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London Metropolitan University’sLondon Metropolitan University’sFaculty of ComputingFaculty of Computing

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London Metropolitan UniversityLondon Metropolitan University Taster DayTaster Day

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Prof. Dominic Palmer-BrownProf. Dominic Palmer-Brown

Dean of the Dean of the

Faculty of ComputingFaculty of Computing

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Faculty of Computing 30 undergraduate courses

19 postgraduate courses

+40 PhD students

6 Research Centres/Groups

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Technology Tower

The Tech Tower has 800 networked machines, is open 9am to 9pm every day, and offers fantastic views over London.

The Faculty of Computing is located in the Tech Tower.

Why choose London Met?Why choose London Met?

We have ~30,000 studentsWe have ~30,000 students

Courses Courses are are planned with employers & planned with employers & embed graduate skillsembed graduate skills

HE QAA awarded London Met its highest quality rating for the academic standardsHE QAA awarded London Met its highest quality rating for the academic standards

Courses are underpinned by latest advances in research and technologyCourses are underpinned by latest advances in research and technology

7 libraries7 libraries

Number one university for sport in LondonNumber one university for sport in London

Student Enterprise WorkshopsStudent Enterprise Workshops

Highly supportive and vibrant environment – friendly Highly supportive and vibrant environment – friendly and approachable staffand approachable staffThis This will help you get the best out of your studies will help you get the best out of your studies and you will have the chance to meet people from all over the worldand you will have the chance to meet people from all over the world

Active students unionActive students union

The Rocket Complex - offers a wide range of social/leisure facilities for students The Rocket Complex - offers a wide range of social/leisure facilities for students

West-end/nightlife is on our door stepWest-end/nightlife is on our door step

Why choose London Met?Why choose London Met?

Internationally-recognised qualificationsInternationally-recognised qualifications

Taught by experts some of whom are world renownedTaught by experts some of whom are world renowned

We're currently investing in £13.5 million on new studentWe're currently investing in £13.5 million on new student facilities facilities

We won £8million development fund (SDF) from HEFCEWe won £8million development fund (SDF) from HEFCE to continue investing in our infrastructure and services to continue investing in our infrastructure and services

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Overlooking the ‘neighbours’ - Arsenal football stadium!

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Faculty of ComputingFaculty of Computing

The faculty pays equal importance to The faculty pays equal importance to researchresearch and and consultancyconsultancy, , teaching and continuing teaching and continuing professional developmentprofessional development..

One of the faculty’s key aims is to increase its One of the faculty’s key aims is to increase its relevance to commerce and industry, e.g. by offering relevance to commerce and industry, e.g. by offering training courses and through training courses and through Knowledge Transfer Knowledge Transfer PartnershipsPartnerships. We place emphasis on professional . We place emphasis on professional integration by applying new technologies and integration by applying new technologies and approaches to our teaching and research.approaches to our teaching and research.

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Faculty of ComputingFaculty of ComputingResearch Centres and GroupsResearch Centres and Groups

Centre for Communications TechnologyCentre for Communications Technology Digital Media Research Group (DMRG)Digital Media Research Group (DMRG) Intelligent Systems Research Centre Intelligent Systems Research Centre Knowledge Management Research Centre Knowledge Management Research Centre Laboratory of Applied Computer Science and TechnologyLaboratory of Applied Computer Science and Technology

(LACOST) Statistics, Operational Research & Mathematics Statistics, Operational Research & Mathematics

Research Centre (STORM)Research Centre (STORM)

RAE 2008 “World-leading & internationally excellent”

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Range of Faculty of Computing Range of Faculty of Computing Undergraduate qualificationsUndergraduate qualifications

Extended DegreeExtended DegreeFoundation Degree (FdSc)Foundation Degree (FdSc)Bachelors Degree (BSc, BEng)Bachelors Degree (BSc, BEng) Integrated Masters Degree (MEng)Integrated Masters Degree (MEng)

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Approved Prior (Experience) Approved Prior (Experience) LearningLearning

Prior academic qualifications/work-Prior academic qualifications/work-based experience may exempt you from based experience may exempt you from part of a course.part of a course.

