Identify weeks on posts

Please name your posts Week 02, Week 03, Week 04 etc. That will make it much easier to identify them when I am correcting them.

COMP6023 Class 06 ITS1

We looked at Directories and Search Engines.
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COMP6023 Grammar & Spelling Waiver

Someone asked in one class if students who did not have English as their first language were also required to have correct spelling and grammar in English. They do.

COMP6023 Lab 03 ITS1b

I asked students to read the 10 blogs that come after them in the list and to leave a comment on each. Comments identifying any spelling or grammar errors would be especially welcome by the author.

Students should ensure that their blogs contain no errors.

I asked the Google Compettition Team Captains to start forming groups and to register with Google. They should start a group blog and e-mail the URL to Colin.Manning@cit.ie

COMP6023 Class 05 DNET/DCOM

I identified the team captains for the Google contest and I asked student to make a start on organizing themselves into teams.  Team captains need to follow the link onf the blog and register with Google.

We discussed patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. It was a bit rushed in the end. For a more leisurely discussion, students can watch the recording of the class with one of the other student cohorts.

Today's class was interesting. It's nice when students join in. Although some looked like they had had a rough night.

COMP6023 Lab 03 DWEB

I asked students to read the 10 blogs that come after them in the list and to leave a comment on each. Comments identifying any spelling or grammar errors would be especially welcome by the author.

Some students argued about fonts. That make me very happy.

Students should ensure that their blogs contain no errors.

I asked the Google Compettition Team Captains to start forming groups and to register with Google. They should start a group blog and e-mail the URL to me.

COMP6023 Class 05 ITS

We talked about patents, trade marks, and trade secrets

COMP6023 Lab 03 DNET

I asked students to read the 10 blogs that come after them in the list and to leave a comment on each. Comments identifying any spelling or grammar errors would be especially welcome by the author.

Students should ensure that their blogs contain no errors.

I asked the Google Compettition Team Captains to start forming groups.

COMP6023 Lab 03 ITM

I asked students to read the 10 blogs that come after them in the list and to leave a comment on each. Comments identifying any spelling or grammar errors would be especially welcome by the author.

Students should ensure that their blogs contain no errors.

I asked the Google Compettition Team Captains to start forming groups.

COMP6023 Class 06 DWEB/ITM

We looked at Patents, Trade Marks, and Trade Secrets

Register for the Google Online Marketing Challenge

COMP6023 students should form groups of 3-6 students (I recommend 4) and one student from each group should register for the Google Online Marketing Challenge http://www.google.com/onlinechallenge/register.html.

Registration was supposed to be open from today but there seems to be some delay.

The student that registers should also set up a blog for the group and make the other team members authors also.

COMP6023 Class 05 DWEB/ITM

We looked a collage and how new works can be created from old ones, and the challenges this poses for copyright law. We discussed open source, creative commons, and public domain. We listened the The Avalanches, ray Charles, Kanye West, and Girl Talk.

Question of the Day

Would you give a job to a man who wrote his CV in Comic Sans?

Web Filter

IT Services is trialling a new web filtering system called LightSpeed. It has come across a few students who say they cannot access legitimate websites that would use in labs and for research.

Some of these websites are being blocked by LightSpeed because of the *category* they are in. I.e. “Security” “Adult” etc. If you come across such websites during your labs or lectures could you please e-mail Servicedesk@cit.ie with the website and the *Category* it was blocked under.

This will allow IT Services to relax the rules a bit hopefully and allow the students to conduct their business unimpeded.

COMP6023 Lab 03 DCOM

I asked each student to check the list of blogs to see if the link to his or her blog is correct.


I asked each students to read the 10 blogs after his or hers in the list and to leave a comment on each. If there are any typos, spelling, or grammar mistakes leave a comment for the author.

COMP6023 Class 05 DWEB/DCOM

We talked about creating new works from old, and open source. We listened to some music (Kanye, The Avalanches, Girl Talk) that contained samples and considered what might be reasonable and what might not.

COMP6023 Peer Review

I sent this mail to everyone in the class:

Hi

Please check that the URL I have for your blog is correct.

