Course development

Given the large sample size of feedback and high ratings for this course from the evaluation, no major changes to the course are envisaged for the next semester. The course seems to work well for most of the students and, from observation, it is especially those students who actively engage with the course and the course team, for example, during the project phase that are far more likely to benefit the most from the course. Minor improvements will be made to continue to improve the clarity of lab instructions and templates for both the rendering and animation tracks, and perhaps to extend the animation track assignment. This year, the lab submission was moved to earlier in the course. Based on feedback, we will investigate moving the recommended submission date even earlier next year. We will also continue to develop guidelines and exemplars related to the requirements for excellent project work, especially continuing to highlight the importance of adding scientific context to them i.e. evidencing awareness of, motivating and using elements (methods, implementations, evaluations) from the research state-of-the-art in those respective areas - an important requirement towards Master-level and especially, Master thesis work.