Information Systems (IS)
WelcomeKathleen Christie (PGT Director - Conversion)
Advaith Siddharthan(MSc Tutor)[email protected]
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Registration
• In order to collect ID cards you must first be:• e-advised (by the Tutor)• e-Registered (by yourself)
• To e-register you need your application number and Date Of Birth
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IS MSc Timeline (January Start)
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CS5037 Systems Analysis & Design
CS5038 The Electronic Society
CS5035 Introduction toDatabase Systems
CS5541Human Computer Interaction
CS5551 Enterprise Computing and Security
CS5548 Web Technology
CS5550 Web Application Development
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0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 MON CS5550 Lecture
St Marys G3
CS5548 Lecture Fraser Noble 2
CS5551 Lecture St Marys G3 weeks: 30-35, 43-44
CS5541 Lecture KCG8
CS5551 Lecture MT4 weeks: 30-35, 43-44
TUES CS5551 Lecture
MT4 weeks 36, 37, 41, 42
CS5548 Lecture MT1
CS5541 Practical
Edward Wright F81
WED CS5551 Lecture
NK1 weeks 36, 37, 41, 42
CS5541 Lecture KCG8
THURS CS5550 Lecture
William Guild Arts Lecture Theatre
CS5548 Lecture MT1
CS5548 Practical Meston 5
FRI CS5550 Practical EW S84
CS5551 - Practical Meston 5
CS5550 Practical EW F86 CS5551 Practical Zoology
G21
CS5541 Human Computer Interaction
CS5548 Web Technology
CS5550 Web Application Development
CS5551 Enterprise Computing and Security
Initial Timetable: This may change so consult your Portal
Practicals for all courses do not start until week beginning 8 February 2010
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Assessment: Submission Rules
• Continuous assessment• Unless instructed otherwise by the Course
Organiser, you should submit two copies of each assessment.
• One copy is returned (within four teaching weeks of its receipt) with comments from the marker(s) and a mark on the Common Assessment Scale (CAS).
• Continuous Assessments should be placed in the appropriately marked box outside G01 on the ground floor of Meston
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Assessment: Penalties and Extensions
• Penalties for late submission:
• Up to 24 hours: 10% penalty.• (or over weekend if deadline is Friday)
• Up to 1 week: 25% penalty.
• After 1 week work is marked and returned, but is recorded as “no paper”: 100% penalty.
• All deadline extensions due to exceptional circumstances (e.g. illness) are subject to approval by the exam board.
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The Common Assessment Scale (CAS)
• 18-20 – first class honours mark (75-100%)
• 15-17 – upper second class honours (65-74%)
• 12-15 – lower second class honours (55-64%)
• 9-11 - third class honours (45-54%)
• 6-8 – fail (30-44%)
• 1-5 – poor fail
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Cheating and Plagiarism (1)
• “Plagiarism is the substantial use, without acknowledgement and with intent to deceive the examiners or knowing that the examiners might be deceived, of the intellectual work of other people by representing, whether by copying or paraphrase, the ideas or discoveries of another or of others as one’s own in work submitted for assessment. The mere inclusion of the source in a bibliography shall not be considered sufficient acknowledgement.”
• Keyword: Acknowledgement
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Cheating & Plagiarism (2)
• Given that it is very easy to copy software, the potential exists for plagiarism in the submission of coursework.
• Work submitted for assessment should normally be individual work.
• Do not agree to requests from other students to copy your work.
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Cheating & Plagiarism (3)
• If you copy without acknowledgement, then this is plagiarism.
• You should assume that your coursework will be checked for plagiarism, whether you are submitting a report, or software.
• The department will not deal with it internally – it will be reported to the University’s Investigating Officer.
• If found guilty, penalties include the awarding of zero marks for the individual assessment, the entire course, or, if serious, the award of no degree at all.
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Cheating: Final Note
• From past experiences, plagiarism makes it less likely that you will pass the programme• Because you will have a harder time learning
material, and hence passing the exam, if you don’t do the assessments
• If you feel you cannot do an assessment, please tell the course lecturer
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Progression
• To proceed to the MSc project stage, you need:
• Normally marks at 12 or better in elements constituting three of the first four modules for the PgDip; and
• Normally marks at 9 or better in all elements.
• All details on Web pages
• All decisions on progression and award are subject to examiners’ discretion.
