Advanced Computer Science & Information Technology (IT)
Welcome
Ehud Reiter (Advanced MSc Tutor) Kathleen Christie (IT MSc Tutor) Frank Guerin (PGT Director) e.reiter@abdn.ac.uk k.christie@abdn.ac.uk f.guerin@abdn.ac.uk
Today (Thursday)
11:00 12:00-12.30
• Welcome & Administration • Departmental Tours
12:30 Lunch Break
14.00: Java, HTML, English Evaluation (Adv.MSc+unsure)
• Bring a pen and (if possible, for HTML bit) a laptop • It will give you some idea of what level of OOP knowledge and understanding is assumed. • It will give us a better understanding of the mix of abilities in the class.
Time to be advised:
• Keys, deposits & specific questions
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
2
Friday
• 10:00-12:00 Technical Clinic (Adv. MSc only)
• Configuring your own laptops for use in 311
• 15:00 Welcome Reception for all new taught postgraduate students
• (Room Meston 311)(refreshments provided)
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
3
E-Registration
• Make sure that you e-Register, if you have not already done so • Need your application number and D.O.B. • Advanced MSc students should tell Ehud Reiter which courses they intend to take
• “e-advising”
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
4
Adv.MSc Programme Structure
September January May September
Christmas Vacation
Introductory week
Revision Week
Revision Week
Taught modules 1
Examinations
Taught modules 2 (60 Credits)
Examinations
Individual Project (60 Credits)
(60 Credits)
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
5
Advanced MSc
• Taught Courses (Oct-Jan)
• • • • • • • • • CS5008 Technologies For The World Wide Web CS5302 Enterprise Programming CS5401 Security And Privacy CS5038The Electronic Society CS5559 Mobile Computing CS5560 E-Business Strategies CS5561 Data Interpretation and Visualisation CS5562 Multi-Agent Systems CS5565 Data Mining
• Taught Courses (Feb-Mar): Select 4 from
• Taught Courses (mid-Apr to mid-May)
• CS5563 Advanced Computer Science Workshop
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 6
Adv.MSc Programme Structure First Half-Session->detailed structure
vacation
12 week term
Vacation
5 weeks Lectures/practicals
5 weeks Lectures/practicals
Coursework deadline (25%)
Exam (50%)
Coursework deadline (25%)
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
7
IT MSc Timeline (September Start)
September
January
May
September
Christmas Vacation
Introductory week
Revision Week
Revision Week
Taught modules 1
Examinations
Taught modules 2 (60 Credits)
Examinations
Group Project (60 Credits)
(60 Credits)
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
8
IT MSc Timeline (September Start)
CS5035 Introduction to Database Systems Christmas Vacation CS5037 Systems Analysis & Design CS5038 The Electronic Society
CS5540 Enterprise Computing CS5541 Human Computer Interaction CS5548 Web Technology
Revision Week
Revision Week
Examinations
Introductory week
Examinations
CS 5942 MSc Project in Information Technology
CS5052 Foundations of Computing Science
CS5549 Programming in Java: 2
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
9
Switching Programmes
• Easy: switch between Adv MSc variants
• Just tell Ehud
• Harder: switch between Adv MSc and IT
• Should do ASAP
• By mid-Oct at absolute latest
• Please take Java test (Thurs afternoon) if considering a switch • Must be approved by Ehud, Kathleen, Frank
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
10
Assessment (1)
• Continuous assessment submission rules:
• Unless instructed otherwise by the Course Organiser, you should submit two copies of each assessment. • One copy is returned (within four teaching weeks of its receipt) with comments from the marker(s) and a mark on the Common Assessment Scale (CAS). • Place in marked box outside G01 on the ground floor of Meston
• For Adv. MSc we schedule deadlines all at the same time, you must manage your time
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 11
Assessment (2)
• Penalties for late submission:
• Up to 24 hours: 10% penalty.
• (or over weekend if deadline is Friday)
• Up to 1 week: 25% penalty. • After 1 week work is marked and returned, but is recorded as “no paper”: 100% penalty.
• All deadline extensions due to exceptional circumstances (e.g. illness) are subject to approval by the exam board.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 12
The Common Assessment Scale
• 18-20 – first class honours mark (75-100%) • 15-17 – upper second class honours (65-74%)
• 12-15 – lower second class honours (55-64%)
• 9-11 - third class honours (45-54%) • 6-8 – fail (30-44%) • 1-5 – poor fail
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 13
Cheating & Plagiarism (1)
• “Plagiarism is the substantial use, without acknowledgement and with intent to deceive the examiners or knowing that the examiners might be deceived, of the intellectual work of other people by representing, whether by copying or paraphrase, the ideas or discoveries of another or of others as one’s own in work submitted for assessment. The mere inclusion of the source in a bibliography shall not be considered sufficient acknowledgement.” • Keyword: Acknowledgement
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
14
Cheating & Plagiarism (2)
• Given that it is very easy to copy software, the potential exists for plagiarism in the submission of coursework. • Work submitted for assessment should normally be individual work.
