COMP3311 Notices

This course has come to its end | thank you for your enthusiasm and dedication

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 28 August 2024, 01:17:38 PM.

Dear Students,

This course has come to its end. I have been teaching at UNSW for a while now and I can say teaching this course was one of the best experiences for me. Your enthusiasm and dedication truly made this course special.

I wish you all the best in your future studies and careers. I hope the knowledge and skills you've gained in this course will serve you well as you move forward.

I made some further explanation on remark request process here:

https://edstem.org/au/courses/16600/discussion/217...

Warm regards,
Armin

Raw Exam Marks Released

Posted by Dylan Brotherston 🕴️ Monday 26 August 2024, 01:15:48 PM, last modified Monday 26 August 2024, 02:09:59 PM.

Update:

Q8 Q9 Q10 now have correct marks.

These is an issue with marks for Q8 Q9 Q10
We are fixing this now.

Hi everyone,

We have now released marks for each exam question.

You can view your marks by either running the command:
3311 classrun -sturec
on VLAB or SSH
or by going to https://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~give/Student/sturec.php

Scaling has been applied to your final mark, but we cannot share what this scaling is, nor your total mark for COMP3311.
This is UNSW policy.

Good luck!

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Monday 12 August 2024, 12:13:56 AM.

I want to take a moment to wish you all the very best. Remember to use the reading time to read each question carefully, and give it your best effort.

Good luck, and I look forward to seeing your success!

Cheers,
Armin

Final Exam Tomorrow

Posted by Dylan Brotherston 🕴️ Sunday 11 August 2024, 01:35:53 PM.

Hi everyone,

A reminder that tomorrow is the Final Exam for COMP3311.

If you have not done so already, remember to check your seating allocation here:
https://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~exam/24T2/seating/register.cgi/allocations/

If you have a morning exam you should be waiting outside your allocated lab at 10:15pm.
If you have an afternoon exam you must be in your corralling room by 1:20pm.
no late entry is allowed for the afternoon exam, you must arrive no later than 1:20pm.

Remember to bring your UNSW student ID card to the exam
(or a drivers license or password if you do not have a student ID card).
You should also being at least one pen into the exam.
You can bring a clear water-bottle and clear pencil case.
You should not being a calculator, one is provided on the lab computers.

You can bring a single, double sided, A4 piece of paper as a cheat sheet into the exam.
You can have anything you like on your cheat sheet.
But you must have your zID legibly written on your cheat sheet.
You cheat sheet will be collected at the end of the exam.

Online help session and my consultation today

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 09 August 2024, 09:29:49 AM.

Hello everyone,

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I just want to remind you that the the last help session is happening today

Friday 11:00 - 2:00

This help session will be happening online on blackboard moodle. You can access Blackboard Collaborate via the course Moodle page .

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In addition to this, I have my usual Friday 3:30-4:30 consultation. As previous weeks, this happens online on teams. You can access it from here:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MmRiYzA1N2UtMGMwOC00MDdjLTg3OTItNmM4MjI4MTBiOGYz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%223ff6cfa4-e715-48db-b8e1-0867b9f9fba3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f1c28cbc-3b28-4338-90e1-a6509c7e3414%22%7d

Kind regards,

Armin

The database for exam 2024T2

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Thursday 08 August 2024, 12:31:25 AM, last modified Thursday 08 August 2024, 12:32:12 AM.

Dear Students,

You can now view the database for your final exam here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XTq4d-knQJJYPX_I0zBWsaltx3pHP5P1Qj2UrlWp7rY/edit?usp=sharing

Please note that while you may have seen this database in previous exams, the questions will not necessarily be the same. For those taking a supplementary exam, the database will remain the same, but the questions will differ while maintaining the same level of difficulty.

Additionally, remember our two upcoming help sessions:

• Thursday: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
• Friday: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

I previously posted details on how to join these sessions on Moodle.

I will be having my usual consultation on Friday too.

Happy studying,
Armin

Exam 23t3 explanation

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Thursday 08 August 2024, 12:11:14 AM.

Hello everyone,

Kenneth, a great tutor of this course, has kindly produced a video explaining the solution to exam 23t3.

I would say the 23t3 was one of the most interesting exams for this course. You can view all videos for all questions from here:
COMP3311

Happy learning,
Armin

Assignment 2 Automarking Released + Last Day To Complete MyExperience

Posted by Dylan Brotherston 🕴️ Wednesday 07 August 2024, 09:52:09 PM, last modified Wednesday 07 August 2024, 10:20:54 PM.

You can view your auto-mark portion of your assignment in WebCMS
Or by running the command "3311 classrun -collect ass2"

(Note that student with an extension for assignment 2 will not be able to collect their marked submission yet)

Your tutors will begin marking your style marks over the next few weeks.

MyExperience closes at the end of Wednesday, Today, we currently have a 47% response rate.
If you have not completed MyExperience yet, please take a few minutes to do so.

The feedback from MyExperience is invaluable for improving the course and our (lecturer and tutors) teaching style.

week11 First help session

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 07 August 2024, 08:27:56 AM, last modified Wednesday 07 August 2024, 08:28:07 AM.

Hello everyone,

I just want to remind you that our first help session for week11 is today and it is online.

Online help sessions are held on Blackboard Collaborate.

You can access Blackboard Collaborate via the course Moodle page .

Tuesday 12:00 - 2:00

Kind regards,
Armin

Week11 Help Sessions, All Online!

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Sunday 04 August 2024, 11:39:46 PM.

Hello everyone,

I just want to let you know we are going to have three help sessions on Week11. All of them are online. Online help sessions are held on Blackboard Collaborate.

You can access Blackboard Collaborate via the course Moodle page .

