1. Computer Science at University of Wales Aberystwyth Professor Chris Price Head of Department

3. Structure of Department  25 full-time lecturing staff  35 support and research staff  450 undergraduates and MSc students  25 PhD students

4. Undergraduate Courses  Common themes to degrees Common first year of study, and much of second year Common first year of study, and much of second year Emphasis on adaptable, vocationally oriented software engineering education Emphasis on adaptable, vocationally oriented software engineering education  Degree schemes offered: Computer Science Computer Science Software Engineering Software Engineering Internet Computing Internet Computing Business Information Technology Business Information Technology  Degree ‘flavours’ linked to our research interests Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence Mobile and wearable computing Mobile and wearable computing AI and Robotics AI and Robotics Vision, graphics and visualization Vision, graphics and visualization

5. Equipment  Computers Cluster of Sun V880s Cluster of Sun V880s Sun-donated workstation rooms Sun-donated workstation rooms Several PC-based Beowulf clusters Several PC-based Beowulf clusters  Large robotics laboratory Assembly robots Assembly robots Mobile robots Mobile robots Aerobots Aerobots VICON vision system VICON vision system  Building new robot scientist laboratory  University is building new Visualisation Centre

6. Perspectives Plan for new Visualisation Centre

7. Aims of our courses  The main aim of our undergraduate single honours degree courses is to produce good quality computer scientists with a strong software engineering bias.  We seek to produce graduates who have a broad knowledge of Computing, a wide skills base, good intellectual skills and strengthened interpersonal skills.  We want our graduates to have the intellectual basis and skills to adapt to the changes of a rapidly moving industry, so that their skills will still be relevant in 10 years time.  Marks of success Top marks in QAA assessment in 2002 Top marks in QAA assessment in 2002 Degrees accredited by British Computer Society Degrees accredited by British Computer Society