Ciencias de la Computación (Inteligencia Artificial) - Maestría

Módulos obligatorios

• Implementación de sistemas de IA
• Programación para la Inteligencia Artificial
• Minería de datos y descubrimiento de conocimiento
• Computación Natural
• Arquitectura de sistemas
• Proyecto y disertación

Programme aims

This programme aims to:

• enhance the career prospects of graduates seeking employment in the computing/IT sector
• prepare you for research and/or professional practice at the forefront of the discipline
• develop an integrated and critically aware understanding of one or more areas of computing/IT and their applications (according to your degree title)
• develop a variety of advanced intellectual and transferable skills
• equip you with the lifelong learning skills necessary to keep abreast of future developments in the field.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

You gain knowledge and understanding of:

• how to engineer software systems that satisfy the needs of customers, using a state-of-the-art methodology and an industrially-relevant programming language
• a broad variety of advanced topics relating to computing/IT (the specific topics will depend on the optional modules you chose and may vary from year to year in response to developments in the field, staff changes etc)
• Los fundamentos teóricos de la informática
• La arquitectura de los sistemas informáticos, incluidos los componentes de hardware y los sistemas operativos en términos de su funcionalidad, rendimiento e interacciones.
• con cuestiones profesionales, legales, sociales, culturales y éticas relacionadas con el campo de la informática elegido.
• Los fundamentos de los métodos de inteligencia artificial, incluidos los principios y conceptos de una variedad de paradigmas de inteligencia artificial.
• el uso de métodos avanzados de inteligencia artificial para comprender mejor la inteligencia natural y/o resolver problemas del mundo real planteados como problemas computacionales.

Intellectual skills

You develop intellectual skills in:

• the ability to identify, analyse and formulate criteria and specifications appropriate to a given problem
• the ability to model problems and their solutions with an awareness of any tradeoffs involved
• the ability to evaluate systems, processes or methodologies in terms of general quality attributes and possible tradeoffs
• the ability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively
• the ability to work with self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems
• the ability to make sound judgements in the absence of complete data
• the ability to review a research paper or technical report critically and to present your findings to a group of peers
• the ability to plan and execute a substantial research or development-based project and to report the work in the form of a dissertation.

Subject-specific skills

You gain subject-specific skills in:

• the ability to specify, design, implement and test computer-based systems
• the ability to deploy effectively the tools used for the construction and documentation of software
• la capacidad de realizar trabajos prácticos que exploren las técnicas cubiertas en el programa y de analizar y comentar los resultados
• la capacidad de abstraer conceptos y principios de otras disciplinas (en particular las ciencias naturales) y utilizarlos como metáfora para diseñar sistemas artificiales para resolver problemas del mundo real.

Transferable skills

You gain the following transferable skills:

• the ability to plan, work and study independently and to use relevant resources in a manner that reflects good practice
• la capacidad de hacer un uso eficaz de las instalaciones generales de TI, incluidas las habilidades de recuperación de información
• time management and organisational skills, including the ability to manage your learning and development
• an appreciation of the importance of continued professional development as part of lifelong learning
• the ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• La capacidad de comunicar cuestiones técnicas con claridad a audiencias especializadas y no especializadas.
• the ability to present ideas, arguments and results in the form of a well-structured written report
• the ability to act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level.

Estarás preparado para una carrera en informática o una carrera que involucre la aplicación de la informática y la inteligencia artificial para la resolución de problemas en cualquier campo profesional. Al trabajar con las últimas tecnologías, desarrollarás habilidades que impulsarán tus perspectivas profesionales, ya que la informática se utiliza para la resolución de problemas en todas las industrias. Los graduados de nuestros cursos de conversión a la informática han logrado carreras exitosas en empresas globales líderes en software, tecnología y comercio, como IBM, Cisco, Logica/CMG, Pfizer, Reuters, Shell y Zurich Financial.

Help to find a job

The University has a friendly Careers and Employability Service, which can give you advice on how to:

• apply for jobs
• write a good CV
• perform well in interviews.

Tiene acceso a un Coordinador de Empleabilidad dedicado que es un contacto útil para todas las consultas sobre empleabilidad de los estudiantes.

Teaching and assessment

Assessment is through a mixture of written examinations and coursework, the relative weights of which vary according to the nature of the module. The final project is assessed by a dissertation.