Transcript London Metropolitan University

London Metropolitan University’s
Faculty of Computing
welcomes
Crossways 6th Form College
Monday 28th June
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Prof. Dominic Palmer-Brown
Dean of the
Faculty of Computing
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Faculty of Computing
33 undergraduate courses
20 postgraduate courses
40 PhDs students
10 Research Centres/Groups
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The Faculty of Computing is
located in the Tech Tower.
Technology Tower
The Tech Tower has 800
networked machines, is
open 9am to 9pm every day,
and offers fantastic views
over London.
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Overlooking the ‘neighbours’ - Arsenal football stadium!
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Faculty of Computing
The department pays equal importance to
research and consultancy, teaching and
continuing professional development.
One of the department's key aims is to increase
its relevance to commerce and industry, e.g.
by offering training courses and through
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. We place
emphasis on professional integration by
applying new technologies and approaches to
our teaching and research.
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Faculty of Computing
Research Centres and Groups
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Applied Mathematics and Coastal Studies
Communications and Software Systems Engineering
Digital Media Research Group (DMRG)
Intelligent Systems Research Centre
Knowledge Management Research Centre
Learning Technology Research Institute
London Metropolitan University Microwaves
On-board active safety system for general aviation
(ONBASS)
Optoelectronics Group
Statistics, Operational Research and Mathematics
Research Centre (STORM)
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Range of Faculty of Computing
Undergraduate qualifications
 Extended
degree
 Foundation
Degree (FdSc)
 Bachelors
Degree (BSc, BEng)
 Integrated
Masters Degree (MEng)
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Approved Prior (Experience)
Learning
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Prior academic qualifications/work-based
experience may exempt you from part of a
course.
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Basic Faculty Entry Requirements
In addition to the UCAS points specified for each course, most
courses in the Faculty require:
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GCSE English and Maths at grade C
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We can assess applicants
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Range of subjects
At LondonMet the Faculty of Computing comprises of:
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Computing
Mathematics
Communication Technology
Multimedia
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Computing
BSc COMPUTING EXTENDED DEGREE (Computing, Mathematics, Multimedia)
FdSc BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BSc BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BSc BUSINESS COMPUTING
FdSc COMPUTING
BSc COMPUTING
BSc COMPUTER FORENSICS
BSc INTERNET COMPUTING
BSc COMPUTER SCIENCE
BSc MOBILE COMPUTING
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Mathematics
BSc FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
BSc MATHEMATICS
BSc MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
BSc DECISION SCIENCE
BSc STATISTICS (joint only)
BSc MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
BSc MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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Communications Technology
BSc COMPUTER NETWORKING
BEng ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
BEng COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
BEng TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS ENGINEERING
BSc ELECTRONICS
BEng ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
BSc COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
MEng NETWORK MANAGEMENT & SECURITY
MEng EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
MEng MOBILE & SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
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Multimedia
BSc MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS (E-LEARNING, INTERNET,
GAMES)
BSc COMPUTER GAMES
BSc COMPUTER ANIMATION
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Graduate-level skills are a must for an
increasing proportion of jobs. The teaching of
these skills should not be viewed as a
discretionary ‘add-on’ – they are vital to
enable graduates to apply their degree skills
to the workplace
(CBI Education and Skills survey 2009)
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Figure 1: IT professionals in the UK workforce / UK Applicants to Computing
1,200,000
40,000
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1,000,000
30,000
800,000
IT professionals
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20,000
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400,000
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Total IT professionals
200,000
5,000
Total applicants to Computing
degrees
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Source: e-skills UK analysis of ONS LFS and UCAS data. Post 2000 LFS data uses SOC 2000
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What are these skills?
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Self-management
responsibility, flexibility, self-starting, a readiness to improve on
performance based on feedback/reflective learning
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Teamworking
Respecting others, co-operating, negotiation, discussion contribution
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Business and Customer Awareness
Basic understanding of key drivers in business – innovation – customer
satisfaction
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Problem Solving
Analysis – thinking outside the box – creative thinking – confidence in the
above
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Communication and Literacy
listening and questioning – ability to produce clear concise oral and
written literacy
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Graduate skills are embedded
All these skills are embedded into the design of all the
degree courses in the Faculty of Computing.
In addition – work placements modules are available
For the best students then there is …….
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supported by London Metropolitan University
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‘so what is this WOW thing?...’
WOW is an exciting initiative, embedded within London Metropolitan University’s
Faculty of Computing.
Our top students/graduates from digital, multimedia and IT are placed into clientdriven projects at very competitive rates to business, who in turn benefit from
access to highly motivated and talented individuals.
We currently have student/graduate developers across a range of platforms, frontend designers, graphic and gaming artists, database developers, IT consultants,
programmers working on projects from SME and corporate web build to complex
information architecture.
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WOW offers graduates in:
Web Consultancy, Design and Development
Digital / Multimedia
Gaming and Animation
Graphic Design and Branding
Business Systems Design
Communications Technology
Database Design and Development
Data Mining / Warehouse
Mathematics and Statistical Research
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highest calibre students
highest quality outputs
breakthrough thinking
the future in
digital, multimedia
and IT expertise
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Some previous projects
Thames Gateway London Partnership
Redesign and development of website and branding
http://www.thames-gateway.org.uk
New Brand Vision
Web development and PHP coding functionality for clients
incl Microsoft/Creditflux/Emap
People With Voices
News article based website for ethnic minorities
http://www.peoplewithvoices.com
Centre for Children Youth and Media (Institute of Education)
Back-end coding functionality and optimisation
http://www.childrenyouthandmedia.org.uk
Cockpit Arts Studios
Database design and implementation / business review
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What does being a student in Higher Education mean?
Attending lectures, seminars and workshops.
- full attendance and participation in classes is the recipe for success
- time management
Carrying out assessments - both coursework and examination
You will get out of it what you put into it.
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