SOFT6007 Class 18 DWEB ITM

I talked about the history of the Internet and how its origins influence its behaviour today. I also explained that the Internet !=  the web.

I thought today's class wasn't great. A was a bit makey-uppey. I think we will confine ourselves to technical matters in future.

COMP6023 Image and Essay assignments

Please check that you have not chosen the same image or essay topic as another student in the class. if you have please contact the other student and come to some sort of accommodation. Once you have done that please re-post you choices to the blog as a new post.

If needs be I can resolve the conflicts myself by assigning the images and topics myself.

SOFT6007 Assessment 1

We will have an in-class written exam on Tuesday 30 October.

It will be a one-sheet exam. That's like an open book exam, but with only one A4 sheet. One sheet does plenty.

SOFT6007 Imagemaps Movie

I have an online lesson on imagemaps available on YouTube and  here.

SOFT6007 Class 17 WEB

We looked at imagemaps. I asked students to code image maps for the iberia.jpg image and the usa-cities example. Links to both these images are on the notes and slides page --->

SOFT6008 Class 18 DWEB

Students continued coding the check digit exercises

SOFT6008 Class 19 COM

Students continued coding the check digit exercises

SOFT6008 Class 18 COM

Students continued coding the check digit exercises

SOFT6008 Class 17 COM DWEB

^ Movie about cookies on YouTube. Much the same as what we did in class this morning. There's a higher quality version here.


This morning's class:

We started our look at coding cookies.


There are policy issues surrounding the use of cookies also. But we won't really address those. Consumers are increasing aware of cookies and have become concerned. That's why sites like RTE and the BBC are very up front about their use of cookies. Cookies haven't been and aren't always used with the best interests of users in mind. Wikipedia has more on this.

RTE's cookie policy
aboutcookies.org

SOFT6008 Progress

I had a look at the contents of the shared Dropboxes to see what kind of progress students have been making. But it didn't look like much was going on.

There's some individual feedback available here

SOFT6008 Dropbox

If you tried to share a dropbox with me but I rejected it because of the folder name (e.g. "webstuff") then it's best to make a new folder and share that. If you just change the name, it seems that I get an invitation with the old name.

SOFT6008 Class 16 WEB COM

I talked the class through the handout given out in the labs and I outlined different ways students might code the checksum exercises.

we found another typo in the handout. But it's a fairly obvious one.

COMP6023 Class 16

We looked some more at Copyright issues.

Next week (but perhaps not next class) we will look at other kinds of intellectual property.

SOFT6007 Fun with RGB

This RGB game can help you understand the RGB colour system a bit better. But it only works in HTML5 (so you'll need the Chrome or Safari browser)

SOFT6007 Class 16 ITM

Students continued coding their timetables using classes.

All students need to get that sorted this week.

SOFT6007 Class 15 ITM

[Crazy numbering system, I know]

Students cotinued to code their table with CSS classes.

Some students left early to get their heads ready for an maths exam at 1800. I'm fine with that as long as this week's work gets done.

SOFT6007 Class 13 ITM

We looked at classes in CSS. I asked students to colour code their timetables.

COMP6023 Blog Feedback

I spent a good deal of time reading all the blog posts today and I sent each student individual feedback. I'm a small bit concerned that some students may not be fully clear on what what is expected of them. Hopefully the feedback will correct the situation and ensure they do will in this component of the assessment.

A number of issues arose more than once.

Some students didn't do what was asked of them in Week 02.

Many students are struggling with the requirement to use standard English and to get the spelling and grammar correct. We all do. As if to make the point, even the e-mails I sent to some students had mistakes. However there is technology available to help with grammar and spelling and students should use this if they are having difficulty. We are not talking about the difference between who and whom either. Some students are struggling with the basics. Getting the English right is an integral part of this assessment. It's also an essential skill that students should get to grips with.

Students can earn more marks by doing more than merely reporting on what we did in class. Very few students have done so thus far.

Some students didn't really do anything for Week 03. I don't know if this was an oversight or a lack of understand about what is required. I'll be happy to elaborate or clarify if needed.

COMP6023 Class 15

We started our look at Intellectual Property and had an interesting discussion on Copyright.

slides: ip.pdf

Information on the DMCA printer cartridge case I mentioned is available at Wikipedia.

SOFT6008 Class 15 WEB

Students continued working on their code.

It's going a bit slower than I had expected