Dissertation (MRes Advanced Artificial Intelligence) (987G5)

90 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring and summer teaching

The dissertation project is where you'll undertake an in-depth investigation into a particular problem within the world of artificial intelligence.

 

You will:

  • tackle a challenge that has a high-level of complexity
  • develop your technical skills and knowledge, as well as your communication and critical analysis skills
  • benefit from the support of a primary technical supervisor, who will advise you on direction and progress.

Your work on this will be self-directed and you'll managing your own time and responsibility for the project.

Teaching

100%: Seminar

Assessment

20%: Coursework (Oral examination)
80%: Written assessment (Dissertation)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 900 hours of work. This breaks down into about 2 hours of contact time and about 898 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.