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Module Offerings
The following module offerings are covered by this Programme (subject to place availability). Others are currently in the process of being finalised.
Each student must propose and negotiate a 90 credit learning contract that is carefully built-up over 60 credits of taught modules and a 30 credit research practicum that is suited to their needs. The latter could involve working on a very specific research project, preparing the submission of a minor thesis on a focused research topic, or an alternative purposely constructed, multi-component, and industry-informed suite of deliverables, focused on achieving a broader set of defined learning objectives, relevant to a distinct research specialisation stream.
Module Offerings (Standard Scheduling)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Contact |
Credits |
Semester | Year |
| COMP20150 | UNIX Programming | Dr. A. Lastovetsky | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP30020 | Computer Graphics I | Dr. G. Silvestre | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP30040 | Networks and Internet Systems | Prof. J. Murphy | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP30070 | Object-Oriented Programming | Dr. M. O'Cinneide | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP30080 | Processor Design | Dr. C. Bleakley | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP30090 | Operating Systems 1 | Dr. F. Balado Pumarino | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP30110 | Spatial Information Systems | Dr. M. Bertolotto | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP30120 | Machine Learning | Prof. P. Cunningham | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP41450 | Machine Learning & Network Data Analysis | Prof. P. Cunningham | 10 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP30160 | Object-Oriented Design | Dr. M. O'Cinneide | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP30220 | Distributed Systems | Dr. M. Dragone | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP41390 | Connectionist Computing | Dr. G. Pollastri | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP30250 | Parallel and Cluster Computing | Dr. A. Lastovetsky | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP30260 | AI for Games and Puzzles | Dr. A Cater | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP30290 | Natural Computing | Dr. M. O'Neill | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP30330 | Compiler Construction | Dr. A Cater | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP30380 | Knowledge Engineering | Dr. E. Mangina | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP30390 | Enterprise, Innovation and Entreprenuership | Dr. D. Dalton | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP40010 | Performance of Computer Systems | Prof. L. Murphy | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP40170 | Case Studies in Computational Science | Dr. N. Hurley | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP40180 | Parallel Algorithms Design and Analysis | Dr. N. Hurley | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40190 | Parallel Programming Systems | Dr. A. Lastovetsky | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP40250 | Introduction to Cognitive Psychology | Dr. M. Keane | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP40260 | Connectionism | Dr. F. Cummins | 7.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40270 | Cognitive Modelling | Dr. F. Costello | 7.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40280 | Topics in Cognitive Science I | Dr. F. Cummins | 7.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40300 | Context Sensitive Service Delivery | Prof. G. O'Hare | 10 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP40320 | Adaptive Personalization | Dr. E. Mangina | 10 | Two | 2012/2013 |
| COMP40370 | Data Mining | Prof. M. Kechadi | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP40740 | Data Mining Techniques and Models | Prof. M. Kechadi | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP40390 | High Performance Heterogenous Computing | Dr. A. Lastovetsky | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40400 | Bioinformatics | Dr. G. Pollastri | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40410 | Special Topics in Computational Science | Dr. N. Hurley | 5 | One & Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40420 | Signal Processing | Dr. C. Bleakley | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40550 | Performance of Distributed Systems* | Prof. L. Murphy | 10 | One & Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40600 | Multimedia Security and Data-Hiding | Dr. G. Silvestre | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40630 | Human Computer Interaction | Dr. F. Cummins/Dr. S. Hermann | 7.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40660 | Advances in Wireless Networking | Prof. L. Murphy | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP40680 | Introduction to Sensor Systems | Prof. G. O'Hare | 10 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41080 | Advanced Web Information Systems | Dr. J. Dunnion | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41090 | SQL Programming | Dr. F. Toolan | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41100 | Exploring Programming in Ruby | Dr. M. Keane | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP41110 | Cloud Computing | Prof. J. Carthy | 7.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41190 | Natural Computing & Applications | Dr. M. O'Neill | 10 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP41460 | Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Theory and Practice | Prof. J. Carthy | 5 | One & Two & Three | 2011/12 |
| COMP41250 | Information Security and Case Studies | Prof. J. Carthy | 10 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41260 | Information Security Management I | Prof. J. Carthy | 10 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP41270 | Information Security Management II | Prof. J. Carthy | 10 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41280 | Introduction to Information Security | Dr. F. Balado Pumarino | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41380 | Commuications & Outreach | Dr. Bridget Kelly | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP41400 | Multi-Agent Systems | Prof. G. O'Hare | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41410 | Information Systems II | Dr. A. Cater | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41440 | Collective Intelligence | Prof. B. Smyth | 10 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP47060 | Context-Aware Systems Design | TBA | 10 | One | 2012/13 |
