BBADM3 Web Apps Week 09 Class 1 B

We looked at compression and video compression in particular. I discussed the cost/quality trade off in lossy compression.

We looked at how graphics degrade poorly when heavily compressed in JPEG.


I outlined the format for the rest of the semester. 1 of the 4 clases per week will be a lecture. For at least 2 of the other classes students will work on their projects.

I told students to let me know if they need classes in Publisher. The general feeling was that that was unecessary. We will see how we go and revisit the question later.

I offered classes in Photoshop. Students have already done the basics, so there might be no need. There didn't seem to be much support for looking at it in more detail for the craic. That's understandable, I suppose, since anything not essential to the project is probably an extravagance at this stage.

BBADM3 Web Apps Week 09 Class 1 A

I talked about compression. I discussed cost/quality trade offs for images and we looked at video compression in detail.

Only 7 students were in class. And only 3 were paying attention.

I outlined the format for the rest of the semester. 1 of the 4 clases per week will be a lecture. For at least 2 of the other classes students will work on their projects.

BBADM3 Web Apps Submissions

This is a list of accounts created that do not have any submissions associated with them. I am publishing it just in case some students did not complete the submission process, but think they did.

Ahern, Marian
Dillon, Lisa
howie, laura
Lorcan D., Mc Cormac
Murray, lindsay
Nunan, Michelle

I have not checked for duplicate accounts. That may be another explanation.

BBADM3 Web Apps Missing Results

Some students' results are not on the list. I don't know why, but that suggests there might be some error on my part.

There appear to be as many results as one might expect so it's not a simple matter of just missing a huge chunk. I don't have access to the results just now, but it looks like I have not used the last 4 digits, but rather the first four of the last five. So R00012345 shows up as 1234 rather than 2345.

I will check that and leave a note here. However, I think it would only add to the confusion were I to fix the mistake.

CMOD6001 Week 08 Class 2

Students work in their groups on the project. I sat in on the meetings.

Next milestone: The Plot with all the clues. Due Noon Wed 11 Nov.

PDFs preferred.

CMOD6001 Week 08 DNET Lab

Someone was squatting in our lab, so students went to the canteen to do some project work.

CMOD6001 Week 08 Class 1

I met with each of the groups to get a progress report.

Group plug in the ceiling 2/4 members
Characters and plot done
Police report. Autopsy.
Just need to break clues up into a game

Team Actimel 3/4 members
Characters and plot done. Just need to do a small bit more tightening
up.
Just need to distribute clues into a game.

Team Alpha Beta 1/4 present
Characters and back stories done. Working on distributing clues.
Sounds like this group needs more more clues.

Team untitled 3/4
Characters and back stories done. Plot not finished yet. Probably need
to get moving.

Team ???????
Police report done. Characters done. Still working on the plot. Looks
like a 1 man group at this stage. I don't know if this group is going
to succeed. I think this group is broken.

I talked about how the structure might work.


At 0935 there was time for each group to hold another meeting.

BBADM3 Web Apps Week 08 Class 4B

We looked at checksums. Most students paid no attention to me what so ever.

Some tried out their PPSNs and banknotes.

BBADM3 Web Apps Group Blogs

Students should check that the list of blogs contains a link to their group blog. They should also check that it is visible to the whole world and not just the contributors.

If you have a fantastic site map done by Friday, but have neglected to tell me where I can find it, the world will be considered late.

A number of students have yet to join a group.

BBADM3 Web Apps Essay Submissions

So far I have some submissions from
Flynn, Caitriona
O Connor, Barra
O Connor, Barra
Patricia E., O Brien
Michelle C., Murray
osborne, michael
rossiter, isabel
Aisling M., Carey
O Sullivan, Siobhan
O'Connor, Stephen
O'Leary, Julie
Ryan, Darragh
Murphy, Amanda
O Sullivan, Joan

Many more students have registered than have submitted. Don't forget to scroll down on the turnitin page and actually click submit.

BBADM3 Web Apps Assignment 1 Results

The results for Assignment 1 are now online. They are sorted by the last 4 digits of student ID number.

BBADM3 Web Apps Week 08 Class 4 A

We looked at user input validation and check digits. Students checked the check digits of their PPS numbers and some money. Nobody had a credit card :-(

BBADM3 Web Apps Week 08 Class 3 B

We looked at web hosting and domain names.

BBADM3 Web Apps Week 08 Class 2 B

We we moved to C150 with no notice. I could not access my netwrok drive from there, so the plan for the class changed a bit.

Students uploaded drafs of their essays to turnitin just to check it was working and to get a feel for the plagiarism detection algorithm.

We discussed the project.

BBADM3 Web Apps SITE MAP

Site map is due by noon on Friday 6 Nov. Site map should be posted to the group blog.

Standard CIT late policy applies.

BBADM3 Web Apps Week 08 Class 2 & 3 A

We looked at web hosting and domain name registration.

Students went to different websites to compare prices.

I helped students with turnitin issues.

Project using Publisher vs. hand

We had a long discussion about plagiarism. Some students are just not hearing me.

BBADM3 Web Apps Project

I have put some thought into how best to execute the end of semester project. We have not found a web based CSM that is reliable enough for our purposes. DreamWeaver requires a more detailed understanding of HTML and CSS than most students have. So students have 2 options.

Microsoft Publisher: Students are free to use Publisher if they wish. Publisher is easy to use and provides templates that students can use. The main drawback is that pages look like they were made with published and it may be difficult to make the site do exactly what you want. Customizing the sites may prove difficult. Also if something goes wrong with Publisher there is not a lot I, nor anyone else, will be able to do about it.

Code by hand: Students will be provided with a template for a very basic site. They can customize the HTML and CSS to suit their own needs.


Students who chose to use Publisher should look at the template anyway, because it would be a very good learning exercise.

CMOD6001 Week 08 Lab DNET

Only 4 students were in class. That was 2 half groups.

I asked the groups to work on the plot, but one group said it was already done by they didn't have a copy.

Students might want to start using Google Docs. That way they can all have access to the work all the time.

BBADM3 Web Apps Week 08 Class 1B

We looked at CSS

BBADM3 Web Apps Week 08 Class 1A

We looked at CSS.