ECommerce Technology EScience Technology Information Technology IT

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E-Commerce TechnologyE-Science
TechnologyInformation Technology (IT)

• Welcome
• Dr Frank Guerin (Director) f.guerin_at_abdn.ac.uk
• Dr Ehud Reiter (eTech Tutor) e.reiter_at_abdn.ac.uk
• Dr Yaji Reiter (IT Tutor) yaji.sripada_at_abdn.ac.uk
• Hien Nguyen (Teaching support) n.nguyen_at_abdn.ac.uk

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Today

• 1100
• Welcome Administration
• 1200-12.30
• Departmental Tours
• Registration Documents (Meston 311)
• 1230 Lunch Break
• 14.00-14.30
• Keys, deposits specific questions
• 1430
• Registration at University Office (number 22 on
  campus map)

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Thursday

• 1400-1600 Technical Clinic (eTech only)
• Configuring your own laptops for use in 311
• 10.00-12.00 Java English Evaluation
  (eTechunsure)
• Bring a pen and your student ID.
• It will give you some idea of what level of OOP
  knowledge and understanding is assumed.
• It will give us a better understanding of the mix
  of abilities in the class.
• 1500 Welcome Reception (refreshments provided)

Friday
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E-Registration

• Make sure to do, if not already done
• Need your application number and D.O.B.

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eTech Programme Structure
September
September
May
January
Taught modules 1 (60 Credits)
Taught modules 2 (60 Credits)
Individual Project (60 Credits)
Examinations
Revision Week
Introductory week
Revision Week
Christmas Vacation
Examinations
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eTech Programme Structure
E-Commerce Technology Specialist Courses
CS5038 The Electronic Society
ECT
CS5008 Technologies for the World Wide Web
Christmas Vacation
Revision Week
Examinations
E-Science Technology Specialist Courses
Introductory week
Revision Week
Examinations
CS 5945 MSc Project in E-Technology
EST
CS5302 Enterprise Programming
Study Week
Easter Vacation
CS5544 E-Technology Workshop
CS5544
CS5401 Security and Privacy
9/06/08
Week beginning 24/09/07
17/12/07
14/01/08
7/04/08
12/05/08
07/01/08
28/01/08
24/03/08
14/04/08
19/05/08
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eTech Programme StructureFirst
Half-Session-gtdetailed structure
Vacation
vacation
12 week term
Exam (50)
5 weeks Lectures/practicals
5 weeks Lectures/practicals
Coursework deadline (25)
Coursework deadline (25)
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IT MSc Timeline (September Start)
September
September
May
January
Taught modules 1 (60 Credits)
Taught modules 2 (60 Credits)
Group Project (60 Credits)
Examinations
Revision Week
Introductory week
Revision Week
Christmas Vacation
Examinations
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IT MSc Timeline (September Start)
CS5540 Enterprise Computing
CS5035 Introduction to Database Systems
CS5037 Systems Analysis Design
CS5541 Human Computer Interaction
CS 5942 MSc Project in Information Technology
Christmas Vacation
Revision Week
Examinations
Introductory week
Revision Week
Examinations
CS5038 The Electronic Society
CS5548 Web Technology
CS5549 Programming in Java 2
CS5052 Foundations of Computing Science
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IT MSc Taught Module Structure
Vacation
vacation
12 week term
Exam (75)
X weeks Lectures/practicals
Y weeks Lectures/practicals
Coursework Deadline (12.5)
Coursework deadline (12.5)
OR
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Switching Between Streams

• eCommerce lt-gt eScience
• Deadline December
• MSc eTechnology lt-gt MSc IT
• Deadline 3 weeks from start of teaching
• Speak to Tutor in first instance

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Assessment (1)

• Continuous assessment submission rules
• 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).
• Place in marked box outside Department Office
  opposite the kitchen.
• For eTech we schedule deadlines all at the same
  time, you must manage your time

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Assessment (2)

• 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

• 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 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 ones 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 Universitys
  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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Regulations

• http//www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/handbook/
• Award of a Postgraduate Diploma
• Normally a pass (CAS 9) is required for all
  taught modules.
• Award of an MSc
• Normally marks at 12 or better in elements
  constituting three quarters of the total
  assessment for the PgDip and Normally marks at
  9 or better in all elements, inclusive of the
  project.

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Progression

• To proceed to the MSc project stage, you need
• marks at 12 or better in elements constituting
  three quarters of the total assessment for the
  PgDip and
• marks at 9 or better in all elements.
• All details on Web pages
• All decisions on progression and award are
  subject to examiners discretion.

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Student Feedback

• Class representative
• Three Class Members Elected by 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 ASAP.
• Medical certificate - submit to secretary.
• Holidays
• Christmas, Easter.
• 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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Department Contacts

• General administration
• Departmental office (0930-1630) - 272295
• Individual modules Course Organisers.
• Teaching support Hien Nguyen
• Programme Tutor Dr Ehud Reiter (eTech
  Tutor) Dr Yaji Sripada (IT Tutor)
• Programme Director Frank Guerin
• Head of Department Dr Chris Mellish
• By appointment only.

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Communication

• Email
• Must check your _at_abdn 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.
• Alphabetically ordered pigeon-holes outside
  Department Office.
• Do not use the Dept. as your main mail address.

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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.

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Departmental Computing Labs.

• NO food or drink AT ANY TIME in the computing
  labs.
• NO use of mobile phones in the computing labs.
• 311 is normally used exclusively for E-Commerce
  and E-Science Technology students.
• Up to all of you to keep 311 clean, tidy and
  secure.

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Printing

• You are provided with a printer quota that should
  be sufficient for your courses.
• BE CAREFUL when printing i.e., check the number
  of pages before printing.
• You may purchase additional quota from the
  Department Office.
• Keep the area around printers tidy.

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Access to Department

• Normal hours
• 0900 - 1800 Monday to Friday
• Evenings (1800-2300) and weekends
• Access by key.
• Keys available later today (deposit required).
• Sign in and out at porters desk.
• Carry student ID card.
• Late night (2300 onwards)
• Requires written permission from HoD.
• Can access your network space from
  non-departmental DISS labs, some of which have 24
  hour access. See http//www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/compse
  rv/class/classrooms.hti

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Language Resources

• Language Centre offers in-term EFL support see
  http//www.abdn.ac.uk/languagecentre/foreign/inses
  sion.shtml
• 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
• Information on specific courses available from
• www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/jbloggs/teaching/CS5XXX
• where
• jbloggs is username of Course Organiser
• CS5XXX is course code
• Library
• eTech Programme Library is available details
  from Hien
• Queen Mother Library http//www.abdn.ac.uk/library
  /

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Questions

• Anything else?