| COMP47130 | Autonomous Robotic Systems | Dr. M. Dragone | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP50030 | Bioinformatics Applications and Databases | Dr. D. Shields | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP50050 | Python Programming for Computational Biologists | Prof. D. Shields | 2.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| BMGT42650 | Project Management for Researchers2 | Mr. J. Houghton | 2.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| IS20010 | Advanced Information Skills for Problem Solving1 | Dr. C. Fulton | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS20020 | Organisation & Retrieval of Information1 | Dr. K. Shankar | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS20030 | Info & Collaboration in Organisations1 | Dr. L. Komito; | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| IS20050 | Theories of Information Behaviour1 | Dr. K. Shankar | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| IS20090 | Social Computing & Media1 | Dr. C. Fulton | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| IS20100 | Personal & Professional Development1 | Dr. J. Wusterman | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS30020 | Web Publishing1 | Dr. J. Wusteman | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS30050 | Information Architecture: Designing the Web1 | Dr. J. Wusteman | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| IS30070 | Cybersociety? Technology, Culture & Communication1 | Dr. L. Komito | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS30240 | Creating and Publishing Digital Media1 | Prof. D. Sonnenwald | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| IS30270 | Professional Info Design1 | Dr. J. Wusteman | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS40030 | Info Behaviour in the 21st Century1 | Dr. C. Fulton | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS40310 | Weaving the Web: the Internet & Society1 | Dr. L. Komito | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS40370 | Management for Info Professionals1 | Ms Maria Souden | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS40430 | Professional Issues in Info & Library Careers1 | Ms Maria Souden | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| IS40500 | System Analysis & Design1 | Dr. N. Su | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| IS40520 | Organisation of Information, Cataloguing & Metadata1 | Dr. K. Shankar | 10 | Two | 2011/12 |
| IS40560 | Digital Libraries1 | Dr. K. Shankar | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| IS40570 | Children & Youth Information Studies1 | Dr. D. Sonnenwald | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| LAW40860 | Digital Investigations and the Law7 | Mr. T. McIntyre | 10 | One | 2011/12 |
| MIS30010 | Business Analytics2 | Prof. C. Brugha | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| MIS40530 | Numerical Analytics & Software2 | Dr. S. McGarraghy | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| MIS40540 | Project Management and Decision Analytics2 | Prof. C. Brugha | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| MIS40550 | Network Software Modelling2 | Dr. S. McGarraghy | 7.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| PHYC40400 | NanoOptics and BioPhotonics8 | Dr. B. Vohnsen | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| PHYC40410 | Physics of NanoMaterials8 | Dr. J. Rice | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| PHYC40420 | Spectroscopy and Lasers8 | Dr. D. Zerulla | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| PHYC40450 | Programming & Interfacing8 | Dr. J. White | 2.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| PHYC40470 | Computational BioPhysics8 | Dr. N. Buchete | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| PHYC40480 | BioPhysics at the NanoScale8 | Dr. D. Zerulla | 5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| PHYC40490 | BioMimicry - learning from nature8 | Dr. B. Rodriguez | 2.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| STAT40180 | Data Programming4 | Dr. A. Parnell | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| STAT40200 | Regression Methods4 | Dr. A. Parnell | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| STAT40240 | Time Series4 | Dr. P. Murphy | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| STAT40350 | Multivariate Analysis4 | Dr. C. Gormley | 7.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| STAT40210 | Stochastic Models4 | Prof. N. Friel | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| STAT40410 | Monte Carlo Inference4 | Prof. N. Friel | 7.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| STAT50010 | Statistics Using R for Computational Biologists4 | Dr. I. Gormley | 2.5 | One | 2011/12 |
| STAT40310 | Linear Models with Complex Structures4 | Dr. A. Parnell | 7.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| ACM40270 | Simulation Modelling and Analysis4 | Dr. E. Cox | 7.5 | Two | 2011/12 |
| ACM30220 | Partial Differential Equations4 | Prof. A. Ottewill | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| ACM30240 | Computational Science4 | Dr. Z. Neufeld | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| ACM40110 | Mathematical Biology4 | Dr. Z. Neufeld | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
| ACM40290 | Numerical Algorithms4 | Dr. E. Cox | 5 | One | 2011/12 |
NOTE: NL students need to contact the relevant statistics module coordinator directly before registering for a STAT module. The module co-ordinator will then make a decision on a individual basis as to whether or not the student can register for the module, based on whether or not the student has a suitable background. The students should contact the module co-ordinators via email and can pick-up a module permissions form from the School Office that will need to be signed by the module co-ordinator/lecturer.