This week in the labs I will be asking you to read the 10 blogs that come after yours on the list and to leave a comment on each. In particular if you see a typo, spelling error, or grammar mistake, please let the blog author know. Such errors would cost a lot of marks.

I'll ask you to do this in the labs, but the sooner everyone makes a start, the sooner everyone will get the feedback they need.

If your blog is set up in such a way that readers can't leave comments, you might miss out on valuable feedback.

Good Luck

Colin M

COMP6023 Lab 02 ITS1A

I asked each student to check the list of blogs to see if the link to his blog is correct.

I asked each students to read the 10 blogs after his in the list and to leave a comment on each. If there are any typos, spelling, or grammar mistakes leave a comment for the author.

COMP6023 Class 04 ITS

We looked again at copyright and considered collage and making new works from old. We listened to Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches and Stronger by Kanye West, and discussed how the nature of the use was different. Someone said that Daft Punk sued Kanye West and lost, but I don't know that that's the case.

Check your blog

I sent this e-mail to all my COMP6023 students today.


Hi

I have sent this to everyone in the class. That you received it is not an indication that there is anything wrong.

Whoever I would like to to check that you have your blog set up, and that I have your URL on the list on my blog.
http://colinmcit.blogspot.ie/p/comp6023-student-blogs.html

Please check that any nonsense posts that you made to test it are deleted and that all of your posts are in standard correct English. If you have spelling or grammar mistakes you will score very poorly. It is possible to edit posts you have already made.

The deadline for getting your first entry posted covering weeks 1 & 2, is noon of next Monday.

Good Luck

Colin M

Google Online Marketing Challenge

I will be asking students to sign up next week for the Google Online Marketing Challenge. Groups will be of 3 to 6 students and only one of the students should register. You don't need to do anything just yet. I will talk you through the process. In the meantime though you could take a look at

http://www.google.com/onlinechallenge/

COMP6023 Lab 02 ITSb

I talked student through how to set up a blog and customize the layout.

I discussed a bit about what students are expected to do each week.

I asked students to e-mail the URLs of their blogs, and to check the list of student blogs on my blog to ensure that I have it and that it is correct.

COMP6023 Class 04 DNET/DCOM

We talked about copyright. Students seemed quite interested and there was a lot of discussion. It's a pity there's no recording of this class.

COMP6023 Lab 02 DWEB

We looked at how to customize the blog layout.

COMP6023 Class 03 ITS

We began our look at Intellectual Property by looking at copyright.

Slides available on the COMP6023 Slides & Resources page

COMP6023 Lab 02 DNET

We looked at how to customize the layout of blogs in blogger.

I had to leave early yo go to a meeting

Popular Blogs

http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/blogs

COMP6023 Lab 02 ITM

We looked at how to customize the layout of the blog and add widgets.

COMP6023 Class 04 DWEB/ITM

We began our look at intellectual property. Today we discussed Copyright.

Slides: ip.pdf

COMP6023 Class 03 DWEB/ITM

I outlined the requirements for Assessment 1. Students will be expected to keep a blog for 10 weeks.

There were problems with the audio of today's class. So there's no recording online.

COMP6023 Lab 02 DCOM

I asked students to add me to a Google+ circle.

I talked students how to set up their blogs using Blogger. I asked students to email the the URLs for their blogs.

COMP6023 Class 03 DNET/DCOM

We looked at blogs

COMP6023 Lab 02 ITS1a

We looked at how to set up a blog using blogger.

I asked students to set up a blog and e-mail me the URL

I asked students to add me to  a circle in Google+

I asked students to want the YouTube video of the class I gave last week on Blogs

COMP6021 Cancelled

COMP6021 Media Data Formats will not be offered this semester after all, because too few students were interested in it.

That's a pity. But these are difficult times.

SOFT6007 Feedback

If you took SOFT6007 with me last semester and your dropbox is still shared with me, you will fine a small txt file there with some feedback on Assignment 2. If you want a recording of our meeting just ask. Once you have what you want, please unshare the folder. 

