Process
- The student develops an idea for a project, and discusses this idea with their supervisor. With the supervisor's encouragement, the student submits an outline project proposal, and books a place on a project week.
- The project week affords an opportunity for the student to start work in earnest, to attend teaching sessions and workshops, and to have one-to-one meetings with their supervisor.
- Six weeks later, the student submits a progress report. If this is approved, they may continue. If not, then they will need to submit a revised report for assessment after the next project week.
- The student provides their supervisor with further reports on progress as they complete the project and start to work on the dissertation.
- The student submits their dissertation before the end of their current final term of study.
Project Week will:
- Structure and expectations
- Introduce the various kinds of projects that we encourage and discuss with relevant examples.
- Discuss academic writing in terms of presentation
- Provide instruction on gathering material and research artifacts
- Describe the process of thesis writing and engage students on appropriate chapter construction through examples
- Describe project assessment with examples
Dissertation submission deadlines
Final Term | Dissertation Submission Deadline | Exam Committee Meeting |
Michaelmas Term 2024 | Friday, 1st November 2024 (12 noon) | December 2024 (tba) |
Hilary Term 2025
| Friday, 7th February 2025 (12 noon) | March 2025 (tba) |
Trinity Term 2025 | Friday, 9th May 2025 (12 noon) | July 2025 (tba) |
Michaelmas Term 2025 | Friday, 31st October 2025 (12 noon) | (tba) |
Hilary Term 2026
| Friday, 6th February 2026 (12 noon) | (tba) |
Trinity Term 2026 | Friday, 8th May 2026 (12 noon) | (tba) |
Hilary Term runs January to March. Trinity Term runs April to September. Michaelmas Term runs October to December.
Course dates
13th January 2025 | Oxford University Department of Computer Science - COURSE HELD ONLINE | 0 places remaining. |
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29th September 2025 | Oxford University Department of Computer Science - COURSE HELD ONLINE | 12 places remaining. |
19th January 2026 | Oxford University Department of Computer Science - COURSE HELD ONLINE | 19 places remaining. |
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