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Re-Assessment Details

July 1, 2016 / Leave a comment

If you are registered to be retaking the module this summer (you should have received an email from me) then the details of the reassessment can be found in the link below.

CI4100 Retake Coursework (updated 21/7/16)

Those of you who responded to my email and have indicated that you intend to engage with the reassessment process will receive details of when the Boot Camp will take place by email very soon. If you have not received an email from me confirming the dates by the middle of next week and you ARE intending to participate then please let me know.

All the best,

Paul

Excel spreadsheet for Last Chance Saloon

April 22, 2016 / 2 Comments on Excel spreadsheet for Last Chance Saloon

The Excel spreadsheet for the Last Chance Saloon is attached. You will be told how to use this on the day.

Last Chance Saloon Spreadsheet

URGENT: FINAL ORANGE EVENT NOW 11TH APRIL

April 3, 2016 / Leave a comment

Dear all,

Having received a number of emails from students who tell me they will not be back from their Easter vacation in time for the first day back, which means many people will miss the final Orange Event, I have decided to change the arrangements and hold the final Orange Event a week later on Monday 11th April during the lecture slots.

This means that there will now be no lecture on the first day back from the Easter holidays – so no lecture on 4th April.

The final Orange Event will now take place during the lecture session on Monday 11th April.

THIS MESSAGE SUPERCEDES ANY PREVIOUS MESSAGES ABOUT THE FINAL ORANGE EVENT.

I have updated the previous announcements on Studyspace to reflect the correct information about when the Orange Event now is, and hopefully this (final!) change will mean fewer people panicking about not being able to make it!

There will be a workshop tomorrow (4th April) between 9:30am-1pm – please note slightly later start time than usual,. though.

See you tomorrow for the workshop. (If you are doing the card game activity, you MUST attend a workshop session between now and the end of term or the upcoming codebash to get your marks for your work!)

All the best,

Paul

JavaScript Workshop 4 (TEAM SOLO)

March 29, 2016 / Leave a comment

The fourth workshop for the Javascript unit is now available.

Follow this link to log in and do the workshop.

Final Orange Event, final hand-in date, final codebash, and “Last Chance Saloon” for missed Orange Events

March 24, 2016 / Leave a comment

Dear all,

(The below message has been edited on 3rd April at 7:25 to reflect changes in the schedule. These changes were made due to popular demand.)

The final Orange event will take place during the lecture in last week of term on Monday 11th April. Please ensure you are there!

There will be no lecture on the first week back after Easter (Monday 4th April PM) but we will run the workshops in the morning that day, although the 9am workshop will start slightly later at around 9:30am.

Naturally everyone attends all lectures and workshops, so this should not come as a surprise to anyone, but I also wanted to remind you all that the final date for completing ALL NoobLab activities is FRIDAY 22nd APRIL @ 5pm. You will still be able to access NoobLab after this date but any medals earned beyond that point will not count towards your final module total.

Once again, with feeling:

THE DEADLINE FOR ALL PROGRAMMING 1 ACTIVITIES IS FRIDAY 22ND APRIL AT 5PM.

Remember that I am accepting submissions for “legacy” medals. So you are free to go back and complete missing activities from previous units, if you need to.

To help you get over the finish line I have arranged two events:

THURSDAY 21ST APRIL – SB2022/3 – 9am-5pm: CODEBASH

There will be one last Codebash on Thursday 21st April in SB2022/3. As with all Codebashes, the format is that you can drop in for as long or as little as you’d like. This will be your last chance to get supervised support so make sure you’re there if you haven’t completed all the medals before then!

FRIDAY 22ND APRIL – SB2022/3 – 9am-5pm: The Last Chance Saloon (for missed Orange Events)

For those of you who missed one or more Orange Events, there will be one and only one opportunity to do them on Friday 22nd April. If you intend to take up this opportunity it is important that you email me and book a place. IF YOU DO NOT BOOK A PLACE YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED ON THE DAY. Everybody will have different things they missed, so I need to know who is coming in advance so that I can make sure each attendee gets the right material.

One more, with feeling:

IF YOU DO NOT BOOK A PLACE FOR THE LAST CHANCE SALOON YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETAKE MISSED ORANGE EVENTS.

So, do be sure to take the opportunities we are giving you to help you pass. There is no reason why anyone should fail IF they are willing to do a bit of hard work, and we’ll help you with that as much as we can.

All the best and have a good holiday period,

Paul

Card Game Challenge (Further Java Workshop 4 – TEAM SKYWALKER)

March 14, 2016 / Leave a comment

The fourth “workshop” for the Further Java unit is the card game exercise.

This activity should be done in pairs and you will need to notify Paul of your pair allocations before starting (or you will not be eligible for the marks!)

To be eligible for this workshop, you must have more than 30 NoobLab points on the second Java unit, and 65 NoobLab points on the first Java unit. If you do not have this points tally you will be asked to go back and complete the earlier exercises first!

You should only do this workshop if you are in Team Skywalker.

Follow this link to log in and do the workshop. Alternatively, you might choose to do your work in NetBeans if you prefer – the NoobLab page is just for the medal awarding in that case.