• Do not agree to requests from other students to copy your work.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
15
Cheating & Plagiarism (3)
• If you copy without acknowledgement, then this is plagiarism. • You should assume that your coursework will be checked for plagiarism, whether you are submitting a report, or software. • The department will not deal with it internally – it will be reported to the University’s Investigating Officer.
• If found guilty, penalties include the awarding of zero marks for the individual assessment, the entire course, or, if serious, the award of no degree at all.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 16
Cheating: Final Note
• In my experience, plagiarism makes it less likely that you will pass the programme
• Because you will have a harder time learning material, and hence passing the exam, if you don’t do the assessments
• If you feel you cannot do an assessment, please tell the course lecturer, or one of us (Ehud, Kathleen, Frank)!
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
17
Regulations
http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/handbook/
• Award of a Postgraduate Diploma:
• Normally a pass (CAS 9) is required for all taught modules.
• Award of an MSc:
• Normally marks at 12 or better in elements constituting three quarters of the total assessment for the PgDip; and Normally marks at 9 or better in all elements, inclusive of the project.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 18
Progression
• To proceed to the MSc project stage, you need:
• marks at 12 or better in elements constituting three quarters of the total assessment for the PgDip; and
• marks at 9 or better in all elements.
• All details on Web pages
• All decisions on progression and award are subject to examiners’ discretion.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
19
Student Feedback
• Class representative:
• Three Class Members Elected by class.
• Staff-student liaison committee:
• Two or three meetings each year.
• Informal feedback to Course Organisers. • Course Evaluation Forms.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
20
Illness/Absence
• Illness / Bereavement:
• Must let Programme Tutor know ASAP. • Medical certificate - submit to secretary.
• Holidays:
• Christmas, Easter.
• Absences (outside holiday periods):
• Must seek permission from Programme Tutor in advance.
• Let us know of any special requirements for examinations.
• http://www.abdn.ac.uk/disability/
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 21
Contacts
• General administration:
• School office (09:30-16:30) – Meston G01 (27)2295
• Individual modules: Course Organisers. • Programme Tutor: Ehud Reiter (Adv. MSc Tutor) Kathleen Christie (IT Tutor) • Programme Director: Frank Guerin • Head of Teaching: Judith Masthoff
• By appointment only.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
22
Communication
• Email:
• Must check your @abdn e-mail regularly
• Course announcements, lecture changes, snow closures, etc. • We assume that an e-mail message is received - so make sure you read them DAILY.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
23
Labs: Meston 311
• Meston 311 is Advanced MSc lab
• IT students can use if no lecture, pract, tut • A few laptops provided for Advanced MSc stud
• Tell Ehud if you wish to use one of these
• Mostly students use own laptops
• Friday 10-12: help session on setting up laptops
• Can access web via Ethernet ports on floor, or via wireless
• Wired access probably faster, more reliable
• No food or drink (exception: reception) • Please keep neat and tidy
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 24
Other labs
• University has many computer labs scattered around campus
• Desktop PCs
• Used for IT practicals • Wireless access in many halls of residence, libraries, most of Meston building
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
25
Conditions for the Use of Computer Systems
• Facilities are provided solely for University purposes; i.e., work directly associated with courses/project activity. • Facilities must not be used for recreational purposes.
• Accessing, holding or distributing pornographic or offensive material will be treated as a serious breach of these conditions.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
26
Printing
• You are provided with an initial printer quota that should be sufficient for your courses.
• BE CAREFUL when printing; i.e., check the number of pages before printing.
• You may purchase additional quota (see School Office for advice)
• Printer in Meston 311 (details to be announced)
• Printers in university computer labs
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 27
Access to Department
• Normal hours:
• 09:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday
• Evenings (18:00-23:00) and weekends:
• Access by key. • We will let you know when keys are available (deposit required).
• Sign in and out at porter’s desk.
• Carry student ID card.
• Late night (23:00 onwards)
• Requires written permission from HoD.
• Can access your network space from non-departmental DIT labs, some of which have 24 hour access. See http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/compserv/class/classrooms.hti
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 28
Language Resources
• Language Centre offers in-term EFL support see
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/languagecentre/index.php?id=18&top=3
for details about:
• Report writing • Seminar skills, etc. • These may be useful and should be taken now while the workload is low.
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
29
Resources
• Programme pages
• http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/levelfive
• Course home pages
• http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/levelfive/CSXXXX
• Library
• Queen Mother Library http://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/
• Software resources (Advanced MSc)
• http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/~bscharla/teaching/mtp_software/
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
30
Additional Information
• If you log on to WebCT using your ID and password you will find an area for Taught Postgraduate students • It is entitled: Academic Learning Resources: Taught Postgraduates (Student Learning Service) • This provides some useful information
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes 31
Questions
• Anything else?
Introduction to the Advanced CS and IT MSc Programmes
32