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Deadline today (Friday 19th Feb) / No Workshops Next Week (Mon 22 and Tue 23 Feb) / Lecture Venue
Dear all,
The current deadline for any outstanding NoobLab activity is today, Friday 19th February, at 5pm this evening. As always, after this point you will still be able to win medals but not get any additional credit for them.
Next week there will be no practical workshops on either Monday or Tuesday, in part due to MSc teaching commitments and in part due to the fact that the Monday workshop is scheduled before the lecture and there is nothing we can actually do at that point!
Please note that after the break the lecture venue moves to JG0001 on Monday afternoons. Team Solo take the 2pm to 4pm slot and Team Skywalker the 4pm to 6pm slot. Sorry to those now on the graveyard shift; unfortunately, they’re the slots we have and there’s not much I can do about that. At least this way is fair – everyone has taken a turn on the late session.
See you next week and all the best,
Paul
Orange Event Wed 10th Feb / Code Bash / Deadline for Java
Dear all,
Most of you should know that there is an upcoming Orange Event for the Java unit tomorrow (Wednesday 10th February) during the usual lecture. I am dependent on South West Trains tomorrow so I will say that the official start will be 9:15. The odd 15 minutes is to cover you (and me) for transport difficulties, so it does not mean “you can wander in some time before lunch”, it means “aim to be there at 9am for a 9:15 start”.
We will start with a brief discussion of the mid-module feedback before going into the Orange Event.
The usual rules will apply:
- Once the test starts we will not be able to admit latecomers.
- You may use handwritten notes on the day (or printouts) but no phones, laptops, tablets/iPads or any digital devices.
Good luck in that, everyone!
Meanwhile, we will be running a Codebash all day next Monday 15th February. This will take place in SB2022/3 and will run from 9am-5pm. This will be a good opportunity for you to grab any outstanding medals. If you needed any convincing to attend, here it is:
During the Codebash, if you want to go back and pick up medals for previous units (other than Java) then these points WILL count towards your module total! So, if you didn’t do so well on TLAP, JavaScript or the Web unit, this is your chance to go back and make up for it!
Finally, the deadline for the Java unit is 5pm on Friday 19th February. After that we’ll be going on to the final unit.
All the best,
Paul
Introduction to Java – Lecture #4
The video for the fourth lecture of the Java unit will be below when it’s ready:
and the slides for the lecture are >> here <<.
Java Workshop 5
The fifth workshop for the Java unit is now available (we expect you to do this in week three of the Java unit). This is for BOTH teams.
Follow this link to log in and do the workshop.
Mid-module feedback response
Hi all,
Some feedback on your feedback:
Paul is a good teacher
Glad to hear it 
Engaging lectures
Glad to hear it
People like nooblab, but we miss carol
Carol is for novices. You’re not novices any more! For what it’s worth I spoke to Carol yesterday and she misses you too
There is too much noise in exams (the orange sessions).
We shall talk more that – do you mean me talking, or other students talking? From my perspective I enforce strict exam conditions on YOUR part during orange events, so if it’s the former I really wasn’t aware of any noise. If you mean me talking – very diplomatic of you to put it this way. However, I do reserve the right to offer pointers, thoughts, nudges and also to lighten the tone. These AREN’T exams after all – the exam conditions for you are to ensure that the responses are YOURS, no more. Short version: orange events are not exams, they are lectures albeit lectures with a heavy load of ARS questions! Lectures are not necessarily quiet events. To be continued…
Lectures are too slow / Lectures are too fast
Ok. I’m too quick and too slow. Errm…!?! Guess those two feedbacks cancel each other out!
Java Workshop 4
The fourth workshop for the Java unit is now available (we expect you to do this in week three of the Java unit). This is for BOTH teams.
Follow this link to log in and do the workshop.
Introduction to Java – Lecture #3
The video for the third lecture of the Java unit is below:
and the slides for the lecture are >> here <<.
URGENT: crucial lecture tomorrow – starting time will be 9:30am NOT 9am though
Hi all,
Just to remind you all that tomorrow’s lecture (Wednesday 27th January) will introduce OO concepts in Java. It is crucial that everyone attend – anyone who does not and isn’t already an expert will almost certainly be very very lost for the rest of the year (and possibly, their university career in Programming 2 and 3!)
Unfortunately, to an unavoidable personal commitment tomorrow’s lecture will start at 9:30 rather than 9am. However, it WILL start at 9:30am SHARP. This doesn’t mean “Paul is arriving at 9:30 so I can arrive somewhere between 9:30 and 10am!” It means “Paul will start talking at 9:30 and will heckle anyone who comes in after that point”.
See you all then – 9:30am sharp!
All the best,
Paul
Java Workshop 3
The third workshop for the Java unit is now available. This is for BOTH teams.
Follow this link to log in and do the workshop.
Java Workshop 2
The second workshop for the Java unit is now available. This is for BOTH teams.
Follow this link to log in and do the workshop.
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