Department of Computing & Informatics · 150k+ on workstations 200k+ on backend servers And we are still investing on our facilities 5

Department of Computing & Informatics

Outline

Our history Our facilities What we do Companies that employ our

students Our strengths What we need from you

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Our History

1988 – Information System Management

2015 – Department of Computing and Informatics

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Growing

53 Students 1988 - 1989

186 Students 2010 - 2011

280+ Students 2016 - 2017

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Facilities

150k+ on workstations 200k+ on backend servers And we are still investing

on our facilities

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24x7 Computing Study Zone

Unique pod design for better study collaboration

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Development Labs 7

Networking Labs 8

Forensics Lab 9

Our Degrees

Computing for Business BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology (“BIT”) BSc (Hons) Information Technology Management

Computing BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computer Networks BSc (Hons) Software Engineering

Computing for Forensics/Security BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing & Security

…and BSc (Hons) Cyber Security Management

Runs separate

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What we do

Year 1 Common to everyone

Year 2 You begin to specialise

Year 3 In Industry

Year 4 You specialise

Your subjects

Your project

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Common 1st Year

Computers & Networks Relational Databases Programming User-centred Web Development Systems Analysis & Design Business & Professional Issues

Assessment either:

50:50 coursework : exam or 100 coursework Coursework

individual and group work

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How Year 1 works

Two semesters

Exams January May

6 Lectures per week 6 One-hour labs / seminars per week

Additional lab hours for programming First year tutors for academic and pastoral care Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) Computing in Business Week

Practical group work on a development project

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2nd Year Unit Name Business

Courses Computing

Courses Forensics/ Security

Systems Design X X X

Infrastructure Strategy X X X

Proj Mgmt & Teamworking X X X

Business for IT X

Network & Software Eng. X

Digital Forensics X

Ethical Hacking & Counter-msrs X

Data Management X O1 O

Application Programming O O1 O

Web Programming O O2 O

Web Technology Integration O O2 O

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Placements (3rd Year)

Very important part of the course Put into practice your first two years learning Very valuable industrial experience Big competitive edge for graduate employment

Minimum of 40 weeks Paid, large or small company, UK or abroad. Our Placement Service

Helps you find and apply for suitable placements Also provides supervision while on placement.

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Final Year (4th Year)

Semester 1 3 taught units: January Exams

Semester 2 Individual project

BSc (Hons) Computing Choose any 3 subjects (almost)

All Other Degrees 2 Core subjects (fixed) Choice of the 3rd

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Some Final Year Units Currently Taught 1. Advanced Development 2. Advanced Networks 3. Business Development &

Enterprise 4. Business Processes &

Requirements 5. Cyber Crime 6. Data Mining 7. Human Factors in Computing

Systems 8. Information Assurance 9. Machine Intelligence 10. Management in Computing

11. Network Configuration Management

12. Software Quality & Testing 13. Software Systems Modelling 14. Ubiquitous & Pervasive

Computing Systems 15. Web Information Systems

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The Individual Project

You choose what you work on Software development, research,

feasibility study, … Produce

An artefact (equivalent to 5,000 words) A written dissertation (10,000 words)

Real customer if possible

Individual Project Supervisor

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Putting It All Into Practice • Year 1: CiB week

• Working in teams for a week with a unified task covering all six subjects

• Year 2: PMT • Working in groups

for two weeks with route specific challenges

• Year 3: 9 months industrial placement

• Year 4: Individual Project

• Working independently from January to May

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Examples of Placement Companies & Graduate Employers

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Some Numbers for Placement Just as an example here placement

numbers which we counted up especially for you.

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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) 10

Bournemouth University 6

Eli Lilly and Company 6

Bournemouth & Poole College 5

J.P.Morgan 5

Intel 5

General Electric 4

IBM 4

Micro Nav Ltd 4

Cisco Systems 3

National Oceanography Centre 3

AbbVie 2

Atlas Elektronik UK 2

B&Q Plc 2

Bank of England 2

BlackBerry 2

BMW Group 2

Cryptic Software Ltd 2

Debenhams PLC 2

Gamma 2

GE Capital EMEA 2

iBid 2

Mars Information Services 2

Maseco LLP 2

Mattel UK Ltd 2

Moore Stephens 2

Ordnance Survey 2

PepsiCo 2

Poole Bay Holdings 2

South Wilts Grammar School 2

The Walt Disney Company 2

Volkswagen Financial Services 2

Aero Engine Controls 1

Amsys PLC 1

Anglo-European College of Chiropractic 1

Anyvan 1

Archant Community Media Limited 1

Ash Gaming ltd. 1

Auto Clubs International Ltd 1

Avius Experience 1

Barracuda Networks Limited 1

BASEC 1

BaxterStorey (WSH Limited) 1

Big Box Storage 1

Bondable 1

Bournemouth School 1

Brockenhurst College 1

C4L 1

Capgemini UK Plc 1

Capita 1

Castle Court School 1

Caterpillar 1

Centrica/British Gas 1

Citi Group 1

Clock 1

Cognito 1

Createful 1

CSC 1

Digital Avenue 1

DNX 1

eCircle 1

EDF 1

Emporio UK Ltd 1

ENSBURY WINE 1

First Choice 1

Foster Denovo 1

Frazer-Nash Consultancy 1

Fujitsu 1

General Electric Aviation 1

Go South Coast 1

Google Ireland Ltd. 1

Gresham Computing Plc 1

Hamworthy Middle School 1

Harris Federation 1

Hewlett Packard Ltd 1

IADigital LTD 1

The Intel & IBM graduate interview process has usually 4 stages, but for BU

Computing graduates is only a

3 stage process.

Imtech Traffic and Infra 1 Inaige 1 Information Services Plc 1 Inmarsat 1 Investec Wealth & Investment 1 JSITLINK 1 Keyfort limited 1 King Edward VI School 1 Lifecycle Software 1 Logica 1 LV 1 Mars Chocolate UK Limited 1 MBDA 1 Microsoft 1 Miniclip 1 Monckton Chambers 1 Mouchel 1 MVG Media 1 NDS/Cisco 2 Norfolk and Surrey Constabulary 1 Numatic International Ltd 1 Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council 1

Oakstone International Ltd 1 Osmond Ergonomics 1 Osmond Group Limited 1 Pearson Technology 1 Peek Traffic 1 PhotoBox Limited 1 Plymouth Marine Laboratory 1 PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP 1 Pruhealth 1 PSA Wholesale Ltd. 1 Puchi Petwear 1 QAS LTD 1 Qualcomm 1 RedWeb 1 Richard Taunton Sixth Form College 1 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd 1 Royal Mail Group 1 Royal Wotton Bassett Academy 1 SC HOSTINGBIT S.R.L. 1 Screwfix 1 Shanghai 9Yee Co.Ltd 1 Siemens 1

T & R Direct Insurance Services 1 Telesoft Technologies 2 The Body Shop 1 The Logic Group 1 Townside 1 Triple Helix LTD 1 Unicorn Training Group 1 Urban Science 1 Vapourmax LTD 1 Vauxhall/General Motors 1 Wallgate 1 Wiggle.ltd 1 Wireless Data Services Ltd. 1 World stores limited 1 WYSI Patrnership 1 Xerox UK Limited 1

Our Strengths – among others Friendly, safe and inclusive

PAL&AA

Halls or BU managed accommodation All UG first years

Industry standard facilities Research / Industry based staff Career / personal development

all the way

Industry and Commerce Relevant

Outstanding employability Professional practice Technical nature Accredited by BCS

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