This section will provide details of the course and associated projects related to my years at university (Oct 1999-June 2002), including my third year dissertation.

First, a quick overview of my degree course which I took at the School of School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences (COGS) at the University of Sussex at Brighton, England.

I decided to do a Computer Science with Management Studies degree as I enjoyed computers since an early age and was tempted by the management element to the degree. This would help me to develop my management skills, including self-appraisal and formal report and presentation compiliation, covering many areas of management, including financial, marketing and company analysis.

The degree involved the various stages of software development centred around the Java Programming Language (from JDK v1.1 thru to v1.3), covering analysis, design, implementation and testing. The degree also involved working with and developing databases based on the Oracle DBMS, and other developing languages such as XML, CSS, JavaServlets and JavaApplets.

My final year dissertation project involved a web-based consultancy MySQL/PHP database project for a consultancy company based in Brighton. This provided me with the opportunity to learn a new programming language and continue to develop my reporting skills.

The following are an outline of the course modules which were part of my degree. Those which are linked provide examples of the work compiled as part of the course.

My chosen course modules were as follows:

• Term 1:
  • Introduction to Programming
  • Foundations of Computer Science
  • Technical Communication Skills
  • Business and Economic Framework
• Term 2:
  • Introduction to Logic
  • Software Design
  • Further Programming
  • Management Development I: Theory of Human Resource Management / Operations Management
• Term 3:
  • Data Structures
  • Computers in Society
  • Management Development II: Science with Management

Year Mark - 2:i

• Term 1:
  • Algorithmics
  • Computer Science
  • Languages and Compilers
  • Financial Resource Management
• Term 2:
  • Databases
  • Introduction to Operation Systems
  • Software Engineering
  • Quantitative Methods in Management
• Term 3:
  • Introduction to Computer Graphics
  • Management Case Studies

Year Mark - 2:ii

• Term 1:
  • CSAI Dissertation Project
  • Internet Technologies
  • Distributed Systems
  • Entrepreneurship
• Term 2:
  • CSAI Dissertation Project
  • Interactive Learning Environments
  • E-Commerce
  • Management Strategy
• Term 3:
  • CSAI Dissertation Project
  • Learning Portfolio

Year Mark - 2:i

FINAL OVERALL MARK - 2:i