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Course offerd as part of course packege
Course, master’s level
30 credits
Malmö | daytime | 100%
18 January 2027 - 6 June 2027
Code for the course: DA647E
About the course
The aim of the course is that the students will further develop their critical thinking, argumentation and problem-solving skills by carrying out an independent scientific project in the field of computer science. The project will have a particular focus on the Internet of Things, including societal aspects such as accessibility and equality.
This course is offered as part of coursepackage:
Course content
The course consists of three parts:
- problem definition and project plan,
- essay project and
- opposition of another Master's thesis.
The thesis project has two stages:
- conducting the project and documenting it in writing (Master's thesis), and
- presenting and defending the thesis orally.
Entry requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (at least 180 credits) in computer science or related fields such as computer science, computer and information science, software engineering, informatics, telecommunications or electrical engineering.
- At least 15 credits in programming, system development or equivalent.
- English 6 or equivalent.
- At least 75 passed credits within the Computer Science: Internet of Things, Master's Programme including Research Methodology DA645E, 7.5 credits
Course literature
Course evaluation
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
