Course Schedule and Assessments

The following is a timetable for the current intake of students enrolled in this module starting in July 2014. It is strongly suggested that you spend one week per unit and stay on this target. The deadlines for the first two assessments are indicative suggestions only (though you'd be wise to follow them to gain feedback as you go). The final absolute deadline for all work is 2pm British Summer Time, Tuesday 30 September 2014.

Unit	Topic	Week Starting
1	Intro / Data storage	14 July 2014
2	Loops / Branches	21 July 2014
3	Methods	28 July 2014
4	Inheritance	4 August 2014
5	Packages/Exceptions	11 August 2014
6	IO	18 August 2014
7	GUIs	25 August 2014
8	Images / Wrap up	1 September 2014

Assessment Details and Deadlines

There are two formally assessed projects. As the practical code will form the foundation of your assessments, you should attempt the first only after you have completed Unit 5's practical, and the second only after you have completed all the practical materials, though you will be in a position to think about it after Unit 7. In addition, you may submit your practical code for formative assessment at the end of Unit 5's practical. Formative assessment means we'll mark it and give you feedback, but it won't count towards your final mark - the idea is that it gives you some indication of what we're looking for before you try the assessed projects.

Assessment Schedule

The table below is a suggested timetable for submission of the assessments:

Assessment	Submission deadline
Unit 5 Practical Work: Framework for the projects	18 August 2014
Assessment 1: Image Processing (50%)	25 August 2014
Assessment 2: Processing Application (50%)	Tuesday 30 September 2014, 2pm BST