Despite being ~100% remote, this degree is equipped with a team of tutors and SRMs (Student Relationship Managers) that can help you find what you need.

• For module-specific issues, you can reach out to your tutors in the appropriate discussion forums on Coursera. Access any module you are enrolled in from the home page of this degree on Coursera.
• For general non-academic issues, such as university policies and regulations, you may write in the Reach out forum on Coursera
, or contact the university directly (see below).
• For personal non-academic issues, including - but not limited to - questions on enrollment, financing, recognition of prior learning, access requirements and mitigating circumstances - you may contact the university directly through the Enquiry Hub, or by any of the means mentioned in this section.

Succeeding in this degree has a lot to do with how resourceful you are. This page is meant to be a helpful guidance along the way, but developing a few key skills on your own will become an increasing necessity, including being able to research online, debugging code effectively and knowing how to ask questions.

To get started on that learning path, please refer to the following web pages:

• From University of London
  • Effective Searching of Databases
  • Information Skills

• Getting help
  • How to ask questions - Stack Overflow
  • How to create a minimal, reproducible example - Stack Overflow
  • Writing the perfect question - Jon Skeet's coding blog
  • Code philosophy, asking for help - From Introduction to Programming I module - 🔒 you need to be enrolled in this degree to view this lecture.
• Debugging code
  • 10 Debugging Tips for Beginners: How to Troubleshoot and Fix Your Code Without Pulling Your Hair Out - hartleybrody.com
  • How to debug for absolute beginners in VS Code editor - Microsoft.com
• Finding answers
  • List of search engines - Wikipedia
  • Google
    • 20 Google Search Tips to Use Google More Efficiently - Lifehack
    • Power Searching with Google - Google Course
    • Refine web searches - Google Search Help

Note: Agile Software Projects CM2020, will be withdrawn in October 2026. If you wish to study Agile Software Projects and have not yet registered on this module, your last opportunity to study this module will be in the October 2024 session. The final assessment retake opportunity for this module will be October 2026.

The Professional Practice for Computer Scientists module will be introduced in place of Agile Software Projects CM2020 and will run for the first time in April 2025.

There is a total of 13 possible modules in Level 6. Out of these, 6 need to be taken along with a final project in order to graduate. A student may either choose a specialism (see below) but may also opt against a specialism to be able to study any 6 of the following modules.

Each specialism contains five prescribed modules from the above 13. All five must be completed along with one elective module from any other specialism. The specialisms are:

A final project must also be completed to graduate. If a student is opting for a specialism, they are strongly encouraged to select a relevant topic for the final project.

• Find out what week we are on right now in this very semester by following this link (probably one of the simplest yet useful user interface you will ever see).

• "Automatically sync all the deadlines and other related items from all active courses to your calendar." Simply visit the account settings page on Coursera and click on the Calendar Sync tab to see options to sync with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and others.

• General student enquiries should be made at the Enquiry Hub, which is also accessible through the "Ask a question" button in the student portal.
• Main university contact page
• Reach out by phone: +44 (0)20 7862 8000 (general), +44 (0)20 7862 5766 (specific to this degree), +44 (0)20 7862 8368 (fees office).
• Student Advice Center: knowledge base for frequently asked questions.
• To escalate an issue, create an official Student Complaint by emailing A&C@london.ac.uk and asking for a stage 2 complaint form, clearly outlining the problem.

• Discord server: Invitation link
• SubReddit: r/UniversityOfLondonCS
• Slack workspace
• Zoom (video conferencing used on Coursera)

More software options for video conferencing on this page.

• Blog.DoC - "This is the blog for Goldsmiths' Department of Computing. If you are a student, graduate or staff member of Goldsmiths Computing and you want to share news, photos or stories about your work, email our blog editor at: computing@gold.ac.uk"
• Computing events, seminars & conferences - "The Computing and Psychology departments' regular seminars encompassing various aspects of cognition, computation and culture. All are welcome to attend."
• Goldsmiths Computing (Twitter) - "Creativity, independence and learning by doing. Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London."
• Goldsmiths, UoL students (Twitter) - "The official account for students at Goldsmiths, University of London. Online Mon-Fri 9-5pm."

• World Class Alumni (Telegram Group) - University of London (Unofficial) Alumni Group

As the first cohorts of students enrolling in this ~100% online programme, it is in our interest to cooperate in order to maximize our chances of celebrating all together when we graduate.

Good luck to all and may this path fulfill you, knowing that you will find support along the way!

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