SOFT6008 Study Tips

The best way to learn to programs is by starting with a problem, and writing code yourself to solve it from scratch. That can be hard work, but it's the only way. Googling other people's solutions is not very useful. It's like trying to lose weight by watching other  people play soccer. 

SOFT6008 validation in action

This happened to me this morning. 

SOFT6008 COM2.B CLASS 17 & 18

Students worked on the assignment.

In the second half of the class I showed off a few Photoshop party tricks.

SOFT6008 Class 20

We did a walkthrough of code for the DNI checksum and discussed some common and some unusual strategies for coding the Luhn algorithm.

SOFT6008 COM2A Class 19

We took a look at some party tricks in Photoshop.

Photoshop now in IT2.1

O happy day

SOFT6008 DWEB2 Class 18 & 19

Attendance was very poor.

Students worked on the assignment.

I gave out a handout. I will give it out in the lecture anyway later.

I said that we will do a room swap from next week. But that plan has changed. We now have Photoshop in IT2.1

Mumps (świnki)

Students should check with their parents that they have been vaccinated against mumps.  Any student who hasn't might want to consider getting vaccinated.

The vaccine is especially important if are a male who hasn't had the mumps and you are planning on making babies in the future.

SOFT6007 ITM1 Classes 18 & 19

Students worked on coding forms.

I circulated the URL for the PHP server we will use to test forms.

SOFT6007 DWEB Class 19 & 20

Students worked on coding forms.

I circulated the URL for the PHP server we will use to test forms.

SOFT6007 Class 17 Forms

We looked at forms.

Here's an example with a variety of different kinds of inputs
http://mcom.cit.ie/staff/Computing/cmcguane/SOFT6007/Week3/Week3Forms.html

Some notes on HTML5 form imput types
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_form_input_types.asp

Someone asked what would happen you selected  few locations for "Where you have lived". If all of the items have the same name then only the last will be sent. It's possible to send an array of items. But we are avoiding using that.

SOFT6007 DWEB Class 18

Students completed work on the image maps

SOFT6008 DWEB2 Class 17

Students worked on the assignment

SOFT6008 COM2.A Classes 17 & 18

Students worked on the assignment.

Attendance was poor

C128 has Photoshop now

Fun. Fun. Fun. 

SOFT6008 Class 16 X - extra class

This covers the check sum calculations for Europa Series bank notes, Polish PESEL numbers, Spanish DNI numbers, and French INSEE numbers.

SOFT6008 Slot Machine Solution updated

Some students didn't build on the coins example to make a slot machine like I recommended and instead went for my solution. That was an old solution that used names instead of IDs. I've since updated that so it uses only getElementById.

Of course it's always better to attempt your own solution to an exercise. That's how the learning happens.

SOFT6008 COM2.B Classes 13 & 14

Students worked on the pizza exercise.

Some students worked out the checksum calculation for Polish ID numbers. Nice one.

SOFT6008 Exam Reminder, Update, and Samples

We will have an exam on 29 October from 1300-1400.

This exam is wroth 40% of your overall mark for the module.

The exam will be held in the Exam Hall in the Melbourn Building. That is here: https://goo.gl/maps/DqmRN

The exam is designed to be completed in 40 minutes, but please be on time to allow for the distribution of exams script and the taking of attendance. You will not need a calculator.

This is a one-sheet exam. Students are permitted to bring one A4 sheet of notes (front and back) into the exam, However please note that one two-sided sheet is NOT the same as two one-sided sheets stuck together.

You must bring your ID card.

Some sample questions:
Autumn 2011 Q1 & Q2
Autumn 2012/12 Q1
Sample 1
Sample 2

SOFT6007 Exam reminder and update

We will have an exam on 28 October from 1100-1200.

This exam is wroth 20% of your overall mark for the module (not 40% as stated in class).

The exam will be held in the Exam Hall in the Melbourn Building. That is here: https://goo.gl/maps/DqmRN

The exam is designed to be completed in 40 minutes, but please be on time to allow for the distribution of exams script and the taking of attendance. You will not need a calculator.

This is a one-sheet exam. Students are permitted to bring one A4 sheet of notes (front and back) into the exam, However please note that one two-sided sheet is NOT the same as two one-sided sheets stuck together.

You must bring your ID card.

Colin M