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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

SOFT6001 Algorithmic Problem Solving Repeat

The Autumn repeat for this module will be a paper exam held during the normal exam session.

The paper has two questions.
Q1 is worth 70 marks
Q2 is worth 30 marks

Students should answer both questions. The pass mark is 40%


Students should practice for the exam by reviewing the weekly exercises completed in class.

For this exam students need not concern themselves with the Visual Basic interface. Simple INPUT & OUTPUT commands will suffice.

For example:
Question:
Write a program that inputs three integers and outputs the average.

Suggested Solution:

VAR A as Integer
VAR B as Integer
VAR C as Integer
VAR total as Integer
VAR average as Single

INPUT A
INPUT B
INPUT C

total = A + B + C
average = total / 3

OUTPUT average



The programs students will be asked to write in the exam are more complex than this. Students should expect levels of complexity similar to those in Assessment 3.

Google

To: Colin Manning

Thank you for *******

Should any of your students express interest in Google after completing the competition, we wanted to introduce you to some of the resources we've developed exclusively for students. Google has a dedicated website for internship programmes and undergraduate/graduate full-time job opportunities, a YouTube Students Channel, and a Students Blog. All of these resources provide information about applying to and working at Google, and we hope that they are informative and inspiring for your students.

Again, thanks for participating *********

Best Regards,
Google University Programmes Team

SOFT6008 Assignments

I had planned to meet with students to have them talk me through their assignments, and to use that as part of the assessment. That would have provided students who didn't have great code, to demonstrate their understanding in other ways. Unfortunately too much of my time was taken up dealing with plagiarism issues and I won't now get to do that.

I asked a number of students to come clear up some issues. Some things that looked like plagiarism turned out not to be, and some turned out to be just that. In some cases I am still trying to make a determination in conjunction with the head of department.

If I sent you an e-mail asking you to come talk to me, and you did nothing, you should assume that you will get zero for Assignment 1.

I want to make sure I have all of the assignments that were submitted. There were very few Assignment 2 submissions. I am concerned I am missing some. Below is a list of the submissions I have for Assignment 1 and Assignment 2. If you submitted but are not on the list lease get back to me so I can track down your submission.

Assignment 1
Ach
Antthony M
Ben L
Chris K
David Y
Enda C
Gearoid
David J
Kamil W
Katherine B
Maciej J
Manuel
Niamh
Paul S
Roy M
Thibaut
Yemisi
Andrew O
Brian O
Chris P
Declan M
Kevin M
Roy G
Sam L
Steven P
Tara O
Jose Manuel





Assignment 2
Achereiner
Anthony M
Brian O
Chris K
Chris P
David Y
David J
Declan M
Thibaut
Kamil
Manuel
Roy G
Roy M
Yemisi

Computing Ethics essays

I have papers from C, M, & S.

If you submitted a paper and think I might not have got it please e-mail me so I can track it down.

Computing Ethics paper

Turnitin is no longer accepting submissions for the paper. Students who want to submit should email the paper directly to Colin

If you are registered for the class and are not submitting, please let me know. That way I be sure none have been lost.

Colin Manning, Dept. of Computing
Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland

SOFT6008 Assignment 2 Extension

The deadline for Assignment was noon on Wednesday 04 May.

However the new deadline is 1400 Thursday 05 May.

Computing Ethics Class 35 Canceled

No class on Wednesday because I have to go to a meeting.

If you need me for anything you can e-mail, phone, or call to my office

Computing Ethics Class 34 Canceled

Today's class in canceled because I have to go to a meeting.

Computing Ethics Essay

The computing ethics essay should be submitted to turnitin.com

I re-emailed the codes required for login.

The paper should be 2500-3500 words. Anything less than 2000 words would be considered very short.

Computing Ethics Papers

Nobody submitted a draft paper.

Make sure you have all the information you need to submit your final paper to turnitin.com . You could even try a dummy submission just to check how it works

Assignent 2 Clarification

Students need only concern themselves with 16 digit credit card numbers.

Phone numbers don't have any check digits, but they do have a particular format.

Computing Ethics Class 33

Nobody turned up.

Good luck with the papers.

SOFT6008 Class 44

Only 3 students turned up.

2 worked on fixing their Assignment 1 submissions. 1 on Assignment 2.

SOFT6008 Assignment 1 - last chance extension

Hi

Under normal circumstances the 2 week late deadline for Assignment would be 1715 on Thursday 14 April. After this deadline late submissions will have a penalty of -100% applied to them.

I am extending this deadline to noon on Monday 18 April. Work submitted by e-mail by then will have the -20% penalty applied.

Computing Ethics Class 32

Today's class was given over to helping students with their papers. I wanted to have some brainstroming sessions where students could give each other ideas, to talk about the importance of structure, and give tips for constructing an argument.

No one turned up. Oh well.

Computing Ethics Class 31

We looked at security and encryption, and discussed some of the ethical issues surrounding cooperation with governments.

In the next two classes we will work on beating the papers into shape. Students should come prepared.

SOFT6008 Class 41 & 42 Lab B

Lab class. Only four students.

SOFT6008 Assignment 1

I am still waiting on some Assignment 1 submissions. Submissions received after Thursday at 1715, will not yield any marks.

Above is a list of submissions I have to date. If yours does not appear here, you need to contact Colin

SOFT6008 Class 43

We used this class as a lab. Students are working on Assignment 2

Colin M

SOFT6008 Class 41 & 42 Lab A

Lab.

Only 3 students attended

Computing Ethics Class 30

No body showed up

SOFT6008 Class 40

We used today's class as a lab.

I spent the week trying to think up new and interesting things for us to do in JavaScript and I concluded that we are done.

If students want to experiment with some of the more interesting things we did I am happy to help out. But everyone at CIT seems very tired these days, so I don't think we will do anything new in class. So all subsequent classes will be labs.

I strongly recommend that students get the assignment in before the spring break rather than waiting until the day of the deadline. The break is better used studying for exams.

Computing Ethics Class 29

This class was canceled because it clashed with a meeting of the Academic Council of which Colin is a member.

Computing Ethics Class 28

We had a quick recap of the four main types of intellectual property protection. We discussed the case of the software license whistle blower.

We discussed the case of the spice burger.

We had a brief look at the Eurovision Azerbaijan Secret Police story as a cautionary tale.

Computing Ethics

Interesting site visualizing the information stored by mobile phone companies.

http://www.zeit.de/datenschutz/malte-spitz-data-retention

Computing Ethics Class canceled this Wednesday

There's no Computing Ethics class on Wed 06 April because the class clashes with a meeting of the Academic Council.

Ken Robinson on Changing Education Paradigms

SOFT6008 Class 39

e used this lecture hour as a lab.

SOFT6008 Class 37 & 38 Lab B

Students worked away on the assignments. I get the feeling that people are a bit tried of JavaScript. That is understandable. But if you work hard for the next week or so you can get it done and dusted and out of the way.

SOFT6008 Class 37 & 38 Lab A

There were only 7 students in class. 3 were working on Assignment 2 and 4 still working on Assignment 1.

Computing Ethics Class 27

As expected, there were no additional presentations today.