1 Offered in conjunction with The UCD School of Information and Library Studies.
2 Offered in conjunction with The UCD School of Business.
3 Offered in conjunction with The NovaUCD Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre.
4 Offered in conjunction with The UCD School of Mathematical Sciences.
5 Offered in conjunction with The UCD School of Philosophy.
6 Offered in conjunction with The UCD School of Psychology.
7 Offered in conjunction with The UCD School of Law.
8 Offered in conjunction with The UCD School of Physics.
Module Offerings (Intensive Scheduling)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Contact |
Credits |
Scheduling Detail |
| COMP41490 | Java Technologies | Dr. J. Murphy | 5 | Aug 24th to 31st, 2011 |
| COMP41200 | Professional Java Programming | Dr. J. Murphy | 10 | Part 1: Sept 5 to 9, 2011 & Part 2: Dates TBA in Jan 2012 |
| COMP40730 | * High Performance Computing | Dr. L. Murphy | 10 | December 5 to 9, 2011 |
| COMP40040 | * Agent Oriented Software | Dr. R. Collier | 10 | January 9 to 13, 2012 |
| COMP40720 | * Comparative Software Enginneering Process Frameworks | Mr. A. Higgins | 10 | March 12-16, 2012 |
| COMP40080 | * Knowledge-Based Techniques for Industrial Systems | Dr. R. Veale | 10 | April 23-27, 2012 |
| COMP41550 | Mobile Application Development Using Cocoa Touch | Dr. G. Silvestre | 10 | Part 1: January 9 to 13 & Part 2: March 5 to 9, 2012 |
| BMGT42130 | Innovation and Knowledge Transfer I: Introduction to Entrpreneurship2,3 | Prof. F. Roche | 2.5 | Dates for 2011/12 TBA |
| BMGT42140 | Innovation and Knowledge Transfer II: Transferring Technology From Research to the Knowledge Economy2,3 | Prof. F. Roche | 2.5 | Dates for 2011/12 TBA |
| COMP41150 | Mobile Application Development (Android) | Dr. A. Ufimtsev | 10 | To run in 2012/2013 |
| COMP40550 | Performance of Distributed Systems | Dr. L. Murphy | 10 | To run in 2012/2013 |
| COMP40070 | * Design Patterns | Dr. M. O'Cinneide | 10 | To run in 2012/2013 |
| COMP41420 | * Managing Software in Production | Dr. M. O'Cinneide | 10 | To run in 2012/2013 |
| COMP40030 | * Autonomic Systems | Prof. T. Kechadi | 10 | To run in 2012/2013 |
* Please note that there is a prerequisite of 2-3 years industrial software engineering experience for each of these modules. Places cannot be guaranteed as they are limited with first preference given to those students registered on the MSc in Advanced Software Engineering programme. Students interested in these modules should pick-up the required module permission form from the School Office and arrange to meet with Dr. Mel O'Cinneide to verify that they are suitable to join any of the modules indicated. Final confirmation of place availability may only be possible 1 or 2 weeks before the running of each module.