Tuesday 12:00 - 2:00
Thursday 11:00 - 2:00
Friday 11:00 - 2:00

In addition to these, I have my usual Friday 3:30-4:30 consultation too.

Kind regards,
Armin Chitizadeh

Deadline for myExperience is Thursday

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Saturday 03 August 2024, 01:49:26 PM.

Hello everyone,

I hope you’re having a fun and productive weekend!

I know you’re busy preparing for your exams, but I want to remind you that the deadline for the myExperience survey is Thursday, August 8, 2024—just five days away. If you haven’t filled it out yet, I would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to do so. Your responses are completely anonymous, and all comments will be carefully considered by the school.

We are currently 93 participants short for the hummus-making tutorial. I will keep you updated on the participation numbers daily.

https://edstem.org/au/courses/16600/discussion/209...

Also, have I mentioned that two of my recipes were published in the UNSW Student Arc cookbooks?

Happy studying!

Armin

I just want to remind you the deadline for Quiz 6 is tonight 11:59PM.

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 02 August 2024, 02:21:24 PM.

Hello,

I just want to remind you the deadline for Quiz 6 is tonight 11:59PM. Don't forget to do it.

The reason why I am sending this email is that only about 50% of students has done it so.

Quiz 6 is only 3 multiple choice questions.

Kind regards,
Armin

Friday week10 help session is ONLINE

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 02 August 2024, 12:11:04 AM.

Hello everyone,

We have added an online help session this Friday week10, today from 13:00-16:00 on BlackBoard Collaborate. You can join the same way you joined the Monday sessions.

Also, I am running my usual Friday consultations as usual.

https://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs3311/24T2/help_sessions.html

Kind regards,
Armin

No Lecture Today (Wed wk10)

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 31 July 2024, 09:39:54 AM.

Hello everyone,

I just want to remind you that there won't be any lecture today. The last lecture which I reviewed the course and talked about the exam was the Monday lecture. I added a new slide to the Monday lecture in which I talk more about the A4 paper that you can bring to the exam.

The help session for today is still running as usual.

Have a great day,
Armin

Remark request for Assignment1 and Assignment2

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Tuesday 30 July 2024, 01:18:53 PM.

Dear COMP3311 Students,

Most tutors have finished their style and partial marking. If you still can't view your style or partial mark, please contact your tutor. They will let you know when it will be finished.

1. Contact your tutor first:
- They may have made an error and can correct it directly.

2. If your tutor confirms the mark is correct:
- Fill out this form to request a remark.
https://forms.office.com/r/v2aTBnNu1J
- By submitting, you agree that another tutor will reassess your work.
- Please note: Your mark may increase or decrease after the remark.

3. If you're still unsatisfied after the remark:
- Email cs3311@cse.unsw.edu for a direct review of your case by myself.

Important points:
- You must contact your tutor before filling out this form.
- Only email us directly after completing steps 1 and 2.
- This process may take some time.
- The goal is to ensure a fair and accurate mark, not to provide additional feedback. For feedback please join us on our help sessions.
- Your mark can always be corrected, even if the term is finished.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Kind regards,
Armin Chitizadeh

The last lecture

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Monday 29 July 2024, 04:01:04 PM.

Hello everyone,

Just want to remind you that our last lecture is happening right now. To celebrate the end of comp3311, we are having the super delicious Sohan. And also some chocolates.

Cheers,

Armin

Answering your feedback and concerns on anonymous feedback form

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Sunday 28 July 2024, 10:13:54 PM.

Hi,

Thank you to all students who provided feedback through the anonymous forum. We appreciate your input and have addressed your concerns as follows:

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I suggest that later on in the term if it’s possible to maybe have a recording or a live lecture on doing a walkthrough on one of the exams? Explaining your thought process as you do exam style questions. As the sample sample solutions are sometimes not clear.

Answer: This actually sounds great! Thanks for recommending it. I will do so.

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The resourcing towards ed questions has been pretty abysmal. The assignment spec states 'We are committed to answering your questions, whether in person or online. For online inquiries, we will make sure to respond within two business days.' however looking at the ed forum there are questions regarding the assignment from over a week ago that have yet to be addressed. Will this be rectified for future weeks and especially for assignment 2?

Answer: I apologise for this. The strange glitch made damaged our plan and made us to be behind the answering the forum. I hope for the second assignment we were more on time.

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"Hey Armin,

I recently saw your post on the forum, and I really appreciate you tackling this feedback head on and mid term.

I know it is hard to do, and just wanted to give some flowers for it anonymously.

Other than the audio issues, I find the lectures really nice.

I would prefer that we walk through and write the code as we solve the problem than have a pre written solution which you walk through.

It makes learning it a lot stickier.

Cheers. "

Answer: Thanks. This means a lot. Sorry for the audio, it took me and IT some time to discover the issue were the wired microphones.

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Hi guys, could you please upload the complete slides that Armin presented on Monday week5? I am particularly after those where he was comparing efficiency between a query from sql vs manipulating it in python instead. I also searched for them in the Wednesday slides and couldn’t find all of them. Thank you!

Answer: Thanks for letting us know. Not sure why only some part of it was uploaded. Once I received this comment, I fixed the issue. Thanks for letting us know.

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Hi guys!! Maybe this is not the right place to do it but I wanted to give a shout-out to Dylan and Kenneth (the tutors). I have been watching the tutorial recordings from Dylan and it has been very useful to me. I also wanted to highlight the outstanding support received from Kenneth during the help sessions that I have attended. Thank you so much guys!!!

Answer: It is always great to be part of such an amazing teaching team. Don't forget to fill it in for their myExperience.

