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Sample Schedule3 Years Autumn 4 modulesSpring 4 modulesAutumn 4 modulesSpring 4 modulesAutumn 4 modulesSpring 2 modules + Project• Over a 22 week session, a 15 credit module will typically require 150 hours of notional study hours. Each module, excluding the final project, is organised into 10 topics, with approximately hours of study required per topic. The remaining study time is intended for coursework and examination preparation. 6 elective modules from level 6, then undertake a 30 credit project that combines your knowledge and skills to create a software system. The tapping on the keyboard, the clacking of the printers, the rumble of whirling disk drives, the changing flashes of color on a computer screen-these are the attention-getters. However, it is really the software- the planned, step-by-step instructions required to turn data into information-that makes a computer useful. The processor, more formally known as the central processing unit , has the electronic circuitry th...