• In addition to get the MSc you need normally to pass all subsequent modules.
http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/handbook/
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Student Feedback
• Class representatives:
• Class Members Elected from the class
• Staff-student liaison committee:
• Two or three meetings each year
• Informal feedback to Course Organisers
• Course Evaluation Forms
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Illness/Absence• Illness / Bereavement:
• Must let Programme Tutor know as soon as possible.
• Medical certificate - submit to secretary.
• Holidays:
• Easter, Autumn, Christmas
• Absences (outside holiday periods):
• Must seek permission from Programme Tutor in advance.
• Let us know of any special requirements for examinations.
• http://www.abdn.ac.uk/disability/
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Contacts
• General administration:
School office (09:30-16:30)
Meston G01 (27)2295
• Individual modules: Course Organisers
• Programme Tutor: Advaith Siddharthan
• Programme Director: Kathleen Christie
• Head of Teaching*: Judith Masthoff*By appointment only.
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Communication
• Email:
• Must check your university e-mail regularly
• Course announcements, lecture changes, snow closures, etc.
• We assume that an e-mail message is received - so make sure you read them DAILY
• Maintain your mailboxes so that you do not run over quota
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Computer labs
• University has many computer labs scattered around campus: Desktop PCs
• http://www.abdn.ac.uk/dit/staff/class/wherepc.php
• http://www.abdn.ac.uk/freepcs/
• Used for IS practicals
• Wireless access in many halls of residence,
libraries, most of Meston building
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Conditions for the Use of Computer Systems
• Facilities are provided solely for University purposes;
i.e., work directly associated with courses/project
activity.
• Facilities must not be used for recreational purposes.
• Accessing, holding or distributing pornographic
or offensive material will be treated as a serious
breach of these conditions.
• Use of Copyrighted content and P2P is also
treated as a breach
Computing Issues
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Service Deskphone and out-of-hours helpline: 01224 27-3636 e-mail: [email protected]
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Printing
• New users are given a starting print quota budget of £1
• BE CAREFUL when printing; i.e. check the number of pages before printing
• You may purchase additional print quota
• electronically, via the Student Portal, or in cash, over the counter, at Computing Centre Reception or a Library Issue Desk
• There are printers in university computer labs
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Access to Meston Building
• Normal hours: 09:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday
• Out of hours: Evenings (18:00-23:00) and weekends:
• Access by key.• £10 per key• Collect from G01
• Sign in and out at porter’s desk.
• Carry student ID card.
• Late night (23:00 onwards)• Requires written permission from HoD.
• Can access your network space from non-departmental DIT labs, some of which have 24 hour access.
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Language Resources
• Language Centre offers in-term EFL support see http://www.abdn.ac.uk/languagecentre/index.php?id=18&top=3
for details about:
• Report writing
• Seminar skills, etc.
• These may be useful and should be taken now while the workload is low.
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Resources
• Programme pages• http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/levelfive
• Course home pages• http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/levelfive/
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• Library• Queen Mother Library
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/
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Additional Information
• If you log on to WebCT using your ID and password you will find an area for Taught Postgraduate students
• It is entitled: Academic Learning Resources: Taught Postgraduates (Student Learning Service)
• This provides some useful information
Information Sessions (1)
• Welcome and Information Session for New International Students
• Date: 4 February 2010 • Time: 1400• Location: Kings College G8
• Re-Freshers Week• 1- 5 February 2010• See “What’s On” at www.ausa.org.uk
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Information Sessions (2)
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•Library Induction:online journal access and guide to physical library
•Date: Wednesday 10 February 2010 •Time: 1400-1500• Location: QML Project Room
•Date: Wednesday 10 February 2010•Time: 1500-1600 or 1600-1700 (dependant on numbers)•Location: QML Floor 2 PC classroom
QML = Queen Mother Library
Information Sessions (3)
• Academic writing
• Date: Thursday 11 February• Time: 12 – 1pm• Location: QML Seminar Room
You will need to have your student card with you to swipe into QML.
Once in the library turn right, photocopying area to the right and the Seminar Room is ahead of you (room with double doors).
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Information Sessions (4)
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Date: Friday 19 February• Time: 1-2pm• Location: QML Seminar Room
You will need to have your student card with you to swipe into QML.
Once in the library turn right, photocopying area to the right and the Seminar Room is ahead of you (room with double doors).
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