Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

The student should achieve in-depth insight into key issues in contemporary research in database technology.

Skills

Based on a scientific article in the course's central themes, the student should be able to:

• give a clear and understandable presentation of the article's key elements, including its premises, issue(s), theory, methods, results and conclusions
• explain relevant theories, methods and arguments presented in the article

Competences

Based on a scientific article in the course's central themes, the student should be able to:

• relate the theories, methods and results presented in the article to the course topics
• assess the proposed solutions, results and/or conclusions of the article as well as assess their qualities and practicality and put them into perspective.

Type of instruction

The type of instruction is organised in accordance with the general instruction methods of the programme, cf. § 17.

Extent and expected workload

It is expected that the student uses 30 hours per ECTS, which for this activity means 150 hours

Exam

Exams

Additional information

Contact: The Study board for Computer Science at cs-sn@cs.aau.dk or 9940 8854