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You go way too fast every lecture. For example in the BCNF normalisation problems, it took two examples to even understand what was going on as you were not able to explicitly preface the process of BCNF, rather show us unrelated code. In the third example when atleast I was able to understand what was happening you proceed to take many short cuts without even explaining your reasoning behind this. This has gone on for the whole term where you are not explaining things properly or at all in many cases.

Answer: My apologise on this. Not many lectures are left at this moment. I will try to take this into consideration for future courses and week10 Monday lecture.

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Hello Armin, I really enjoyed the course. I do have one suggestion. There is a low-sound issue on the lecture recordings. Most of the time, the mic on the podium doesn't pick up sound, especially when you turn to reference slides. I have seen other lecturers use a pin-on/tape-on mic that is on their shirts. This allows for high-quality sound no matter the movement. thank you for teaching this course.

Answer: I am glade that you found the course interesting. Unfortunately, the mic issue was a big issue in this course. After a long time discussing with IT and trying different solution, I found out the issue was in fact the wired microphones. I used the wireless microphone with pin-on since then. However, for one lecture on Monday, none of the microphones were working except podium. It is my least favourite microphone and the least ergonomic one. But there was no choice. Hopefully they will all work on Monday Week10 our last lecture.

Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve the course. Please continue to use the anonymous form to share your thoughts and suggestions. The more detailed your feedback, the better we can address your concerns.

Link to anonymous feedback:

https://forms.office.com/r/7JukS642EX

Have a great week10!

Armin

The deadline to assignment2 is now extended to Wednesday

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Sunday 28 July 2024, 01:09:47 PM.

Hello everyone,

The deadline to assignment two is now extended to Wednesday. I have updated the specs. It might take some time to show up on give system.
For more info: https://edstem.org/au/courses/16600/discussion/209...

Thanks everyone,
Armin

Week 10 Monday Lecture Slides are Now Available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Saturday 27 July 2024, 10:54:46 PM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 10 Monday have been added to the course materials. You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu.

This will be the last lecture of the course. In this lecture, I am going to talk about concurrency, database history, course review and the final exam.

Happy Learning!
Armin

myExperience

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Saturday 27 July 2024, 11:07:42 AM.

Dear students,

myExperience is now open. It is extremely helpful to create positive changes in a course. It is confidential and your identity is not included in reports. Results of the survey are not made available until your course results are released.

For it to have any meaningful impact, the participation rate needs to be at an acceptable level.

I understand you are extremely busy during this time of the term and filling myExpereince is time-consuming. For this reason, I want to compensate your time, with time. You can read more about it below.
https://edstem.org/au/courses/16600/discussion/209...

I keep updating the participation rate on the ed's post title.

For this week only, my online consultation will run from 11am to 12pm on Thursday (Today) instead of Friday

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Thursday 25 July 2024, 08:50:21 AM, last modified Thursday 25 July 2024, 11:00:48 AM.

Dear students,

Unfortunately, I can not run my weekly online consultation this week on regular day and time. So I am moving it to Thursday (today) from 11am to 12pm. The link to join is still the same:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:mee...

If you can not attend it but want to have a consultation, feel free to email me.

We also have help session on regular times including Friday:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Kind regards,
Armin

Week 9 Wednesday Lecture Slides are Now Available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 24 July 2024, 12:52:02 AM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 9 Wednesday have been added to the course materials. You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu.

Today's lecture will be on "EXPLAIN, Transactions and Concurrency"

Happy Learning!
Armin

Week 9 Mon Lecture Slides are Now Available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Monday 22 July 2024, 07:46:59 AM, last modified Monday 22 July 2024, 07:48:17 AM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 9 Mon have been added to the course materials. You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu.

Happy Learning!
Armin

Don't forget to do your Quiz 5

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 19 July 2024, 07:45:21 PM.

Hello,

I just want to remind you the deadline for Quiz 5 is tonight 11:59PM. Don't forget to do it@

For the first question, you just need to look very briefly into the examples that we have provided. Look into my lecture exercises for example and see how I do the following:
conn = psycopg2.connect

For the second question , you just need a calculator. If you don't have one handy, you can use python interpreter like how I use it.

Or even use google, it does it for you.

T hird and fourth are asking you how many queries would be executed. To answer these, you just need to count how many times it goes through db.execute( ) and count them. If you are not sure, just choose one in random. You still have 16.5% chance of succeeding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0

The reason I am posting this, is because around 50% has not done it yet.

Have a great weekend,
Armin

We are now extending the deadline for assignment2 to be on Tuesday, Week 10 (30th of July) at 23:59.

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 19 July 2024, 04:47:27 PM.

Extension for Assignment 2

Hello everyone,

I wanted students to view at least their auto-marked results before starting to work on Assignment2. Unfortunately, due to technical issues and server updates beyond our control, the marking for Assignment 1 was delayed.

For this reason, I decided to extend the deadline for Assignment 2. However, I needed permission from the Head of Education first, as deadlines are fixed in advance in the course outline. He was busy and was not able to respond to my emails. So I met with him in person yesterday and obtained his approval for the extension.

We are now extending the deadline for assignment2 to be on Tuesday, Week 10 (30th of July) at 23:59.

This decision was made to accommodate students who I hope will benefit from it. I understand it may cause issues for some students who have already planned ahead. I apologise to those whose plans are now disrupted.

Kind regards,
Armin

Week 8 Wed Lecture Slides are Now Available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 17 July 2024, 02:31:09 AM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 8 Wed have been added to the course materials. You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu. Here's the direct link for your convenience:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/resources/101690

Happy Learning!

Armin

Week 8 Mon Lecture Slides are Now Available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Monday 15 July 2024, 10:59:18 AM, last modified Monday 22 July 2024, 07:44:21 AM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 8 Mon have been added to the course materials. You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu.

