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Welcome to Aberdeen
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Welcome to Computing Science
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Where is Computing Science?
• www.csd.abdn.ac.uk• www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/• Everything is on the Web pages, deadlines,
regulations, etc.
Meston Building
CSD: 2nd Floor
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People
• Head of Teaching: Judith Masthoff• Director (undergraduate studies): Wamberto
Vasconcelos• Level 2 tutor: Nir Oren• Level 3 tutor: Jeff Pan• Level 1+4 tutor: Frank Guerin
• Advisers:• See your Adviser to register for or change courses!
• You:• www.abdn.ac.uk/studentportal/• Need to elect 2 class reps!• Two staff/student meetings per year (in week 5)
Level 1 and Level 4 Tutor
• Frank Guerin• Office: Meston 227• Homepage:
• http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/~fguerin/
• Teaches Level 1 Course CS1015Grand Challenges of Artificial IntelligenceNOTE: First Lecture happens on Friday 1st
October (Tuesday lecture cancelled next week)
Portal
• Is your study aim (degree) correct?• Check via student portal. • www.abdn.ac.uk/studentportal/
• Are you registered for the correct courses?• Check via student portal. • www.abdn.ac.uk/studentportal/
• If wrong, see your Adviser…• You may have problems graduating next Summer unless
you get your course choices right now!
Level Information & Contacts
• Bookmark the Level Home Page:• http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/teaching/
• E-mail - check regularly for announcements• CSD: Plasma screen & Level notice board• Regulations Booklet & Online Level Handbook• Talk to us!
• Course Tutors, Demonstrators & Lecturers• HoD (by appointment)
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Plagiarism
• Very serious issue! • In simple English: cheating, copying, etc.• With computers, plagiarism is easy!• With the Internet, plagiarism is increasing!• Staff obliged to report suspected plagiarism• Penalties:
• Zero for assignment … zero for course!!
• Software detection tools may be used• Boss/Sherlock: http://cobalt.sourceforge.net/• Moss:
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~aiken/moss.htm
• Always acknowledge your sources:• Acknowledge contributions of others• Properly cite source - i.e. full URL or
reference• Writing “got this from the Web” isn’t enough!• If in doubt, ask your lecturer!
Avoid Plagiarism
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Plagiarism – How to Avoid
• Read assignment instructions carefully• Usually, this means do the work on your
own• Note: it is OK to discuss assignments in
general terms with your colleagues…• Read the undergraduate handbook!
• Leave plenty of time for assignments• Most copying happens the night before the
deadline
Level 2 Tutor
• Dr. Nir Oren• Surgery hour: 1-2pm
Thursday• Office: Meston 222• Teach Level 2 course CS2007• Homepage:
• http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/~niroren/
Level 3 Tutor
• Dr. Jeff Pan• Surgery hour: 1-2pm
Thursday• Office: Meston 220• Teach Level 3 course CS3019• Homepage:
• http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/~jpan/
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Mentoring
• The University is concerned about retention and poor attendance, esp. in Level 1, so now:
• Mentoring Scheme:• Groups of about 10 Level 1 CS students• Two Level 3 student mentors (CS3021)• One PhD/Postdoc supervisor• Friendly faces, similar experiences…• Advice/discussion on issues/problems…
• Strongly recommended for all Level 1 CS students• Very successful/popular last year – try it and see!
Level 3: Honours Regulations
• IMPORTANT:• Only your first attempt at a honours
assessment counts towards the final honours degree classification.
• Resits gain credits but do not improve mark for degree classification!
• If you are awarded a “No Paper” for any course – counts as CAS 0
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Attendance
• You are expected to attend all lectures, tutorials and practicals which are specified for individual courses.
• Good attendance => Good exam results• Past years show a strong correlation
• Have to sign-in for practicals• Registry still send “warning” letters etc…• See on-line CSD Handbook for rules…
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Absences & Medical Notes
• Please notify Course Organiser if you miss a deadline due to illness (before deadline)
• Only Level Coordinators (for HoD) can grant “extensions” to deadlines
• But illness can be taken into account…• You must supply written evidence of illness
(GP’s note) if absent for more than 7 days• Hand in doctor’s note to Meston Reception
or Student Reception (main uni office)
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Assessment & Progression
• Continuous Assessment• Submission box• Late submissions and penalty• Feedback from CAs should help you measure how
well you’re doing…
• Examination• Typically: exam 50% + continuous 50%• Revision lecture• Resits – August (best to avoid!)
• Passes in CS1016 and CS1515 are required for entry to Level 2 Computing
Progression Regulations
• Entry into Senior Honours (Level 4)is not automatic:
• Students who have been accepted unconditionally onto an Honours programme will be eligible automatically to progress to the final year if they:
1. pass a minimum of 90 credits of the prescribed Level 3 courses for their intended degree programme
AND
2. Satisfy any additional conditions imposed by Degree Regulations
Computer Accounts & Keys
• CSD Computer Accounts• Keys
• Level 4 students are entitled to a key to Meston building •A refundable £20 deposit is required
• Keys available from Meston Reception (G01)•Please wait until next week
ACHIEVEThe Graduate Attributes WebCT site
• Interactive learning resources
• Self-assessment tests & exercises
• Reflect & record in your ePortfolio
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/graduateattributes/
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Important Info
• Societies (BCS, ACM, Computer Society)