How Science Catches Criminals

How Science Catches Criminals

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM

I asked student to meet in their groups and work on the project.

I met with groups for an update


Group CB
2 students in
No real story yet
Have been thinking about it but progress is slow

Group CD
2 students in
Using dinner party structure where players take on roles. That takes a lot of set up and planning


Group CE
Only 1 in
He is moving to another group. Be sure to send me the details


Group NA
2 in
Still working in ideas
A but cryptic
No plans to use real world objects
Need to think a bit more
We knocked around a few ideas


Group NB
3 students in
Plot sorted. Sounds good
On track
 

CMOD6001 Game Requirements

We've talk a lot in class about what the game might look like and how it might work. But it's a good idea to write a few things down.

If you are doing the standard kind of game we discussed you'll need at a minimum:

• a setup clue that explains the scenario and what happened
• at least 10 individual clues
• a whodunnit video that explains who did what and why and how the clues add up to that conclusion (probably in a sealed envelope)
• minimum of 5 suspects
• a printout of all the QR codes and where they go, just in case there's a problem reading them
• submit it in a shoe box (if it fits)

CMOD6001 DNET/CDOM

Esays

FI

Referencing

Game

CMOD6001 Referencing and Project

We had a good discussion of the referencing handout and the game project in a class during the week. All encore performances weren't as good, so interested students might ant to download it.

cmod6001-com1-20111115.m4a

CMOD6001 DWEB1

Group list

FI

Essay resubmit

presentation absences

referencing and handout

questions about game assignment

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM Class

I gave a handout on referencing and we went through it.

I talked a bit about the essay resubmissions. Some students were genuinely surprised that the plagiarism flag went up on their papers. That's why copying and pasting is so dangerous. You can sometime forget to reference, or not be clear on what was your own and what was borrowed.

We discussed the game project a bit, but there were very few questions.

There will be presentations during next Monday's lab class. Thursday's class will be used for IUT meetings.

Microsoft Academic Alliance

The Microsoft Academic alliance is a programme that gives softwrae free to students. It has the usual developer tools that students use for programming. But there is also some interesting cool stuff.

Microsoft® Expression® Studio takes your creative possibilities to a new level. The professional design tools and innovative technologies in Expression Studio give you the flexibility and freedom to bring your vision to reality—whether you are designing standards-based Web sites, rich user experiences on the desktop, or managing digital assets and content.

Songsmith generates musical accompaniment to match a singer's voice. Just choose a musical style, sing into your PC's microphone, and Songsmith will create backing music for you. Then share your songs with your friends and family, post your songs online, or create your own music videos.

XNA Game Studio 4.0 is a programming environment that allows you to use Visual Studio to create games for Windows Phone, the Xbox 360 console, and Windows-based computers. XNA Game Studio includes the XNA Framework, which is a set of managed libraries designed for game development based on Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.


Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The visual nature of the language allows for rapid design iteration using only an Xbox game controller for input (mouse/keyboard input is also supported).


 

SOFT7001 Class

I arrived a bit late.

I met with students and they showed me what they have done so far.

Some issues that came up.

The requirement not to use too many classes is not a total ban. Obviously the menu list is going to be a different class of list

Yo don't need to specifically check for iPhones. Below a certain width or height we can presume we are in  mobile phone territory

CMOD6001 COM1 Class

Groups

FI

Essay open

References

Game project

audio: cmod6001-com1-20111115.m4a

CMOD6001 COM1 Lab A

Group Y gave a presentation on Internet Crime but only one student was present.

I emailed on URLs for YouTube videos of the presentations but actually most of this group's ones have yet to be uploaded.

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM

I told students about the re-submission opportunities for the paper

Students in this group are keen to see the recordings of their presentations, so they said it was OK for me to post the URLs a comments to the group blog. I went back to my office and started uploading some more.

When I cam back I met with the groups to get an update on the game project

Group T
Nothing done yet
Get moving

Group S
Nothing done yet
Get moving

Group Q
Nothing done yet

Group R
ideas. But still thinking about it. Nerds to be pinned down soon

CMOD6001 DWEB1 Lab A

I asked students to check the information on the group list. I've been having a hard time keeping up with changes in group composition. I offered to send around a list of Metropolia students, but everyone seems to be OK. I told students about the feedback available on turnitin. Not everyone is done yet.

I met with the groups for an update on the game
Group WO
Has done some work in the mechanics
No plot device yet. Need to work on that
No FI guy yet
Need to get cracking


Group WM
Have a FI. Working away
No plot yet


Group WM
Plot nearly done.
No FI yet

Group WL
Just 2 really in the group
Group going to split up

CMOD6001 Essays

I am still working my way through the essays. Since writing is an iterative process, I wanted to give students feedback on their papers. But very few students submitted drafts. I propose to allow students to re-submit their papers so that they can correct any problems I might have identified. The deadline is noon on Wednesday 23 November. Students who don't want to re-submit need not take any action.

26 students got no feedback at all yet. They are all in the second half of the alphabet. I hope to get through those in the next few days.

Students that copied and pasted extensively from the internet got no feedback other than that.

The 10 mark late penalty for submitting in the first week after the deadline will be waived for all students. So students who missed the deadline can still submit, albiet without the benefit of feedback. The 20 mark penalty for submitting in the second week will still apply.

You should be able to see any comments I have on your paper by logging in to turnitin.

I have collected up a lot of the comments so that students can avoid making the same mistakes as others. Some comments are topic specific.

SOFT7001 Class

We firmed up the assignment specification

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM Lab

I met with the groups and got an update on the games.

I asked students to make sure to update me of groups that have been revised in light of the presentation experience. All groups will have to be sorted out by Wednesday at 1700.

Group V
Plans seem to be well advanced

Group U
Sports based plot

Group G
Seems to be working away

Group H
Some group issues
No game work done yet

Group I
Some group issues

CMOD6001 DWEBD1 Lab A

If offered to send contact details of Metropolia students to anyone who wanted it. Helsinki students should be in or out by Wednesday.

Eight s students were in. I didn't take attendance because my laptop with in the middle of an upload and I didn't want disconnect it.

I met with the groups to see how plans for the game were progressing

Group WB
Still thinking about game
Need to get a move on

Group WE
Nothing done yet

Group WA
Nothing yet

CMOD6001 COM Lab

I circulated a list of Metropolia students to anyone who wanted in. Metropolia students had been looking at the group blogs for contact details, but I expect that many have given up by now. Groups need to be formed or not by Wednesday. Students should e-mail me the names of the Metropolia students in their groups by 1700.

CMOD6001 DNET/DWEB Class

Group NC gave a presentation on Internet Crime

Group CB gave a presentation on RFID and Privacy

I logged into turnitin so that students could see if their papers were submitted as expected

CMOD6001 DWEB1 Class

Group WE gave a presentation on Internet Crime. This presentation was interrupted by a student who waiting outside to come in.

Group WB gave a presentation on Cloud Computing. One student was missing from this group. The group's presentation was interrupted by a student arriving late and barging in.

Group WA gave a presentation on Geolocation. Only one student was present from this group. He wasn't very keen to present but I sort of insisted. During this presentation  a student was busy and noisily texting, while another was solving a ribik's cube. This degree of discourtesy is not acceptable.

At the end of class I provide an opportunity to apologize to any student who felt they needed it. Two took the opportunity. Two didn't.