Happy Learning!
Armin

The auto-marked portion of your assignment 1 grades has been released | Assignment2 specification is released

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 12 July 2024, 11:25:20 PM, last modified Friday 12 July 2024, 11:29:33 PM.

Dear students,

The auto-marked portion of your assignment 1 grades has been released.
You can view your auto-mark portion of your assignment in webCMS or by running the command "3311 classrun -collect ass1".

Your tutors will begin marking your style marks shortly and will email you upon completion.

Regarding partial marks, we believe auto-marking isn't ideal for partial marks. If you lost marks in the auto-mark section, your tutor will review your solution for partial mark while assessing your style. They'll email you once finished.

If you believe your tutor made a mistake or the auto-mark is incorrect, please contact your tutor first. If you're still unsatisfied, we'll provide a form for you to fill out, and I (Armin) will personally review your case.

I want to be transparent about the delay in auto-marking. The database server has older software versions than other CSE servers, despite multiple update requests. Currently, both 'give' and 'imark' aren't functioning correctly. Dylan, the course admin, has worked extensively to resolve this issue so you can receive your marks as soon as possible.

If you want to understand why your submission didn't pass auto-marks and your mentor hasn't yet reviewed it for partial credit, please feel free to attend help sessions and ask about the correct solution. The goal of these assessments is for you to learn.

I also want to note that, if you have extension due to Special Consideration or ELP, your mark might be released a bit later.

Assignment2 specification is released

Assignment 2 specification is now available here:

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Due to the same technical issues, I'm releasing them on Google Docs for now. They will be moved to webCMS, like Assignment 1, over the weekend or early next week. The content will remain the same.

Feel free to meet with me before or after the lecture to ask any questions, including about your assignments, or attend our help sessions. My primary goal is for you to learn, and I'm happy to answer your questions.

You have two weeks to complete the assignment, as mentioned in the course outline. Unfortunately, we can't extend this timeframe as we want you to receive your Assignment 2 marks before the exam. We have designed this assignment so that it can be done within two weeks.

Have a great weekend everyone,

Armin

Recording for Wednesday Lecture wk7

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 10 July 2024, 07:20:45 PM.

Dear students,

You can find the video recording for wk7 Wednesday here:

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

You can access both YouTube and Sharepoint.

Kind regards,
Armin

Today at 2:00pm | Week 7 Wednesday Lecture - Online via Teams (Important Update)

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Tuesday 09 July 2024, 08:47:33 PM, last modified Wednesday 10 July 2024, 11:35:15 AM.

Dear students,

The Wednesday lecture for week7 will also be online through Microsoft Teams too. Please join the lecture using this link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:mee...

Meeting Details:

• ID: 447 450 686 168
• Passcode: YoWrSR

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Week7 Monday Online Lecture Recording

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Tuesday 09 July 2024, 12:29:15 AM.

Hi,

You can watch the recording for Monday Lecture Online from the Lectures section. This is the full list. You can find the solution to Exercises here too.
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

It took some time for youtube to be uploaded. You can watch from youtube here:

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Or you can watch from Sharepoint here:

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Sharepoint has nice subtitle too.

Happening in a few minutes at 4pm | Week 7 Monday Lecture - Online via Teams (Important Update)

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Sunday 07 July 2024, 10:02:17 PM, last modified Monday 08 July 2024, 03:47:55 PM.

Dear students,

I regret to inform you that I've fallen ill and won't be able to attend the university this Monday. As a result, unfortunately we'll be conducting our Week 7 Monday lecture online via Microsoft Teams. Please join the lecture using this link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:mee...

Meeting Details:

• ID: 447 450 686 168
• Passcode: YoWrSR

Week5 Monday slides are now fixed

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Saturday 06 July 2024, 09:19:15 PM.

Hello everyone,

We were notified that week5 Monday slides were not exported correctly and it missed some of its last slides. I have now uploaded the complete version. I am not really sure what caused that issue. I apologise for this mistake.

Kind regards,
Armin

Week7 lecture slides are now available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Thursday 04 July 2024, 07:26:06 PM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for week7, both Mon and Wed, version 1.0, have been added to the course materials. Version 1.0 indicates that I will review and adjust them in the future to make them easier to understand. The main content will remain unchanged, mostly visualisation and maybe more examples.

You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu. Here's the direct link for your convenience:

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Happy Learning!
Armin

The second flex week online help session is happening now till 5pm today

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 03 July 2024, 03:17:03 PM.

Hello everyone,

I hope you are having a good flexible week so far.

The first Online Help session is happening till 2pm today

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Tuesday 02 July 2024, 12:28:30 PM.

Hello everyone,

I hope you are having a good flexible week so far.
As you might know from my last post, you have two online help sessions during week6, flexible week. The first one is today from 12pm to 2pm (Online) and is happening now.

Kind regards,
Armin

Week6 Flexible week | Online Help Sessions on Week6

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Sunday 30 June 2024, 08:12:15 PM.

Hello everyone,

Week 6 is a flexible week, so there will be no lecture or tutorial. Originally, there were no help sessions planned for Week 6, but we have added two online help sessions:

• Tuesday , June 2, from 12 PM to 2 PM (Online)
• Wednesday , June 3, from 3 PM to 5 PM (Online)

I will also hold my usual online consultation on Friday from 3:30-4:30 PM.

We will continue answering your questions on the Ed forum.

Have a great flex week!

See you on Monday Week 7,
Armin

help session Friday week5

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 28 June 2024, 01:03:34 PM, last modified Sunday 30 June 2024, 08:01:41 PM.

Hi,

I usually don't announce help sessions. But because you have an assignment deadline very soon, I just want to remind you about the help session today at the following time.

