Diploma Project/Dissertation

The project is assessed on the basis of the dissertation and, where appropriate, on an evaluation of any relevant materials or artefacts, such as a computer program, which form an integral part of the project. The pass mark for the project is 50%. Students who pass both the taught component and the project will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Security. The project is a compulsory component of the programme for the award of Postgraduate Diploma. It is an independent piece of work involving critical analysis and originality in the study of a specific problem in information security. The problem chosen may be of a theoretical nature, such as a critical practical application involving experimentation. Each student will be allocated a project supervisor from the Royal Holloway Information Security Group, and will be required to submit a dissertation, typically of a length between 50 and 100 pages.

The Diploma project is identical in nature to the project module of the MSc in Information Security. Further information is available
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