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September 2015 University of Greenwich 1
BSc Computer ScienceBEng / BSc Software EngineeringBSc Computer Systems & NetworkingBSc Computer Security & Forensics
You should be in this room if you are a new student enrolled on one of the
following degrees...
If you are a new student on a different degree you are probably in the wrong room
Please seek advice before dashing off to the right roomIf you are not a new student you don’t need to be here
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Welcome to the University of Greenwich
Dr Kevin McManus
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The UniversityThree Campuses in London and Kent
• Greenwich• Avery Hill - Eltham• Medway - Chatham
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Greenwich Campus• Site of a former royal palace• Baroque buildings built under the
direction of Sir Christopher Wren • Naval Hospital then Royal Naval
College• Popular film and TV location
e.g. The Mummy Returns, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Shanghai Knights, Starter for 10, The Four Feathers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sherlock Holmes, Les Miserables, Thor: The Dark World, Skyfall and many more
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A World Heritage Site• This campus with the Painted
Hall and the Chapel of St Peter and St Paul
• The Royal Observatory• home of John Flamsteed, the first
Astronomer Royal• site of the Prime Meridian•the origin of time
Greenwich
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The National Maritime Museum tells the story of Britain at Sea
• contains the coat Nelson wore at Trafalgar
• with the hole made by the bullet that killed him
The Queen’s House contains a selection of the museum’s fine art collection
Greenwich
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The Cutty Sark• in her time the fastest ship in the
world• now restored in dry dock with the
help of our researchers
A Royal Park, 183 acres with superb views of London and Docklands
Greenwich
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Part of the Faculty of Architecture Computing and Humanities – FACH
• Department office is 3rd floor Queen Mary• QM358• QM345 student help-desk
• ~1,300 students• 46 Academic Staff• 11 Administrative Staff• 8 Technical Support Staff
Department of Computing and Information Systems (CIS)
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Department’s Degrees
• PhD• MPhil• MSc• BEng• BSc
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Programme Leader• Kevin McManus PhD MSc PGCert BSc MBCS
• BSc Computer Science• BEng Software Engineering• BSc Software Engineering• BSc Computer Systems & Networking• BSc Computer Security & Forensics
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Programme Leader• Devise, manage and administer the degree
programme• Advise on programme choices• Direct students to sources of support
• academic, pastoral, financial, etc.• Monitor student progress• Advise on academic progress• Report to Department
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BEng Software EngineeringBSc Software EngineeringBSc Computer ScienceBSc Computer Systems & NetworkingBSc Computer Security & ForensicsBSc ComputingBSc Business Information SystemsBSc Business Information TechnologyBSc Computing with Digital MediaBSc Computing with Games DevelopmentBSc Business ComputingBSc Web TechnologiesBSc Games Design and DevelopmentBSc Creative Digital Media
Undergraduate ProgrammesThese programmes have a common first year... permits easy transfer between programmes}
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First Year Timetable
Term I Communication Systems
Logical Foundations
ComputerProgramming
Scholarly and Academic practice
Term 2 Computer Systems
Architectures
Analytical Methods for Computing
System Development
There are sessions on Tuesday to explain the stage 2 and stage 3 timetables
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Course Leader• Organises delivery of a course
• usually delivers the lectures• not always
• coordinates rooming, resources and tutors• Creates and coordinates the assessments• Monitors student progress• Reports back to the department
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Personal Tutors• Richard Anthony• Georgia Sakellari• Mariusz Pelc• Brian Brass
• George Loukas• Yasmine Arafa• Elena Irena Popa• Mahtab Hossain
• First year students are assigned a personal tutor• you get to meet them this week
• lab class Wednesday morning• tutorials Friday morning
• regular structured tutorials through the coming year• First port of call for questions or problems
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Lead Personal TutorsLead Personal (Year) Tutors
Year 1 Richard Anthony
Year 2 Markus Wolf
Final Year Kevin McManus
• Organise Programme Stage Committee Meetings• listen to feedback from student representatives• minutes fed into the Annual Monitoring Report
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Computing Facilities• Over 1000 computers for general student use• Approximately 300 high spec PC and Mac
machines exclusively for CIS students• Virtual desktop allows you to work anywhere
• as long as you have internet access• Two Wi-Fi networks
• GreenNET and Eduroam• Laptop lending facility
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• Student intranet systems require a login using your Greenwich user ID • xy123 or xy1234z
• not 000654321
• University portal provides facilities required by all Greenwich students• email, Moodle, library, timetables ...
• The CIS intranet provides facilities that are specific to CIS students• coursework, feedback, teachmat, CIS specific help ...
Intranets
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Intranets
There is an essential lab session on Wednesday afternoon to help
you to get to grips with these facilities
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Communication• Intranets deliver lots of information to you
• the answer to your question is probably online• CIS pages http://www.cms.gre.ac.uk
• University Home Page http://www.gre.ac.uk • email - Check your email regularly• Contact Staff by email, telephone, in person
• contact details online• Staff publish open office hours when they are free• Messages for staff can be left with the Dept. Office
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Timetables• Timetables are available
from the student portal• individual• programme• course
• Check daily for first few weeks as they are likely to change at short notice
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Week 1(this week)
1. Register• parts 1 and 2• get a Resource Card
2. Week 1 presentations, exercises and tutorials
3. Students Union Fresher’s Fair
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Part 1 Registration• Most of you have already completed this
• passed the fees payment section and reached the optional photograph upload
• if no photo uploaded one can be taken at part 2 registration• agreed that your details are correct
• This must be completed as soon as possible• KW103 has PCs you can use• advice can be obtained from the student help-desk
• 3rd floor Queen Mary
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Part 2 RegistrationMost of you have already completed this
•you have a resource cardOTHERWISE
•complete part 2 tomorrow•at the time printed on the
registration slip you have been given this morning
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Week 1 Timetable9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00
Mon This session – new studentsKW315
Treasure hunt
Tue Part 2 registration Second year orientation11_0003
Final year orientation11_0004
Wed Lab discoveryKW labs
Thu Facilities11_0003
Fri Personal tutorial
Also Film screening SL101 6:00pm Tuesday and boat trip ThursdayA more complete TT is available online from
http://staffweb.cms.gre.ac.uk/~mk05/Week1NewStudentTT.pdf
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Orientation
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Orientation• Room Numbers represent
building, floor and room
• QM345 indicates that the room is on the third floor of the Queen Mary Building
• e.g. QA080, KW103, M413, W116
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Mentors
• You have already seen some student mentors• They will be around through the week (and
the year) • to help you with pretty much anything• they were new students last year so they have a
good idea of what it is like• Stay connected with
https://www.facebook.com/CISmentorsGre https://twitter.com/CISmentorsGre
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Student Services• Financial planning• Medical issues• Study difficulties• Child care• Religious needs• Careers guidance• Welfare advice• Accommodation• Advice and support on any equal opportunities issues e.g.
issues of disability, gender and ethnicity.
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Students' Union• Each site has Students' Union facilities• Main Students' Union is at Avery Hill• Check their website for details of events
http://www.suug.co.uk/whatson/
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Treasure Hunt• New first year students
only• Begins after this session
• in the Grand Square• without Mr Depp
• Return completed paperwork to the student helpdesk (QM345) before 4:00pm today
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Questions
This PowerPoint is available fromhttp://staffweb.cms.gre.ac.uk/~mk05/Week1Monday-201516.ppt
Is my programme right for me?Am I on the most suitable programme?