Module Offerings (Evening Scheduling - after 5pm)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Contact |
Credits |
Scheduling Detail | |
| COMP40750 | Corporate Investigations | Dr. P. Gladyshev | 10 | One & Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40760 | Investigative Techniques | Dr. P. Gladyshev | 10 | One & Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40770 | Information Security | Dr. P. Gladyshev | 10 | One & Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40790 | Application Forensics | Dr. P. Gladyshev | 10 | One & Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40800 | Computer Forensics Foundations | Dr. P. Gladyshev | 10 | One & Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP40930 | Introductory IT Forensics | Dr. P. Gladyshev | 10 | One & Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41440 | Collective Intelligence | Prof. B. Smyth | 10 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41500 | ** Virtualisation and Cloud Computing: An Overview |
Dr. L. McGinty (UCD) & Dr. Gerry Grogan (IPA) |
10 | One | 2011/12 |
| COMP41510 | ** Security in the Cloud Computing Environment (Part 1) | Dr. L. McGinty (UCD) & Dr. Gerry Grogan (IPA) | 10 | Two | 2011/12 |
| COMP41520 | ** Development Tools and Security in the Cloud Computing Environment (Part 2) | Dr. L. McGinty (UCD) & Dr. Gerry Grogan (IPA) | 10 | One | 2012/13 |
| COMP41530 | ** Web Services, Implementation & Configuring in the Cloud Computing Environment | Dr. L. McGinty (UCD) & Dr. Gerry Grogan (IPA) | 10 | Two | 2012/13 |
** Module offered in conjunction with the IPA and all lectures/labs will take place at the IPA campus based in Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
In addition, students registered to the programme can also pay an additional fee/s to audit certain modules in Dublin City University (DCU) that may be relevant to their preferred specialisation. The rate of €95 per credit has been agreed for students on the UCD Negotiated Masters, to take modules from DCU during the 2011/2012 academic year. That means €475 for a 5-credit and €712.50 for a 7.5-credit module. Please note that lectures will take place on-site at their campus in Glasnevin. A separate registration process applies for students wishing to pursue this option. The following DCU modules are accredited by this programme for 2011/2012:
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Co-Ordinator |
Credits |
| CA641 | Biometrics | Dr. J. McKenna | 7.5 |
| CA670 | Concurrency & Distributed Systems | Prof. J. Morris | 7.5 |
| CA642 | Cryptography & Number Theory | Prof. M. Scott | 7.5 |
| CA668a | eCommerce Infrastructure | Dr. C. Pahl | 5 |
| CA643 | Forensic Computing | Mr. C. Daly | 7.5 |
| CA648 | Formal Programming | Dr. G. Hamilton | 7.5 |
| CA652 | Information Access | Prof. A. Smeaton | 7.5 |
| CA652a | Information Access | Prof. A. Smeaton | 5 |
| CA654 | Information Systems Architecture | Mr. H. Duncan | 7.5 |
| CA599 | Networks and Internets | Mr. B. Stone | 5 |
| CA645 | Network Security | 7.5 | |
| CA598 | Object Orientated Programming (Java) | Prof. H. Ruskin | 5 |
| CA661 | Pattern Recognition Methods | ||
| CA646 | P-Key Cryptography & Sec Protocols | Dr. D. Gray | 7.5 |
| CA640 | Professional & Research Practice | Mr. R. Verbruggen | 7.5 |
| CA647 | Secure Programming | Dr. D. O' Brien | 7.5 |
| CA649 | Service-Oriented Architectures | Dr. C. Pahl | 7.5 |
| CA650 | Software Process Quality | Mr. R. Verbruggen | 7.5 |
| CA483a | Supply Chain Management | Dr. M. Helfert | 5 |
| CA656 | Supply Chain Management | ||
| CA644 | System Software | Mr. B. Stone | 7.5 |
| CA669a | Web Design and Implementation | Dr. H. Lee | 5 |
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