This course is available so that students can pursue, with a small class, topics that are not covered in the regular curriculum that will significantly increase their knowledge of some aspect of computer science. The The topic will vary from instance to instance in response to the research interests and expertise of Academics and sessional staff.
The topic for each instance will be advertised on the School of Computing website in the first few weeks before the semester
The activities in the course will be a combination of lectures, workshops, reading, writing and project work, as appropriate to the topic. These activities will be specified in the class summary.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- plan and execute project work and/or a piece of research and scholarship in the SpecialTopic
- demonstrate an understanding of the body of knowledge and theoretical concepts within the topic in written and/or oral form to a variety of audiences
- understand the Special topic and its role in modern Computing and applied contexts.
Other Information
Pre-requisite courses for the Advanced Topic will be listed on the SoCo website when the course topic is announced.
Students will be able to receive credit for completing this course up to 2 times provided they complete two different Special topics.
Indicative Assessment
- Assessments and their weighting will vary depending on the nature of the topic. Specific details will be presented in the Class Summary. (100) [LO 1,2,3]
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Workload
130 hours of work with the detailed split of lectures, labs, tutorials and other workload provided in the class summary.
Inherent Requirements
None
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
All readings and texts required for this course will be posted on the course site.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4980 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6360 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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