human behaviours (hacker motivation and user convenience) that render systems vulnerable. Students explore the impacts this has on individuals and businesses, and examine the reaction responses and preventative countermeasures deployed within current information security culture: including standards, policies, procedures and strategies for cyber security.
COM6042 - Team Project
This module will work to a given brief, building and testing a project (from development to going live). Students will assess the project against key performance indicators. Key areas that the module will explore will be disruptive technologies, tooling (code; agile development; auto testing; quality control; and repositories); the purpose of ISO Standards; pair programming and re-factoring code.
COM6052 - Solution Architecture
Solutions architecture covers a range of methodologies and process that enables efficient and effective end-to-end product development and monitoring within challenging technological and commercial parameters. Solutions architecture is customer-focused and results oriented, aiming to avoid technological indulgence and experiment. This module provides experience operating within a multiple technology environment, and in integrating existing products and technologies to achieve business goals. The taught content covers: -Solution architecture methodologies and frameworks; -Domain model; -Dimensional views, boundaries and constraints; -Requirements (functional, non-functional); -Architecture viewpoints (business, information and technical); -Deployment, integration and testing requirements.
COM6062 - Building a Business
This module equips students with the entrepreneurial skills and knowledge it takes to set up a commercially viable enterprise. Students learn how to evaluate the market and identify business opportunities, the necessary stages from idea to delivery, and how to review performance against sector benchmarks. To do this the module covers: -Researching markets: the product, marketing strategy, creating the product, forecasts (Sales, cash flow, break even), and benchmarking. -Tools for developing a business model (Business Model Canvas). -Overview of Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM), objectives, project scope, benefits, delivery method, stakeholders, resources (finance, staffing, infrastructure), constraints, project plan, and risk analysis.

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Learning and Teaching >

During your time at Leeds Trinity, you'll be learning in the same dynamic team-work environment that professionals in the sector adopt in order to remain at the cutting-edge of technology and its application to business.

You will be taught by expert tutors with input from industry professionals. Your classes will be workshop-based, practically-focused and will give you freedom to explore your strengths and weakness and develop specialist interests alongside core skills.

Assessment will be linked directly to business case studies and challenges, will involve employers and will ensure all our students graduate having worked on real-world projects, able to step confidently into their first jobs.

Students have the opportunity throughout the course to engage in extra-curricular activities and volunteering, all of which provide the chance for students to build up their skills, CV and portfolio in preparation for competing in the jobs marketplace.

Extensive use is made of Moodle on this degree programme, the Leeds Trinity Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), to support 24/7 learning and to provide access to e learning resources both on and off-campus. #expand#

At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and a personal approach to helping students achieve their academic and professional potential. We have a strong tradition of supporting student employability, with relevant skills embedded in the curriculum and professional work placements included in all our undergraduate programmes.

The key themes of our strategy are student confidence, professionalism and social responsibility. To help students achieve their potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and directed activities.

This approach ensures that students fully engage in shaping their own learning, developing their critical thinking and reflective skills so that they can identify their own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape their own development. Our full Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy can be accessed here.

Assessment

A variety of assessment methods are used, matched to the learning outcomes for the programme, to enable students to demonstrate the full range of knowledge and skills that they have developed. There is some scope for students to be involved in negotiating and evaluating some assessment.

In addition to each of your module assessments you will take a programme level assessment in each of the first and second year of your programme. This is designed to assess your understanding of everything you have been taught and to help you to understand how different elements of your degree fit together to make a coherent programme.

You will be given weekly directed activities to complete in each module. These will contribute marks towards the final module assessment and reward engagement with the content of the module. They will also help you to check your understanding of what has been taught. Some of these activities may include further reading or preparation tasks for seminars.

Some of the tasks will be completed online and may include quizzes which provide you with instant feedback on your understanding of the module content. In some modules lecturers may place some of the taught content on videos which you may be required to watch prior to attending a class. This will free up time for you to work on meaningful projects in class.

On this programme there are some assessments which are marked on a pass/fail basis rather than graded. Please note that these assessments are excluded from the calculations made to produce the figures published in the Key Information Set (KIS) for this programme/subject.

Entry Requirements >

Typically, our entry offer for this degree course is 112 UCAS tariff points.

Other requirements: For the old GCSE system we require grade C or above and for the new GCSE grading system we will accept grade 4 or higher in both English Language and Maths.

We welcome students with a wide range of qualifications such as A Levels, BTECs and accredited Access courses. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.

If you have achieved a qualification such as a foundation degree or HND, or have gained credit at another higher education institution, you may be able to enter the course at Level 5 or 6. For more information, read our student guide to the Recognition of Prior Certified Learning.

We accept a variety of international equivalent qualifications and Leeds Trinity interviews international candidates. Typically, this is a call at a mutually convenient time.

If you are unsure about the acceptance of a particular qualification you can check with our Admissions Team on 0113 283 7123 or email admissions@leedstrinity.ac.uk.

Student Finance >

UK & EU Students:

Tuition fees cost £9,250 a year for this course in 2019/20. Part-time tuition fees would be pro-rated accordingly to the number of credits you're studying. Depending on government policy, tuition fees may rise with inflation in future years. Find out more here.

Living costs will also need to be taken in to consideration. Find out more about accommodation and costs here.

Leeds Trinity offers a range of bursaries and scholarships to help support students while you study. Get more information about bursaries and scholarships here.

International Students:

Tuition fees cost £12,000 per year for this course starting in 2019-20. Part-time study is not available for international students on a Tier 4 Student Visa. Find out more

Additional Costs

We advise students to budget for the following in addition to annual tuition fees:

Recommended and required reading lists will be provided at the start of your course. All the books and e-books are available from our Library to borrow but you may choose to purchase your own. We recommend £390* as an average annual budget for learning resources if you decide this is for you. *This figure is based on the Department of Work and Pensions course costs allowance 2015.
Field trips may occur during this course and either fully or partly subsidised by the University.
You'll need to include placement/s travel and associated costs too, however the University will contribute a standard amount towards your total expenditure.
The University provides students with a £6 printing credit each academic year which can be topped up either on campus or online.

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Placement Opportunities

Employers are strongly engaged at each stage of the degree, helping you to develop the technical skills and knowledge of workplace practices that you need to be successful in the competitive tech and digital sectors.

You'll complete extended professional work placements and live employer projects during each year of your degree, gaining the extensive industry experience you'll need to get your first graduate job.

The Leeds city region is home to a wealth of tech companies, so we'll work closely with employers to secure placement opportunities which will help you further develop your skills and confidence in the workplace.

Graduate Opportunities

You'll graduate ready to tap into the vast range of opportunities in the thriving digital and tech sectors. You could work as a software developer, designer, network engineer, cyber security analyst or project manager.

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