Computing and Digital Media Placements

London Metropolitan University
London, England, United Kingdom
Employer Engagement Admnistrator
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Timeline
  • October 12, 2020
    Module start
  • November 3, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 3, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • January 16, 2021
    Module end
Module
4/3 project matches
Dates set by Module
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Module scope

Categories
Information technology Data analysis Product or service launch
Skills
business consulting business strategy data analysis research
Student goals and capabilities

This work placement allows students to put their theoretical skills into practice within your company. It constitutes a structured period of work-based learning which has been shown to help undergraduate students develop a wide range of technical work-related skills such as Network design and configuration, Penetration testing, system analysis, Data design, full-stack development, app development, Intranet system development, writing e-documentation and system testing. In addition, students are given the opportunity to develop their professional competence in a working environment, benefiting from mentoring and support from experienced professionals.

Students are available for up to 110 hours starting November till the end of January 2021. This is an unpaid for-credit experience.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
60 students
Project
110 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final deliverable will vary depending on the scope of the project. Students need to complete 110 hours by the end of January 2021.

Project timeline
  • October 12, 2020
    Module start
  • November 3, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 3, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • January 16, 2021
    Module end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students individually or in groups of up to 5 can work in a wide range of computing topics including; Cyber Security, IT Networking, Database Creation/Management, Data Analytics, IT-related documentation, Web Design, and Software Engineering. Tasks will be under the supervision of an academic advisor. The advisor is a designated member of staff at our university who will support our students in the tasks to be done.

Students can work with the following:

  • Database creation - SQL Server and Oracle
  • Data Analytics with advanced mathematics and statistics
  • Web Technologies - HTML, JQuery, Javascript, Bootstrap
  • Pen Testing ... and Documentation
  • Programming with Java, C Sharp, PHP, Python

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this Module:

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