Tuesday, September 20, 2011

CMOD6001 DWEB1 Lab A

I asked students to set up blogs at blogger.com

Students will be expected to make at least one blog entry per week

Monday, September 19, 2011

DWEB1 Computer Architecture

John Creagh is no longer the lecturer for DWEB1 Computer Architecture

CMOD6001 ITS Lab ITS

Students set up blogger accounts and started their blogs.

Students will be expected to make at least one entry per week for the duration of this module and all entries should be in English.

CMOD6001 laptops in project groups

I will be assigning students to project groups soon. I have noticed in that past that groups often like to work around a laptop. If you have a laptop are are likely to bring it to CIT please e-mail me and let me know. Just send an e-mail with laptop in the subject line. I will endeavor to put at least one laptop owner in each group.

CMOD6001 COM1 B Lab

Students set up blogger accounts and started their blogs.

Students will be expected to make at least one enrty per week for the duration of this module and all entries should be in English.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

CMOD6001 ITM Class 02

We talked about the examination appeals process and Erasmus.

The Erasmus coordinator for Computing is cliona.mcguane@cit.ie

audio: cmod6001-itm-02-20110915.m4a

DWEB1 Lab Groups

 A few students have changed lab groups

Wiktor    A
Padraig    A
Fearghal    A
Cian    A
Peter Desmond    A
Joseph    A
Eric    A
James Eoghan    A
Maire    A
Damien Patrick    A
Glenn    A
Calum    A
Sinead    A
Scott    A
Sophie Elizabeth    B
Darryl Matthew    B
Kevin    B
Aron    B
David    B
David    B
John Vincent    B
Dean    B
Conor    B
Steven    B
Douglas    A
Sarah    B
Patryk    B
Kevin    B
Caroline    B
Alex    B
Sean Patrick    B
Natalia Laura Olivia    B
Matthew    A

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM Class 01

I talked about the appeals process and Erasmus.

The Erasmus coordinator for Computing is cliona.mcguane@cit.ie

I realize now though that I should have given a whole other talk, because this was actually our first lecture. I thought it was our second.

audio:cmod6001-dnet-01-20110915.m4a

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Student Induction on Friday at 1000

First year Student Induction is on Friday at 1000. Just go to your timetabled class, and someone will come get you. It should last about 2.5 hours.

Your 1100 & 1200 classes won't be taking place.

All First Year students must attend

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM Lab

We looked at Google Calendar.

I asked students to enter their timetables into the calendar and to synch up with their phones where possible.

We looked at how to register phones and laptops with CIT so they can use the WiFi. That's at its.cit.ie

CMOD6001 DWEB Class 01

We looked at a module descriptor for a module and explained what all the different terms mean (ECTS, NFQ)

We looked at the syllabus for the CIT module

I explained about the Free Choice module in subsequent semesters

I explained how RPL works

audio: cmod6001-dweb-01-20110914.m4a

CMOD6001 ITM Class 01

We looked at a module descriptor for a module and explained what all the different terms mean (ECTS, NFQ)

We looked at the syllabus for the CIT module

I explained about the Free Choice module in subsequent semesters

I explained how RPL works

audio: cmod6001-itm-01-20110914.m4a

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

CMOD6001 COM Class 01

We looked at a module descriptor for a module and explained what all the different terms mean (ECTS, NFQ)

We looked at the syllabus for the CIT module

I explained about the Free Choice module in subsequent semesters

I explained how RPL works

audio: cmod6001-com1-01-20110913.m4a

CMOD6001 COM Lab A

We looked at Google Calendar.

I asked students to enter their timetables into the calendar and to synch up with their phones where possible.

We looked at how to register phones and laptops with CIT so they can use the WiFi. That's at its.cit.ie

CMOD6001 ITM Lab A

We looked at Google Calendar.

I asked students to enter their timetables into the calendar and to synch up with their phones where possible.

We looked at how to register phones and laptops with CIT so they can use the WiFi. That's at its.cit.ie

Sunday, September 11, 2011

New Year New Beginning

Welcome welcome welcome

This semester I am teaching CMOD6001 Creativity, Innovation, and Teamwork to all Computing first years. That's going to be interesting. It'll certainly be efficient, because I can invest a bit more knowing that any preparation work I do will be used three times.

I'm also teaching SOFT7001 Advanced Web Development, which is basically CSS. That's good because I've putting off becoming a CSS guru for a while. Now I have no choice but to master the tricky bits.

I am also minding WEBD1 students again this year. But there are a few more than last year. So that will be a bit more work.

All in all it's shaping up to be an interesting semester. And interesting in a good way.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

COMP6021 Final Exam Repeat August 2011

A copy of the repeat exam and marking scheme is now available. I have also included some comments and statistical information.


The next repeat will be in May/June 2012 unless the module is offered this semester. To date there are no plans to offer this module in semester.

Check back here for updates

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Computing Ethics Repeat Topics

Two students identified themselves as repeating this module in the autumn. Their presentation and paper topics are as follows:

Niamh S:
Data Retention Directive
Ethical Issues in Cloud Computing

Janet Good:
RFID
Digital IMage Ethics

Monday, July 11, 2011

SOFT6008 Interactive Web Development Repeat

The repeat assessment for Interactive Web Development will be a closed-book written exam. Students can prepare for this exam by reviewing the notes, in-class exercises, and assessments.

Students who have correctly registered for the repeat exam should see the time and place on their exam schedule.

Students might find the module podcast useful for revision

COMP7004 Computing Ethics Repeat

Students repeating this module must submit work on two different topics.

Topic 1: Submit a presentation and a paper
Topic 2: Submit a paper

Students wishing to repeat should contact Colin for their assigned topics. Students may also propose topics of their choice for approval. Students will not be assigned topics the same or similar to those they were assigned for the summer sitting of this module.

The presentation may be video with audio, or an audio only podcast. It may be simply voice over Powerpoint or it can be more like a TV program. It can be factual or could even be fictional. For examples see http://www.youtube.com/dataprotection

The papers should be at least 2000 words. They must be submitted via turnitin.com. Contact Colin for password details. The deadline is noon on 19 August. Submit one paper to PAPER1 and the other to PAPER2. Otherwise you will overwrite you first submission.