The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences have been involved in the following projects:

Development funds

Here you'll find details on funding opportunities as well as projects that have been funded by the centre. The Higher Education Academy-ICS Development Fund has been designed to:

• promote and disseminate effective teaching, learning and assessment activities
• encourage development and exchange of innovative techniques
• develop good practice in the evaluation of teaching methods
• raise the profile of pedagogic research within the ICS disciplines

Student Central

A site dedicated to proving Information and computing students with relevant, up to date information on topics such as career prospects, accommodation, events and competitions.

External examiners database

ICS is hosting a database of external examiners and potential external examiners in the Information and Computer Science disciplines.

Limes

LIMES Library and Information Management Employability Skills is a major two year curriculum development project.

LIMES aims to facilitate skills development by creating learning and teaching materials, that reflect current employability skills in the Library and Information Management sector, and embed them in the curriculum.

Pilot Question Bank

This is a pilot repository of Computer Science and Informatics questions. Currently there are over one thousand questions on a variety of topics available for download and re-use. Feedback on both the usability and value of the resources would be greatly appreciated.

Pilot Comment Bank

The Centre for Information and Computer Sciences is interested in creating a set of statements that could be used by academic staff during their marking of dissertations. This comment bank would offer a wide range of statements for use in the creation of feedback or for incorporation into the report forms used as part of the marking process.

Open Educational Repository in Support of Computer Science

This project ran from April 2009 to April 2010. It was part of a wider initiative funded by the JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) and the HEA, to showcase UK Higher Education by encouraging teachers within HE institutions to publish excellent teaching and learning resources openly on the web.