Entry Requirements

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Basic Faculty Entry Basic Faculty Entry RequirementsRequirements

GCSE English and Maths at grade C or aboveGCSE English and Maths at grade C or above

We can assess applicantsWe can assess applicants

In addition to the In addition to the UCAS pointsUCAS points specified for each specified for eachcourse, most courses in the Faculty requirecourse, most courses in the Faculty require

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Range of subjectsRange of subjects

At London Met the Faculty of Computing comprises of:At London Met the Faculty of Computing comprises of:

ComputingComputing

MathematicsMathematics

Communications TechnologyCommunications Technology

MultimediaMultimedia

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ComputingComputingBSc COMPUTING EXTENDED DEGREEBSc COMPUTING EXTENDED DEGREE (Computing, Mathematics, Multimedia) (Computing, Mathematics, Multimedia)

FdSc BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYFdSc BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BSc BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYBSc BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BSc BUSINESS COMPUTINGBSc BUSINESS COMPUTING

FdSc COMPUTINGFdSc COMPUTING

BSc COMPUTINGBSc COMPUTING

BSc COMPUTER FORENSICSBSc COMPUTER FORENSICS

BSc COMPUTER FORENSICS and COMPUTER NETWORKINGBSc COMPUTER FORENSICS and COMPUTER NETWORKING

BSc COMPUTER FORENSICS and IT SECURITYBSc COMPUTER FORENSICS and IT SECURITY BSc INTERNET COMPUTINGBSc INTERNET COMPUTING

BSc COMPUTER SCIENCEBSc COMPUTER SCIENCE

BSc MOBILE COMPUTINGBSc MOBILE COMPUTING

BSc IT SECURITYBSc IT SECURITY

BSc SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGBSc SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

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MathematicsMathematics

BSc FINANCIAL MATHEMATICSBSc FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

BSc MATHEMATICSBSc MATHEMATICS

BSc MATHEMATICAL SCIENCESBSc MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

BSc DECISION SCIENCEBSc DECISION SCIENCE

BSc STATISTICS (joint only)BSc STATISTICS (joint only)

BSc MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONSBSc MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

BSc MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCEBSc MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE

BSc COMPUTER GAMES AND MATHEMATICSBSc COMPUTER GAMES AND MATHEMATICS

BSc MATHEMATICS and STATISTICSBSc MATHEMATICS and STATISTICS

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Communications TechnologyCommunications TechnologyBSc COMPUTER NETWORKINGBSc COMPUTER NETWORKING

BSc COMPUTER NETWORKING and COMPUTINGBSc COMPUTER NETWORKING and COMPUTING

BSc COMPUTER NETWORKING and IT SECURITYBSc COMPUTER NETWORKING and IT SECURITY

BSc ELECTRONICSBSc ELECTRONICS

BSc COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSBSc COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

BEng ELECTRONIC and COMPUTER ENGINEERINGBEng ELECTRONIC and COMPUTER ENGINEERING

BEng COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGBEng COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

BEng TELECOMMUNICATIONS and NETWORKS ENGINEERINGBEng TELECOMMUNICATIONS and NETWORKS ENGINEERING

BEng ELECTRONIC and COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERINGBEng ELECTRONIC and COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

MEng NETWORK MANAGEMENT and SECURITYMEng NETWORK MANAGEMENT and SECURITY

MEng EMBEDDED SYSTEMSMEng EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

MEng MOBILE and SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONSMEng MOBILE and SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

