Advanced Computer Science

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Advanced Computer ScienceInformation
Technology (IT)

• Welcome
• Ehud Reiter (Advanced MSc Tutor) e.reiter_at_abdn.ac
  .uk
• Kathleen Christie (IT MSc Tutor) k.christie_at_abdn.
  ac.uk
• Frank Guerin (PGT Director) f.guerin_at_abdn.ac.uk

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Today (Thursday)

• 1100
• Welcome Administration
• 1200-12.30
• Departmental Tours
• 1230 Lunch Break
• 14.00 Java, HTML, English Evaluation
  (Adv.MScunsure)
• 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

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Friday

• 1000-1200 Technical Clinic (Adv. MSc only)
• Configuring your own laptops for use in 311
• 1500 Welcome Reception for all new taught
  postgraduate students
• (Room Meston 311)(refreshments provided)

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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

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Adv.MSc Programme Structure
September
September
May
January
Taught modules 1 (60 Credits)
Taught modules 2 (60 Credits)
Individual Project (60 Credits)
Examinations
Revision Week
Introductory week
Revision Week
Christmas Vacation
Examinations
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Advanced MSc

• Taught Courses (Oct-Jan)
• CS5008 Technologies For The World Wide Web
• CS5302 Enterprise Programming
• CS5401 Security And Privacy
• CS5038The Electronic Society
• Taught Courses (Feb-Mar) Select 4 from
• CS5559 Mobile Computing
• CS5560 E-Business Strategies
• CS5561 Data Interpretation and Visualisation
• CS5562 Multi-Agent Systems
• CS5565 Data Mining
• Taught Courses (mid-Apr to mid-May)
• CS5563 Advanced Computer Science Workshop

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Adv.MSc Programme StructureFirst
Half-Session-gtdetailed structure
Vacation
vacation
12 week term
Exam (50)
5 weeks Lectures/practicals
5 weeks Lectures/practicals
Coursework deadline (25)
Coursework deadline (25)
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IT MSc Timeline (September Start)
September
September
May
January
Taught modules 1 (60 Credits)
Taught modules 2 (60 Credits)
Group Project (60 Credits)
Examinations
Revision Week
Introductory week
Revision Week
Christmas Vacation
Examinations
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IT MSc Timeline (September Start)
CS5540 Enterprise Computing
CS5035 Introduction to Database Systems
CS5037 Systems Analysis Design
CS5541 Human Computer Interaction
CS 5942 MSc Project in Information Technology
Christmas Vacation
Revision Week
Examinations
Introductory week
Revision Week
Examinations
CS5038 The Electronic Society
CS5548 Web Technology
CS5549 Programming in Java 2
CS5052 Foundations of Computing Science
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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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 ones own in work submitted for
  assessment. The mere inclusion of the source in a
  bibliography shall not be considered sufficient
  acknowledgement.
• Keyword Acknowledgement

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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.

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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 Universitys
  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.

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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
  dont do the assessments
• If you feel you cannot do an assessment, please
  tell the course lecturer, or one of us (Ehud,
  Kathleen, Frank)!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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/

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Contacts

• General administration
• School office (0930-1630) 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.

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Communication

• Email
• Must check your _at_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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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Access to Department

• Normal hours
• 0900 - 1800 Monday to Friday
• Evenings (1800-2300) and weekends
• Access by key.
• We will let you know when keys are available
  (deposit required).
• Sign in and out at porters desk.
• Carry student ID card.
• Late night (2300 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/compse
  rv/class/classrooms.hti

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Language Resources

• Language Centre offers in-term EFL support see
  http//www.abdn.ac.uk/languagecentre/index.php?id
  18top3
• for details about
• Report writing
• Seminar skills, etc.
• These may be useful and should be taken now while
  the workload is low.

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Resources

• Programme pages
• http//www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/levelfive
• Course home pages
• http//www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/levelfive/CSXXX
  X
• Library
• Queen Mother Library http//www.abdn.ac.uk/library
  /
• Software resources (Advanced MSc)
• http//www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/bscharla/teaching/mtp_s
  oftware/

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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

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Questions

• Anything else?