University of Kent

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 conocimientos
• 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.

Nuestros graduados han trabajado en:

• Ingeniería de software
• desarrollo de aplicaciones moviles
• análisis de sistemas
• consultoría
• redes
• diseño web y comercio electrónico
• Finanzas y Seguros
• comercio
• ingeniería
• educación
• gobierno
• cuidado de la salud.

Los graduados recientes han desarrollado carreras exitosas en empresas líderes como:

• Sistemas BAE
• cisco
• IBM
• La compañía Walt Disney
• grupo citi
• BT.

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.