Course Number: CMPT 498
Course Title: Honors Research Project
Credit Hours: 6
Vector: 0-0-0 (lecture-tutorial-lab)
Course Description
Students will complete a project report and make a project presentation. This course can satisfy the research project requirements for Computing Science honors students.
Prerequisites: Students must have completed 90 credit hours, including 15 credits of upper division CMPT courses, and have a GPA of at least 3.00. The proposal must be submitted to the Undergraduate Chair at least 15 days in advance of the semester. The proposal must be signed by the supervisor(s) and the Undergraduate Chair.
Recommended: None
Corequisite: None
Rationale for Introduction of This Course
This course would satisfy the needs of the CMPT honors program, which requires 6 credits of research projects.
Will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum; probable enrolment when offered?
This course would satisfy the research project requirements for Computing Science honors students. Other exceptional students might choose CMPT 498 instead of CMPT 415/416. Probable enrolment: 5 students per year (HONS only).
Scheduling and Registration Information
Indicate Semester and Year this course would be first offered and planned frequency of offering thereafter.
This course will be offered every semester, to be scheduled as the student and supervisor(s) see fit. It will be offered for the first time in 06-1.
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course? Will the course be taught by sessional or limited term faculty?
This course can be supervised by any of our faculty.
Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition fees?
No.
Is this course considered a `duplicate' of any current or prior course under the University's duplicate course policy? Specify, as appropriate.
No.
Note: Senate has approved (S.93-11) that no new course should be approved by Senate until funding has been committed for necessary library materials. Each new course proposal must be accompanied by a library report and, if appropriate, confirmation that funding arrangements have been addressed.
Provide details on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to accommodate this new course. For instance, will another course be eliminated or will the frequency of offering of other courses be reduced; are there changes in pedagogical style or class sizes that allow for this additional course offering.
Supervision of honors students may lead to a fractional teaching credit. No other instructional resources will be required.
Does the course require specialized space or equipment not readily available in the department or university, and if so, how will these resources be provided?
Yes. Students will have access to the School's instruction lab (CSIL), when necessary.
Does this course require computing resources (e.g. hardware, software, network wiring, use of computer laboratory space) and if so, describe how they will be provided.
No.
Topics:
Students will complete research as outlined in their proposal.
As outlined in the proposal.
As outlined in their proposal.
None.