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MultimediaMultimedia

BSc COMUTER GAMES DEVELOPMENTBSc COMUTER GAMES DEVELOPMENT

BSc COMPUTER GAMES MODELLING & DESIGNBSc COMPUTER GAMES MODELLING & DESIGN

BSc COMPUTER ANIMATIONBSc COMPUTER ANIMATION

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Graduate-level skillsGraduate-level skills are a must for an are a must for an increasing proportion of jobs. The teaching of increasing proportion of jobs. The teaching of these skills should not be viewed as a these skills should not be viewed as a discretionary ‘add-on’ – they are vital to discretionary ‘add-on’ – they are vital to enable graduates to apply their degree skills enable graduates to apply their degree skills to the workplaceto the workplace

(CBI Education and Skills survey 2009)(CBI Education and Skills survey 2009)

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All our courses embed these All our courses embed these Graduate Skills – Graduate Skills – which were which were recommended by our Industrial recommended by our Industrial Liaison Group to enhance our Liaison Group to enhance our Graduate employmentGraduate employment

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What are these graduate skills?What are these graduate skills?

Self-managementSelf-management Responsibility, flexibility, self-starting, a readiness to improve on Responsibility, flexibility, self-starting, a readiness to improve on performance based on feedback/reflective learningperformance based on feedback/reflective learning

TeamworkingTeamworkingRespecting others, co-operating, negotiation, discussion contributionRespecting others, co-operating, negotiation, discussion contribution

Business and Customer AwarenessBusiness and Customer AwarenessBasic understanding of key drivers in business – innovation – customer Basic understanding of key drivers in business – innovation – customer satisfactionsatisfaction

Problem SolvingProblem SolvingAnalysis – thinking outside the box – creative thinking – confidence in the Analysis – thinking outside the box – creative thinking – confidence in the aboveabove

Communication and LiteracyCommunication and LiteracyLListening and questioning – ability to produce clear concise oral and written istening and questioning – ability to produce clear concise oral and written literacyliteracy

UK sees shortage of engineering graduates

The The Confederation of British IndustryConfederation of British Industry (CBI)(CBI) has said has said that that within the next four years there will be a significant within the next four years there will be a significant number of new jobs created to keep up with number of new jobs created to keep up with technological advances.technological advances.

In order to fill these vacancies, candidates will require In order to fill these vacancies, candidates will require candidates to be skilled in science, maths, engineering candidates to be skilled in science, maths, engineering and technology subjects, said Sarah Morris, and technology subjects, said Sarah Morris, spokesperson for the CBI.spokesperson for the CBI.

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IT professionals in the UK workforce / UK Applicants to Computing

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e-Skills UK

IT & Telecoms workforce needs 110,000 new recruits this year (2011)

The UK’s IT & Telecoms industry contributes £81 billion, i.e. 9% of the total UK economy. 

IT & Telecoms is at the heart of every UK sector, underpinning the GVA contributions of all businesses.

One in every 20 people (1.5 million) working in the UK is employed in IT & Telecoms. Employment in the IT & Telecoms industry over the next decade is forecast to grow at 2.19% per annum, nearly five times faster than the UK average, with over half a million new IT & Telecoms professionals needed over the next five years.

*Gross Value Added

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There are 37,000 vacancies a year for Engineers and only about 20,000 graduates!

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Graduate skills are embeddedGraduate skills are embedded

All these All these skills are embeddedskills are embedded into the design of all into the design of all

the degree courses in the Faculty of Computing.the degree courses in the Faculty of Computing.

In addition – In addition – work placementswork placements modules are available modules are available

For the best students then there is …….For the best students then there is …….

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supported by London Metropolitan University

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WOW is an exciting initiative, embedded within London Metropolitan University’s

Faculty of Computing.

Our top students/graduates from digital, multimedia and IT are placed into client-

driven projects at very competitive rates to business, who in turn benefit from access to highly motivated and talented individuals. 

 

We currently have student/graduate developers across a range of platforms, front-

end designers, graphic and gaming artists, database developers, IT consultants, programmers working on projects from SME and corporate web build to complex information architecture.

‘so what is this WOW thing?...’

