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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Below is Colin’s response to Damian’s proposal to develop an MRes programme. I have put this on the agenda for today’s RDF meeting to do some brainstorming how we want to proceed with it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bernd<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Colin
Johnson (staff) <pszcj@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 15 July 2025 10:46<br>
<b>To:</b> Damian Eke (staff) <pszde@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Bernd Stahl (staff) <pszbcs@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: MRes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Hi!<br>
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Thanks for this - it would be great to move forward on developing this. The School doesn't have an MRes degree at present. I think that the starting point for this would be to:<br>
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(1) Decide on a structure for the degree - e.g. is this entirely a one-year research project, is there some preparatory module(s) in the first semester? It is worth looking at the
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curriculum catalogue</a> to see what structures are used around the University.<br>
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(2) Put together an initial business case that we can send to the Faculty for comment/approval. There isn't a specific format for this, but I suggest that we include:<br>
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a) A summary of the aims of the MRes programme<br>
b) Student demand for programmes of this type and topic<br>
c) Expected size of the programme and what demands it makes on the School (e.g. supervision, new modules, additional demand on existing modules)<br>
d) The context for it within the School<br>
e) The structure of the programme.<br>
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Perhaps you could have a think about this and sketch out the business case document for us to discuss, say, early next month?<br>
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Good wishes,<br>
<br>
Colin<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 02/07/2025 13:15, Damian Eke (staff) wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Colin, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Following the agreement to explore MRes courses in CS. Can we propose one on AI and Ethics as soon as possible? I volunteer to help the sell this course in Africa. I can do the leg work with the support of the School and I strongly believe
we will get lots of admission via this route. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Damian<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Colin Johnson (<a href="mailto:Colin.Johnson@nottingham.ac.uk">Colin.Johnson@nottingham.ac.uk</a>)<br>
Director of Education and Student Experience<br>
Associate Professor, School of Computer Science<br>
University of Nottingham, UK<o:p></o:p></p>
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