COMP9900 Notices

myExperience Survey - Closing Soon

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Thursday 25 November 2021, 12:57:00 AM.

Dear All,

I hope you are all doing well.

The deadline to give your feedback about the course through myExperience is closing today Thursday 25 November 2021 @ 11:59pm ( Sydney time ) and only around 32 % of students did complete the survey so far.

Thanks to all of you who have completed myExperience so far. If you haven't yet participated, you can find the myExperience link on your Moodle course page or look for the link in your student email. The link is also given below for your convenience:

myExperience

Your honest, constructive feedback is valued. Results from this survey help enhance courses and teaching at UNSW. Your feedback makes a difference for the next group of students taking your courses, just as feedback from students taking courses you plan to take makes a difference for you.

Thank you for your time and I wish you all the best for your final exams.

Rachid

myExperience Survey - Reminder

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Saturday 20 November 2021, 06:48:33 PM, last modified Saturday 20 November 2021, 06:56:07 PM.

Dear All,

I hope you are all safe and doing well.

I also hope that you enjoyed this capstone project course.

The deadline to give your feedback about the course through myExperience is fast approaching. The due date is Thursday 25 November 2021 @ 11:59pm ( Sydney time ) and only around 15 % of students did complete the survey so far.

Thanks to all of you who have completed myExperience so far. If you haven't yet participated, you can find the myExperience link on your Moodle course page or look for the link in your student email. The link is given below for your convenience:

myExperience

Your honest, constructive feedback is valued. Results from this survey help enhance courses and teaching at UNSW. Your feedback makes a difference for the next group of students taking your courses, just as feedback from students taking courses you plan to take makes a difference for you.

Thank you for your time and I wish all of you all the best for the forthcoming final exams.

Rachid

Peers Evaluation Due Soon

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Friday 19 November 2021, 01:32:59 PM.

Dear All,

This is a reminder that Peers evaluation submission is due today Friday 19/11/2021 @ 9.00pm.
This is a compulsory individual submission for all team members.

Thank you for those who have already submitted their peers evaluation.

Wishing you all the best.

Rachid

Project Report and Project Code Due Soon

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Thursday 18 November 2021, 12:39:39 PM.

Dear All,

This is a gentle reminder that your team's Project Report worth 20% and Project Code worth 20% are due tonight Thursday 18/11/2021 @ 9.00pm (Week 10).

Please note that only one member of the team (the Scrum Master) submits the Project Report and the Project Code on behalf of the whole team.

Wishing you all the best.

Rachid

CSE New HDR Top-Up Scheme - COMP3900 Students

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Wednesday 17 November 2021, 10:46:39 AM.

Dear COMP3900 Students,

I am just passing on the following announcement from CSE school:

The School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of New South Wales will be offering up to 8 Top-Up scholarships of $12k per annum for domestic students commencing their PhD/MPhil programs at CSE in 2022 . The top-up will supplement the main RTP award worth $28,854 p.a. Bachelor Honours degrees are eligible to apply for both MPhil or PhD if they meet the other requirements. More information can be find in this link: https://www.unsw.edu.au/engineering/news-events/news/cse-top-scholarships-domestic-phdmphil-students

Wishing you all the best.

Tank you.

Rachid

Week 10 Wrap-Up Lecture Slides and Recording

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Tuesday 16 November 2021, 02:54:49 PM.

Dear All,

The Week 10 Wrap-Up lecture slides are in WebCMS3 under Lectures page and the recording is on Blackboard Collaborate. Please do have a look at them if you need any clarifications about the remaining assessment items.

Wishing you all the best.

Rachid

Final Project Demonstration/Presentation and Week 10 Wrap-Up Lecture - Reminder

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Tuesday 16 November 2021, 10:53:36 AM.

Dear All,

I hope you are all keeping safe and doing well.

This is a reminder that your final project demo/presentation will be held this week (Week 10) during lab time.

Please do make sure you familiarise yourself with the assessment guidelines for Final Project Demo (see specification and marking rubric document under Assessments page in WebCMS3).

Please also note that there will be a Wrap-Up lecture today at 12pm where we discuss and clarify the important remaining assessment items due this coming Thursday 9pm.

Wishing you all the best for your final project demo!

Rachid

Retrospective B - Reminder

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Monday 08 November 2021, 12:17:45 PM.

Dear All,

I hope you are all safe and doing well.