Complete list:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Kind regards,
Armin

Answering your feedback and concerns on anonymous feedback form

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 28 June 2024, 01:00:26 PM.

Hi,
Thank you to all students who provided feedback through the anonymous forum. We appreciate your input and have addressed your concerns as follows:

Help Sessions:

• Need help sessions from week1 onwards to ensure students can stay on top of their work. currently, very poorly organised

Our answer: We've added ongoing help sessions starting from week 4 to help students stay on top of their work. We also added some more earlier at the start of the term. You can access the schedule here:

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/resources/99784

Audio Issues:

• The audio in the lecture recordings has been getting quieter week after week...
• Couldn't hear the audio in the lecture recordings at all
  
• Hi, sometimes the online lectures have a very low volume, to the point that I can barely hear it even when my volume is on max. Please check before uploading.
  
• Could you please check that the microphone is loud enough for recording? It is very frustrating to watch the lecture recording with such a low volume. Thank you!!

Our answer: This is an unfortunate issue. I have been trying to fix this issue for some time. So I followed up with the UNSW IT for a very long time. They suggested different solutions and I tried them one by one. Unfortunately some of their solutions made it worse. Their most recent fix seems to be working well. If you encounter a recording without audio, please let us know the specific lecture so we can address it promptly. I received an anonymous comment that one week has no voice recording. Unfortunately, I could not find one without any voice recording. I found one with a low volume. If you can find it and tell me exactly which one is it, I should be able to fix it and re-upload it again.

Content Clarity:

• Armin needs to explain content more clearer, it feels rushed and unprepared at times.

Our answer : I try my best to explain content as clear as I can. It is unfortunately to see I did not succeed completely. I try my best to address this issue on my future lectures. If you can fill the form again and let me know which content it was related to, I really appreciate it. This way, I can learn from it and improve my future lectures.

Forum Response Time:

• I asked question in forum almost one day ago and still no tutor answered. Would be great if tutors can respond faster.

Our answer: We've expanded our team to address forum questions more quickly. If you don't receive a response within two working days, please email us at cs3311@cse.unsw.edu.au or repost your question. Email would be better option.

Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve the course. Please continue to use the anonymous form to share your thoughts and suggestions. The more detailed your feedback, the better we can address your concerns.

Link to anonymous feedback:
https://forms.office.com/r/7JukS642EX

Have a great Friday!
Armin

Week5 Wednesday Questionnaire | help session today

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 26 June 2024, 10:38:49 AM.

Hi
We will be covering a little bit of Python today. Can you please fill in the questionnaire below? Thanks.

https://forms.office.com/r/kMk7C2gF7d?origin=lprLink

Also, don’t forget we have help session today at the following time.

Kind regards,

Armin

Monday week5 lecture slides are updated

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Tuesday 25 June 2024, 01:17:57 PM.

Hello students,

I have updated lecture slides for week5 Monday. The most recent version is now 1.1 . Most of changes are minor. For two slides with examples, I added more details on slides so when you read the slides you can understand them. These are the same content that I explained during the lecture.
New versions always replace the old versions on webCMS. For quick access just click here:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...
These are the two slides with more details:

This is a great website that explains many money topics:

https://moneysmart.gov.au/indigenous/bank-accounts
https://moneysmart.gov.au/glossary/overdraft-facility

Help sessions Today, Tuesdays, f2f 12:00- 14:00 CSE Building K17 Go5

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Tuesday 25 June 2024, 11:27:15 AM.

Hi,
I just want to remind you that we are having our f2f help session today from 12:00-14:00 at CSE Building K17 G05.
Feel free to go there if you have any questions.
Full timetable: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

See you on Wednesday,
Armin

Week 5 Mon and Wed Lecture Slides are Now Available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Saturday 22 June 2024, 02:57:33 PM, last modified Sunday 23 June 2024, 11:07:04 AM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for both Wk5 Mon and Wed version 1.0 have been added to the course materials. You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu. Here's the direct link for your convenience:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Happy Learning!
Armin

Do the quiz3 if you haven’t | its deadline is tonight

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 21 June 2024, 08:10:18 PM.

Dear students,

This is just a reminder that the deadline for your third quiz is tonight. It means less than 4 hours is left for you to do it.
If you haven’t yet, give it a try.

have a great weekend,
Armin

Help sessions on weeks 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 | Today from 1pm to 4pm at K17 G05.

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 21 June 2024, 12:54:40 PM.

Dear students,

We have set up help sessions on weeks 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10. You can view the complete list from the "Help Sessions" section from the left menu. Or use this link: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

One is actually happening right now from 1pm-4pm at K17 G05.

These are in addition to my normal online consultations hours from 3:30 to 4:30 every Friday.

Kind regards,
Armin

Help Sessions | Week4 Wednesday and Friday

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 19 June 2024, 10:34:04 AM.

Hello everyone,

For week4, we are going to have in-person help sessions on Wednesday 4pm-6pm and Friday 1pm-4pm . Both located in K17 G05.

If you need help with postgresql or assignment or anything in the course feel free to go to these sessions. I am also running my usual online consultation on Fridays as usual.

Kind regards,
Armin

Week 4 Wed Lecture Slides are Now Available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Tuesday 18 June 2024, 01:20:29 PM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 4 Wed have been added to the course materials. You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu. Here's the direct link for your convenience:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Happy Learning!
Armin

You can now view week4 Monday lecture slides

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Saturday 15 June 2024, 10:24:56 PM.

Hello everyone,

You can now view Monday week4 lecture slides version 1.0
All lecture slides are inside the "Lecture" section from left menu.

Kind regards,
Armin

Assignment1 is now released | COMP3311

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 14 June 2024, 10:06:25 PM, last modified Friday 14 June 2024, 11:54:36 PM.

