Abstract
Year 4 Honours students and MSc students in higher
education in British institutions typically complete a moderate
piece of work as part of their graduation requirements. In the
field of Computer Science, this involves selecting a topic around
which students build their dissertation. The field is fast evolving
and student interests in the various topics change. This paper
presents the results of an investigation that establishes how up-todate
topics of student dissertations were in the academic years
2010 through to 2013. First, dissertations were indexed to
establish the topic of the dissertation. Then the topics were
mapped on Gartner’s Technology Hype Cycle. This paper
presents summary statistics for the four year period and it
reports on findings of an MSc student dissertation.
education in British institutions typically complete a moderate
piece of work as part of their graduation requirements. In the
field of Computer Science, this involves selecting a topic around
which students build their dissertation. The field is fast evolving
and student interests in the various topics change. This paper
presents the results of an investigation that establishes how up-todate
topics of student dissertations were in the academic years
2010 through to 2013. First, dissertations were indexed to
establish the topic of the dissertation. Then the topics were
mapped on Gartner’s Technology Hype Cycle. This paper
presents summary statistics for the four year period and it
reports on findings of an MSc student dissertation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 148-153 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Oct 2015 |
| Event | 6th Annual International Conference on Computer Science Education: Innovation and Technology - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 5 Oct 2015 → 6 Oct 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 6th Annual International Conference on Computer Science Education: Innovation and Technology |
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| Abbreviated title | CSEIT 2015 |
| Country/Territory | Singapore |
| City | Singapore |
| Period | 5/10/15 → 6/10/15 |