Data Services Engineering COMP9321 26T1

Correction in last announcement

Posted by Morty Al-Banna Monday 23 March 2026, 05:03:06 PM.

Hi all,

Sorry I made a mistake in the last announcement. The usual drop-in consultation labs are running as usual in Week6. They are not mandatory and there only to help you if you need support.

Cheers,

Morty

Welcome to Week6

Posted by Morty Al-Banna Monday 23 March 2026, 04:49:57 PM, last modified Monday 23 March 2026, 04:58:57 PM.

Dear All,

Welcome to Week6 of COMP9321. It’s Flexibility Week.

As this is flexibility week, so we are not running any lectures. So, make sure you make use of the extra time to look after yourself (hint: Tuesday’s weather might be suitable for the beach 😊).

By the way, even if we are not running any activities this week, but we are still there for you on the Ed forum and email communications. Please feel free to use the Forum or drop a message to the class email account if you need any help.

I hope that you are progressing confidently in assignment2 and that you have already watched the walkthrough we did at the end of last Thursday’s lecture. In order to make sure we are providing proper support for assignment2, I have created a poll to gauge the interest in attending additional consultation lab session within Week6. This is absolutely optional and it will be determined based on the interest indicated. Please feel free to participate if interested ( Interest in a consultation lab session in Week6 | COMP9321 26T1 | WebCMS3 ).

So, take some time for yourself, and we’ll see you next week (i.e., Week7).

Cheers,

COMP9321 Teaching Team

Welcome to Week5 of COMP9321

Posted by Morty Al-Banna Monday 16 March 2026, 01:21:42 PM, last modified Monday 16 March 2026, 01:22:59 PM.

Dear All,

Welcome to Week5 of COMP9321. Congrats, we are halfway through.

For this Week, we are going to continue with the topic of Web Services and focusing on REST API. This is the second phase of the course, where we focus on how you can allow your data to be consumed as a web service. We are going to consider how you can consider your Web API RESTful, some best practices and how you can leverage the existing Python libraries to help you build your REST Web API.

The Lab activities for Week5 are now available. We encourage you to do them at your own convenience. As always, we have consultation labs for everyday of the week (inclduuing addtional slot on Thusdays as in person). Check the timetable section for the times. It worth to remember that in each Lab session, the Tutor will be available to answer question and provide support as needed. Feel free to reach out to the tutor and you can initiate a call and share your screen as needed.

Assignment1, is Due this week of Thursday (6:00PM). I hope that you have done the majority of your assignment1 by now or finalizing and polishing your submission. Again, I want you to remember that the assignment is on the scale of a small individual project. The assignments are there to help you practice what you have learned, and the marks are there to give you feedback to improve. Use the forum in ED discussions and the consultation labs if you require support.

Assignment2 is being polished and will be released by the end of this week. We are going to have a walkthrough on Thursday. Similar to assignment1 it is also on the scale of small individual project, but with the Focus being on Web Services.

The COMP9321 teaching team is always rooting for you and here to help. Do not hesitate to use the forum to ask as many questions or contact us via the course email.

As always, remember to have fun and enjoy the learning experience. :)

Cheers,

COMP9321 Teaching Team