Dear students,

You can now access the spec for assignment1. You can either access it through the "Assignments" at the menu bar on the left. Or access it directly through this link .

This is the first time we are using this database in this course. This assignment is a unique blend of two things that I enjoy a lot, databases and art. We hope that this blend makes your journey of learning about database even more interesting.

I will give a quick summary about it at the start of our Monday's lecture.

Remember we are here to help. We are having help sessions again starting from the coming week. I also have my consultations as the usual time. If there is a need, I will add more. Just remember, we are here to help you to learn.

Kind regards,
COMP3311 teaching team

Accessing Tuesday Lecture Recording

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Thursday 13 June 2024, 12:58:40 AM.

Hello everyone,

I have noticed that some students couldn't find lectures for the Tuesday session. All the materials related to lectures can be found from "Lectures" under "Course Work" from the left menu. This include the Tuesday recording. I also put all the solutions to exercises during the lecture on the same place and called them "Data".

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Kind regards,
Armin

See you at 10am | session will be recorded | I have updated today's lecture slides

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Tuesday 11 June 2024, 09:32:57 AM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture for today at 10:00am will be fully online and the recording will be shared to students.

Teams meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:mee...

I have also updated lecture slides for today.

Kind regards,
Armin

The lecture slides for Week 3 Wed have been added to the course materials.

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Monday 10 June 2024, 10:51:59 AM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 3 Wed have been added to the course materials.

You can easily access lecture slides by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu. Here's the direct link for your convenience:

I might update slides before the lecture to make them easier to be understood. The main content will stay the same. If I update any slide, I will change the version number, as shown on the first slide. Also, at the end of slides, I provide the list of all changes.

Week3 Mon (Tue) Slides | King's birthday

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Sunday 09 June 2024, 12:59:41 PM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 2 Mon (Tue) have been added to the course materials.
Just a reminder that due to this Monday being a public holiday, we are running the it, just for this week, on Tuesday 11th of June from 10am to 12pm Online. The session will be fully online and the recording will be shared to students.
Teams meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:mee...

You can easily access lecture slides by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu. Here's the direct link for your convenience:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Happy Learning!
Armin

​We have released five, past year final exams | COMP3311

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Sunday 09 June 2024, 09:10:30 AM, last modified Sunday 09 June 2024, 12:53:37 PM.

Dear Students

We have released five, past year final exams. You should now have access to the final exams from 20T3, 21T3, 22T3, 23T1, and 23T3.These are likely all the final exams available for this course. If you wish to practice for your final exam with a past final exam that you have not seen before, we recommend reviewing four of them now and keeping one unseen for your final exam preparation, if you wish. You can access them from the left menu.

Here is the link: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Kind regards,
Armin

King's birthday | Anonymous feedback

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Saturday 08 June 2024, 12:00:00 PM.

Dear students,

Because of the King's birthday, the week3 Monday's Lecture Moved to Tuesday 11th of June from 10am to 12pm:
Please be informed that due to the King's Birthday on June 10th, our Monday lecture has been rescheduled to Tuesday from 10 am to 12 pm, conducted online through Teams. I understand that some students may not be able to attend, so I will record the session for you to watch at your convenience.

Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:mee...

If you have a tutorial scheduled for Monday, June 10th:
If you have a tutorial scheduled for Monday, June 10th, your tutor should have already contacted you regarding the public holiday. If you wish, you can attend other tutors' tutorials for Week 3. I have already discussed this arrangement with them. Please inform both your regular tutor and the new tutor you plan to attend.

Anonymous feedback for week1 and week2:
Regarding your anonymous feedback, I have carefully read all the comments and have made my best efforts to address them. Here are the feedbacks from Week 1 and Week 2, along with the actions I have taken or plan to take:

Feedbacks on issue on sound quality:

• If the speakers are louder that would be great 👍🤠
• the last microphone was much better
• please articulate more and speak clearer, don't mumble at the end of sentences
• "- microphone quality makes bit harder to hear
• Voice is tiny and hard to hear from the lecture hall, but somehow OK to hear in the lecture recording.
• Mic quality is much better this lecture, but would it be possible to turn up the volume just a little as it was quiet. Thanks!
• The lecture volume was really low !?
• "Except for the start, good audio volume.
• The audio is unclear and the tempo of the lecture is slow
• Hi Dr Armin, the volume in the recordings for this week Wednesday lecture was very low. I had to turn up the volume on my laptop (Mac) all the way to the top and listen to it in a very quiet room so that I could hear clearly.

Our answer:
I've noticed that the voice quality in our online videos could be better. Despite trying different settings, I haven't seen a significant improvement yet. Last Monday, during the second week, I attempted to record my voice using my AirPods, but they didn't work well for me. For some reason, they gave me headaches after a few minutes, so I stopped using them. I'm currently exploring alternative options and hope to find a solution that provides clearer audio. Additionally, I'm making conscious efforts to speak more clearly and loudly.

Feedback:
· I think it would be helpful rather than jumping straight into examples is to go over the rules which govern how the representations are created/interpreted

Our answer:
I believe this issue is related to the lecture on Monday of week 2. Thanks to this feedback and other comments received from students during and after that lecture, I have incorporated a new summary section related to the Monday lecture to review the key points and placed it into Wednesday lecture. Going forward, I will aim to place more emphasis on the initial summary portion of the lectures

Feedback:
· Could you please make the lecture slides available maybe a couple days before lecture actually starts.

