Project requirements

To support our students’ learning and development, projects need to meet specific criteria for us to be able to allocate them within modules.

Projects need to:

fit within the degree curriculum and be delivered at the right times
be pitched at the right academic level for the students, and to allow students to meet the academic aims of a particular module
be relatively short - typically 4-10 weeks, depending on the module to which a project is aligned
be realistic about what the students can produce in the time available to them. It should be noted that the learning opportunity for the students is the key output, and the shorter projects could perhaps be seen as small industry challenges. Students may produce a prototype or proof of concept, but will not deliver fully finished software
not be time-sensitive, business-critical, or commercially driven
be independent of technology and not constrained by licencing or data access
be a problem to solve rather than a solution to implement