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highest calibre students highest calibre students →→

highest quality outputshighest quality outputs

bbreakthrough thinkingreakthrough thinking

tthe future in he future in

digital, multimedia digital, multimedia

and IT expertiseand IT expertise

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WOW offers opportunities to graduates in:

Web Consultancy, Design and Development

Digital / Multimedia

Gaming and Animation

Graphic Design and Branding

Business Systems Design

Communications Technology

Database Design and Development

Data Mining / Warehouse

Mathematics and Statistical Research

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Thames Gateway London PartnershipRedesign and development of website and branding

http://www.thames-gateway.org.uk

New Brand VisionWeb development and PHP coding functionality for clients

incl Microsoft/Creditflux/Emap

People With VoicesNews article based website for ethnic minorities

http://www.peoplewithvoices.com

Centre for Children Youth and Media (Institute of Education)Back-end coding functionality and optimisation

http://www.childrenyouthandmedia.org.uk

Cockpit Arts StudiosDatabase design and implementation / business review

Some previous projectsSome previous projects

Gamelab London provides services in interaction design, gaming for education, interactive DVD and broadcast media

Three BAFTA nominations in 2009

http://www.gamelablondon.co.uk/http://www.gamelablondon.co.uk/

Two BAFTA nominations in 2011

Example of student workExample of student work

Android TestAndroid Test

PuppetsPuppets

London Met graduate Sells TweetPhoto Business for an estimated US$10-15 million

In 2010, London Met graduate Sean Callahan used In 2010, London Met graduate Sean Callahan used revolutionary social-networking tool Twitter to successfully revolutionary social-networking tool Twitter to successfully launch his new business Plixi. He developed a photo sharing launch his new business Plixi. He developed a photo sharing technology which allowed images to be shared between technology which allowed images to be shared between Twitter, Facebook and other social media from their mobile Twitter, Facebook and other social media from their mobile devices. He turned his original concept into a successful devices. He turned his original concept into a successful business. In 2011 he sold his business for an estimated business. In 2011 he sold his business for an estimated US$10-15 million to social commerce network Lockerz.US$10-15 million to social commerce network Lockerz.

Plixi, originally called TweetPhoto, is one of the top 250 Plixi, originally called TweetPhoto, is one of the top 250 websites in the world, attracting 27.5 million users a websites in the world, attracting 27.5 million users a month, including a host of celebrities.month, including a host of celebrities.

Sean, who lives in San Diego, California, joined London Met Sean, who lives in San Diego, California, joined London Met at the start of 2009.at the start of 2009.

‘I decided on London Met because I liked the small class sizes ‘I decided on London Met because I liked the small class sizes and the teachers seemed very knowledgeable.’and the teachers seemed very knowledgeable.’

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What does being a student in Higher Education mean?

You will get out of it what you put into it.

Attending lectures, seminars and workshops.

Carrying out assessments - both coursework and examination

- full attendance and participation in classes is the recipe for success

- time management

Strong links with:

MicrosoftCISCO

British Computer SocietyInstitution of Engineering &

TechnologyST-Ericsson Mobile Platforms (UK)

Large-scale IT employers

and many more…..

JAVARIA JAVED NAWAZ

BSc Computing and Information Systems

MSc Information Systems Development

Now living and working in Oman as Software Development Manager

JAVARIA JAVED NAWAZ

BSc Computing and Information Systems

MSc Information Systems Development

Now living and working in Oman as Software Development Manager

JAYSEN VEERRUPPA

BSc Computer Science

MSc Software Engineering

Software Development Manager, London

JAYSEN VEERRUPPA

BSc Computer ScienceMSc Software Engineering

Software Development Manager, London

DAVID SATENSTEIN

MSc Multimedia Systems

“In my project I worked with a team of specialists to develop a CD-ROM that will be distributed to non-profit and public organisations in London and the South-East of England.”

DAVID SATENSTEIN

MSc Multimedia Systems“In my project I worked with a team of

specialists to develop a CD-ROM that will be distributed to non-profit and public

organisations in London and the South-East of England.”