Our answer:
You're correct; providing the slides in advance would be better. I review the slides multiple times before each lecture and update them to enhance clarity. However, the changes are not drastic. My approach will be to release the initial version first, and if I make any slight modifications, I will update the slide and mention the changes at the end. I will also assign a version code. As mentioned, the changes are solely intended to improve clarity, while the main content remains unchanged

Feedback:

• · "Hi Armin, When you explain concepts, if it’s the first time referring to a technical term, I think it would be good to explain it briefly. Like if you refer to a server, or vlab etc. Please assume we are really stupid ! Thanks so much !"
• · I think it would be helpful rather than jumping straight into examples is to go over the rules which govern how the representations are created/interpreted

Our answer: Thank you for the feedback. I will ensure that I provide more detailed explanations before presenting examples.

Feedback :

• · I'm enjoying the interactive lessons
• · I found the example in the Wednesday lecture really helpful. Thanks Armin
• · I liked the use of examples to illustrate the concepts, e.g. explaining the importance of constraints by using the example of accidentally giving a student 120/20 in an assignment.

Our answer: Thank you. I will keep doing this and will make sure to provide even more examples to ensure the content is clear and understandable

Feedback:
* Overall, I can tell you are making an effort with teaching the course, keep it up!"

Our answer: Thanks!

Feedback:
· Ability to explain concepts is not bad but I see room for improvement.

Our answer: We try our best to improve. If you can provide suggestions on areas where we can enhance our efforts, it would be extremely helpful.

Feedback:

• Working through the example tasks from scratch is helpful for understanding but sometimes the pace is too slow when there is a lot of setup or repeated content.
• - bit slow paced"

Our answer: I understand what the student’s concern. However, finding the right pace for teaching is a challenging aspect. We need to consider all groups of students, as some prefer a slower pace, while others expect a faster one. My approach is to strike a balance that allows all students to grasp the concepts while simultaneously keeping them engaged and interested.

Our feedback form is fully anonymous. I personally read every single piece of feedback received, and provide a comprehensive explanation of the outcomes here on a fortnightly or weekly basis. Link to anonymous form:

https://forms.office.com/r/7JukS642EX

Have a great long weekend everyone!
Armin

COMP3311 | Weekly online consultations | Every Friday 3:30-4:30pm

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 07 June 2024, 02:17:31 PM.

Hello everyone,
I just want to remind you that I have my weekly consultation every Friday, including today, from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. Join in if you have any question about the the course, including your quiz.
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:mee...

Kind regards,
Armin

Quiz 1 reminder

Posted by Dylan Brotherston 🕴️ Thursday 06 June 2024, 06:49:26 PM.

Currently 200 students have not compleated Quiz 1.

If you are one of those students you have just under 30 hours left (due at midnight tomorrow) to compleate the quiz.

Week 2 Wed Lecture Slides are Now Available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 05 June 2024, 10:54:17 AM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 2 Wed have been added to the course materials. You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu. Here's the direct link for your convenience:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Happy Learning!
Armin

You can now view the solutions to week2 monday lecture

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Monday 03 June 2024, 09:56:29 PM.

Dear students,
You can now find the solutions to week2 monday lecture through this link:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...
They are placed under : "Data (Answers) for week2 Monday (link)".

Kind regards,
Armin

Week 2 Lecture Slides are Now Available

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Saturday 01 June 2024, 01:48:52 PM.

Hello everyone,

The lecture slides for Week 2 have been added to the course materials. You can easily access them by navigating to the "Lectures" section in the left menu. Here's the direct link for your convenience:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Happy Learning!
Armin

In-person and Online Consultations

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 31 May 2024, 08:51:28 AM.

Dear Students,

If you have any questions about the content, here's how you can get help.

In-Person Consultations
I offer in-person consultations before and after each of my lectures. I will remain available as long as there are students with questions. Online students are also welcome to attend our in-person lectures and asks me their questions after the lecture.

Additionally, you can ask your tutors during your tutorial sessions.

Weekly Online Consultations
Starting this week, I will be hosting weekly online consultations on Microsoft Teams. These sessions will be held every Friday from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. The first session is today. You can join the meeting every week using the following link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MmRiYzA1N2UtMGMwOC00MDdjLTg3OTItNmM4MjI4MTBiOGYz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%223ff6cfa4-e715-48db-b8e1-0867b9f9fba3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f1c28cbc-3b28-4338-90e1-a6509c7e3414%22%7d

Additional Support
If you are unable to attend either the in-person or online consultations and still have questions, please email the course's email address. I will be happy to schedule an additional consultation to address your specific concerns.

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions or need assistance. Our goal is to help you learn the concepts in this course.

Best regards,
Armin

Sources of Information | Recommended Study Approach | COMP3311

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Friday 31 May 2024, 08:43:26 AM.

Dear students,

On my O-week video and the first lecture I discussed what each resources at this course means and how you can be learn the most out of this course and also what is examinable what is not.

Since this is an important matter, I want to mention them here again.

Sources of information:

• Topic Video: Primary content (examinable)
• Lectures: Summarised content + examples (examinable)
• Previous Course Notes: More detailed version of topic video slides
• Textbooks: Most detailed version of topics

"Previous Course Notes" and "Textbooks" provide more detailed information to aid learning, but any content exclusive to these resources and not covered in the topic videos or lectures is not examinable.

We have a limited time during the lecture. Our focus is to spend more time on topics for which students usually have issues. During week1, our focus was to help students fully understand ER models. We briefly covered over Relational Data Models. We are going to talk more about them on Monday week2 lecture. However, for the week2 tutorial, you might want to also have a look at Topic Videos for week1.

Recommended Study Approach:

We provide different sources and activities and you can decide what is the best way to navigate them. However our recommended study approach is the following:

1. Read and watch the Topic Videos, as they contain the core examinable material.
2. Attend lectures, participate in solving examples, and ask questions to reinforce understanding of the examinable content.
3. Attempt practice exercises on your own to apply the concepts.
4. Complete tutorial questions before attending tutorials. Attend your tutorial and actively participate, and ask questions for clarification.
5. Ask questions during online consultations or after/before lectures for more complex queries. Ask your tutors. Use the forum for simpler, one-sentence questions.
6. Take quizzes and complete assignments to test your learning and prepare for the final exam. These are summative assessments.
7. Do the exam.