COMP6021 Class 04

We devised a communication scheme for Outpost 17:


The remaining humans have split up into secure outposts. The solar powered lights on the end of town are controlled from inside the perimeter of Outpost 17, but can be seen from watch towers at the other outposts. This system has been used for months now to communicate between outposts using Morse code. Outpost 17 had a computing student from Cork until recently. He explained that Morse code made sense if you had only one light, but it was inefficient when you had more. But he didn't make it through the last attack and now he's either dead or un-dead.  We found his notes. But we don't know what he meant by 23 + 23 = 64. If we could communicate with the other outposts more quickly it would make a huge difference. Maybe you can figure out what he had in mind.

SOFT6008 Feedback in Dropbox

If your dropbox is still shared with me, you will find in it a small text file with some feedback on your assignment 2.

If you would like a copy of the audio recording of our meeting please let me know and I will put that in the dropbox too.

When you have what you want please unshare your folder.

COMP6023 Lab 01 DWEB

I talked students through how to set up a blog. I asked students to e-mail the URLs when done and to check that their Google+ accounts are set up.

COMP6021 Class 03

We took a look at some of the features of Photoshop that we will need for this module and I previewed some of the issues we will be dealing with.

COMP6021 Class 02

We looked at text coding (and semaphore) and of course Power Ranger Air Kanji and Cherokee

COMP6023 Thursday's DNET/DCOM Lecture canceled

Thursday's DNET/DCOM lecture at 1500 is canceled.

COMP6023 Lab 01 DNET

I got students to to set up their blogs.

Students e-mailed me their blog URLs and set up their Google+ accounts. 

I had connectivity issues so there's no recording. Students who missed the class should see the recording from earlier in the say. And maybe even those who didn't miss it.

COMP6023 Lab 01 ITM

Students set up blogs using blogger.com

Students e-mailed me their blog URLs and set up their Google+ accounts.

COMP6021 Class 01

The sound quality on this recording was very poor. Alas the noise cancellation software didn't work. It seems that hot air and cold air share too many characteristics for the software to separate them.

I talked very briefly about the module and then we looked at the humble mighty bit.

I gave out a handout from CS Unplugged about sending messages using bits. It seems a bit basic but it makes some important points. [Problems with the link. Will fax later]

I love this video on number bases:

COMP6023 Web Pub. Class 02 DWEB/ITM

We looked at blogs.

Slides

COMP6023 Class 01 DWEB/ITM

I talked students through the module descriptor. I had some technical difficulties and some cold related difficulties, so we finished up a bit early.

Audio only

COMP6023 Lab 01 DCOM

Nobody showed up for the labs. But that's fine. I wasn't expecting anyone. We should have no problem catching up. I'm teaching two instances of this module and hope to have the groups synchronized. But sure the bank holidays will probably screw with that plan anyway

COMP6023 Class 01 DNET/DCOM

Today lecture was cancelled. Apologies for the short notice. I had e-mail problems too. I hop enough of you got my text messages in time.

Free Choice Modules

Information on Computing Free Choice modules is at

http://mcom.cit.ie/staff/computing/cmanning/2013-free-choices.pdf

and

tinyurl.com/compfc2013

Any updates will be available at the same location.

Module Registration

 [None of this applies to 1st years]

Semester 2 2012/13 online enrolment for electives or any missing modules will be opened on Monday 21^st January and will remain open until 5pm 8^th February, after which enrolment must be submitted by Late Module Registration Form and a fee paid.  

Deadlines are as follows:

Deadline 1:  5pm 8^th February (fine Eu30: 9th - 22^nd February)

Deadline 2:  5pm 22^nd February (fine Eu80: 23rd Feb - 26^th April)

Deadline 3:  26^th April (fine Eu100: after this date)

(All funds go to the Student Assistance Fund).

Students can check their current enrolment at Web for Student http://www.mycit.ie/web4 ). An email will be sent to all students on 21st January to encourage them to enrol online by 8^thFebruary.

Students doing Exams Only, Repeats, or Project Only should not enrol online but rather submit a Registration form signed by the Head of Department, to Admissions by 8th February.