Computer Science Tripos, Part II, 2024-25
This Announcement relates to Regulation 18 of the Computer Science Tripos for students in Part II, which is as follows:
18. ...two modules of assessment shall be offered, as specified by Notice of the Head of the Department not later than the end of the Easter term next preceding the examination;
Work to be Undertaken
Following the announcement of the available modules of assessment at the end of Easter Term last, Part II candidates for 2024-25 are required to undertake two of the following modules:
Michaelmas Term 2024:
| Module of Assessment | Assignment type | Deadline (date/time) | Mark percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category Theory (CAT) | Exercise | 18/11/2024 - 12noon | 25% |
| Category Theory (CAT) | Take-home test | 24/01/2025 - 2pm | 75% |
| Advanced Data Science (ADS) | Practical 1 | 07/11/2024 - 12noon | All four practicals total 20% |
| Advanced Data Science (ADS) | Practical 2 | 12/11/2024 - 12noon | All four practicals total 20% |
| Advanced Data Science (ADS) | Practical 3 | 21/11/2024 - 12noon | All four practicals total 20% |
| Advanced Data Science (ADS) | Practical 4 | 03/12/2024 - 12noon | All four practicals total 20% |
| Advanced Data Science (ADS) | Report | 06/12/2024 - 12noon | 80% |
| Affective Artificial Intelligence (AAI) | Seminar presentation | Deadlines vary between students | 20% |
| Affective Artificial Intelligence (AAI) | Participating in Q&A and discussions | Throughout term | 10% |
| Affective Artificial Intelligence (AAI) | Mid-term mini project report and presentation (as a team of 2) | 15/11/2024 - 12noon | 10% |
| Affective Artificial Intelligence (AAI) | Final mini project report & code (as a team of 2) | 21/01/2025 - 12noon | 60% |
| Digitial Signal Processing (DSP) | Assignment 1 | 04/11/2024 - 12noon | 20% |
| Digitial Signal Processing (DSP) | Written test | 22/11/2024 - 2-3pm | 40% |
| Digitial Signal Processing (DSP) | Assignment 2 | 11/11/2024 - 12noon | 20% |
| Digitial Signal Processing (DSP) | Assignment 3 | 18/11/2024 - 12noon | 20% |
| Human-centred AI (HCAI) | 1. Research Question | 21/10/2024 - 12noon | All six assignments total 20% |
| Human-centred AI (HCAI) | 2. Study Design | 28/10/2024 - 12noon | All six assignments total 20% |
| Human-centred AI (HCAI) | 3. Draft Literature | 11/11/2024 - 12noon | All six assignments total 20% |
| Human-centred AI (HCAI) | 4. Draft of Introduction | 18/11/2024 - 12noon | All six assignments total 20% |
| Human-centred AI (HCAI) | 5. Draft of results | 25/11/2024 - 12noon | All six assignments total 20% |
| Human-centred AI (HCAI) | 6. Draft of discussion | 02/12/2024 - 12noon | All six assignments total 20% |
| Human-centred AI (HCAI) | Final Report | 06/12/2024 - 12noon | 80% |
| Machine Vision Perception (MVP) | Practical | 15/11/2024 - 12noon | 20% |
| Machine Vision Perception (MVP) | Project | 06/12/2024 - 12noon | 80% |
| Natural Language Processing (NLP) | Assignment 1 | 31/10/2024 - 12noon | 10% |
| Natural Language Processing (NLP) | Assignment 2 | 14/11/2024 - 12noon | 60% |
| Natural Language Processing (NLP) | Assignment 3 | 05/12/2024 - 12noon | 30% |
Lent Term 2025:
| Module of Assessment | Assignment type | Deadline (date/time) | Mark percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Computing (CC) | Assignment 1 | 26/02/2025 - 12noon | 55% |
| Cloud Computing (CC) | Assignment 2 | 10/03/2025 - 12noon | 30% |
| Cloud Computing (CC) | Assignment 3 | Report with each hand-in | 15% |
| Computer Systems Modelling (CSM) | Assignment 1 (in-person test) | 27/02/2025 - 10-11am | 40% |
| Computer Systems Modelling (CSM) | Assignment 2 | 04/03/2025 - 10am | 15% |
| Computer Systems Modelling (CSM) | Assignment 3 (in-person test) | 20/03/2025 - 10-11am | 45% |
| Computing Education (CE) | Reflections on an observed lesson | 11/02/2025 - 12noon | 10% |
| Computing Education (CE) | Submission of a lesson plan outline | 28/02/2025 - 12noon | 10% |
| Computing Education (CE) | Delivery of an oral presentation relating to the lesson delivery | 17/03/2025 - 12noon | 10% |
| Computing Education (CE) | 3000 word report | 21/03/2025 - 12noon | 60% |
| Computing Education (CE) | Viva with assessor | w/c 29/04/2025 | 10% |
| Deep Neural Networks (DNN) | Assignment 1 | 21/02/2025 - 12noon | 30% |
| Deep Neural Networks (DNN) | Assignment 2 | 21/03/2025 - 12noon | 70% |
| Extended Reality (ER) | Assignment | 28/02/2025 - 12noon | 20% |
| Extended Reality (ER) | Project | 20/03/2025 - 12noon | 80% |
| Federated Learning (FL) | Lab assignment 1 | 11/02/2025 - 12noon | 12.5% |
| Federated Learning (FL) | Lab assignment 2 | 18/02/2025 - 12noon | 12.5% |
| Federated Learning (FL) | Lab assignment 3 | 25/02/2025 - 12noon | 12.5% |
| Federated Learning (FL) | Lab assignment 4 | 04/03/2025 - 12noon | 12.5% |
| Federated Learning (FL) | Project | 21/03/2025 - 12noon | 50% |
| Mobile Health (MH) | Assignment 1 | 24/02/2025 - 12noon | 40% |
| Mobile Health (MH) | Assignment 2 | 21/03/2025 - 12noon | 60% |
| Multicore Semantics and Programming (MSP) | Assignment 1 | 26/03/2025 - 12noon | 50% |
| Multicore Semantics and Programming (MSP) | Assignment 2 | 26/03/2025 - 12noon | 50% |
All assignments, reports, presentations and tests are graded. It is expected that all candidates pass all exercises (if any) in a given module. Note that there are specific deadlines for individual exercises and tests that must be adhered to. Further information, including details of the exercises, reports and presentations which must be handed in, will be given by the leaders of the associated classes.
To satisfy the requirements of Regulation 18 all reports will, once they have been accepted, be retained by the Department. The Part II examiners will be provided with the total number of marks awarded to each candidate.
Approved by Department of Computer Science and Technology Faculty Board October 2024
Updated MSP deadline on 19.03.2025 with approval from the TMC and DC