It's worth emphasising that quizzes and assignments serve a dual purpose: not only they help you learning the concepts but they also help you be prepared for the final exam.

I hope this helps, if you have any questions please let us know.

Kind regards,
Armin

The solutions for the exercises from Wednesday's lecture have now been added | COMP3311

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Thursday 30 May 2024, 09:24:07 AM.

Dear students,

The solutions for the week 1 wed lecture exercises have been added to the week 1 wed lecture slides. https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

The first exercise was a discussion so the solution was not added to the slides. However, a solution has been provided at this link: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

You can access all of these from the 'Lectures' menu on the left.

Kind Regards,
Armin

YouTube Lecture Recordings and Echo360 Live lectures

Posted by Dylan Brotherston 🕴️ Wednesday 29 May 2024, 01:08:27 PM.

Hi everyone,

As a few people have asked for it we have upload the Monday lecture to YouTube link available here:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Each lecture will be upload to YouTube, but it may take up to 24 hours before it is available, Echo360 recordings are available immediately after the lecture.

As of today's lecture Echo360 will allow you to live-stream lectures. You can access the lectures via Moodle.
Questions are welcome in the Echo360 Q&A chat.

Lecture slides for Wednesday week1 are released

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 29 May 2024, 09:31:30 AM.

Dear students,

Lectures slides v1.0 for Wednesday Week1 are now released and you can access them here:
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Kind regards,
Armin

Wed lecture 14 - 16

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Wednesday 29 May 2024, 07:57:05 AM.

Hello everyone,

1. Wed lecture has a different time and location compared to Monday s lecture. It will be at Keith Burrows Theatre. It also starts at 2:00.

2. Solutions to Mon lecture is released. I usually release them a day after the lecture. You can find them here:

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/resources/99732

3. Light rail strike action today. I received the following email. If you are using light rail to come to campus please take this into consideration.

See you soon at Keith Burrows Theatre

Armin

PostgreSQL Setup Help Sessions

Posted by Dylan Brotherston 🕴️ Monday 27 May 2024, 04:30:23 PM.

3 Help Sessions will be running this week to assist with setting up PostgreSQL on the CSE database server.

Tuesday 12pm-2pm
Thursday 4pm-6pm
Friday 2pm-4pm

All 3 sessions will be in-person running in the "CSE Help!" room K17 G05 .

This sessions are intended for students who are having issues setting up PostgeSQL.

You should attempt to complete Prac Exercise 01 before attending the Help Session.

If you can successfully complete Prac Exercise 01 you do not need to attend these Help Sessions.

Everyone should complete Prac Exercise 01 before the end of week01, as the majority of future courses content assumes that you have a PostgreSQL server accessible.

See you in 30 minutes! Monday 16:00 - 18:00 Science Theatre (K-F13-G09)| Our First Lecture Today!

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Monday 27 May 2024, 01:59:15 PM, last modified Monday 27 May 2024, 03:32:35 PM.

Dear Students,

I can't wait to start off our first lecture today! Here are the key details you need to know:

Lecture Time and Venue

• Monday , 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Science Theatre (K-F13-G09)

You can access the lecture slides at the following link:

https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/reso...

Weekly Lecture Schedule

Please note that we have two lectures scheduled each week at different times and locations:

• Mondays : 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Science Theatre (K-F13-G09)
• Wednesdays : 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM at Keith Burrows Theatre (K-J14-G5)

Be Mindful of the Construction

There is currently some construction happening in front of the Science Theatre . Please exercise caution when approaching the venue for our Monday lectures.

I'm excited to start this educational journey with all of you. See you soon!

Best regards,
Armin

Tutorial classes start week02

Posted by Dylan Brotherston 🕴️ Sunday 26 May 2024, 08:12:34 PM.

Hi everyone,

It has been brought to our attention that your myUNSW timetable says that tutorial classes start in week01. This is incorrect. Tutorial classes start in week02, only lectures run in week01.

We have notified UNSW Time-Tabling about the issue and your timetable should be updated early next week.

Welcome to COMP3311 24T2 | accessing the ed forum

Posted by Armin Chitizadeh Sunday 26 May 2024, 10:15:12 AM, last modified Sunday 26 May 2024, 10:16:03 AM.

Hello everyone and welcome to COMP3311 24T2!

I'm Armin and I'll be the Lecturer in Charge this term.
Dylan will be the main course admin for this term. He will be dealing with most of the behind-the-scenes for the course.

You will also get to meet our fantastic 15 strong team of tutors in classes.

We made a similar announcement on ed but we noticed some students can not access ed at this stage. So we decided to make this announcement.

Course Overview and Welcome Video:
To help you get a head start and familiarise yourself with the course, I've prepared a course overview video. You can find similar resources at "Topic Videos" on the left menu.
https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP3311/24T2/resources/100371

You should be able to view the video on Youtube and download the slides using the link above.

Accessing Course Forum (ED)

The course ED forum has set up, it is the best place for most questions.
Login to the course forum using this email format z1234567@unsw.edu.au where z1234567 is your zID.
Please read the welcome message for some forum etiquette guidelines and leave a message introducing yourself.
If you can't access the course forum try going to your ED profile setting in the top right corner and adding z1234567@unsw.edu.au and z1234567@ad.unsw.edu.au as alternative email addresses, again where z1234567 is your zID.

I'm looking forward to an engaging and productive term with all of you.

Kind regards,
Armin