This is a reminder that Retrospective B report is due before this week's (Week 9) lab.

The Scrum Master should email the Retrospective B report to the mentor and submit the same Retrospective B report to WebCMS3 before Week 9 lab.

Wishing you all the best.

Rachid

Progressive Demo B and Retrospective B - Reminder

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Tuesday 02 November 2021, 10:19:14 AM.

Dear All,

I hope you are all doing well.

This is a reminder that your second progressive demo (Progressive Demo B) will be held this week (Week 8) during lab time.

Similarly to Retrospective A, try to conduct your Retrospective B meeting as soon as possible after your demo (preferably in the same day).

Please do make sure you familiarise yourself with the assessment guidelines for both Progressive Demo B and Retrospective B (see specification and marking rubric document for both assessments under Assessments page in WebCMS3).

Wishing you all the best.

Retrospective A - Reminder

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Monday 25 October 2021, 12:29:45 PM.

Dear All,

I hope you are all doing well and had a wonderful flexi week.

This is a reminder that Retrospective A report is due before this week's (Week 7) lab.

The Scrum Master must email the Retrospective A report to the mentor as well as submit the same Retrospective A report to WebCMS3 before Week 7 lab.

Wishing you all the best.

Rachid

Progressive Demo A and Retrospective A - Reminder

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Monday 11 October 2021, 11:50:41 AM.

This is a gentle reminder that your first progressive demo (Progressive Demo A) will be held this week (Week 5) during lab time.

For the first retrospective (Retrospective A), please conduct your retrospective meeting as soon as possible after the demo.

Please do make sure you familiarise yourself with the assessment guidelines for both Progressive Demo A and Retrospective A (see specification and marking rubric document for both assessments under Assessments page in WebCMS3).

Project Proposal Due Soon - Reminder

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Sunday 03 October 2021, 10:34:57 PM.

Dear All,

This is a gentle reminder that your team's Project Proposal worth 10% is due tomorrow morning Monday 04/10/2021 @ 10.00am.

Please note that only one member (the Scrum Master) of the team submits the Project Proposal on behalf of the whole team.

Wishing you all the best.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Rachid

Joining GitHub Classroom

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Sunday 26 September 2021, 04:51:34 PM.

Dear All,

Please follow the Joining GitHub Classroom instructions given under GitHub Classroom page in WebCMS3 to join GitHub Classroom.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Rachid

Welcome to COMP3900/9900 21T3

Posted by Rachid Hamadi Monday 13 September 2021, 11:16:39 AM, last modified Monday 13 September 2021, 12:23:02 PM.

Dear COMP3900/9900 Students,

Welcome to COMP3900 (Computer Science Project) / COMP9900 (Information Technology Project).

My name is Rachid and I am the Course Convenor for 21T3.

Please have a look at the Course Outline to make yourself familiar with the course objectives and assessment requirements.

Please note that you will be working on a project in a team of five (5) members from your lab under the supervision of a mentor/tutor that checks on your project progress on a weekly basis. Lab attendance is mandatory and will be recorded weekly.

Please do have a look at the available generic projects (under Projects page) to choose from or come up with your custom/own project subject to mentor/lecturer approval. If you want to work on a custom/own project, a Custom/Own Project Request Form need to be sent to your mentor by end of Week 1 .

Please also note that labs (or mentoring) sessions start in Week 1 . It is very important that you turn up during Week 1 labs for team formation , project selection , and project brainstorming .

Use the forums I created for each lab under Teams Formation Forums page in WebCMS to help with group formation. Once you have found some group members in your enrolled lab, please do coordinate with those members to use the " + Create " button on the WebCMS Groups page to create a group, and then register current members within the created group. Group members can also click " + Join " on the created group to join. One member should be the Admin (or Scrum Master).

For the team/group name, please ensure you include your course code (only the last four digits) and enrolled lab code as a prefix. For instance, if your course is COMP3900 and your lab code is T16A , and you called your group Fantastic Five , then your full group name in WebCMS (and in Jira and GitHub Classroom ) would be 3900-T16A-Fantastic Five . This will help you keep track of group members, and others to see what groups have already started forming in their lab.

See you tomorrow Tuesday 14 September 2021 at 12pm online using Blackboard Collaborate (the link is in Moodle) for our first lecture. Please also note that the online mentoring sessions will also run using Blackboard Collaborate .

I hope you will enjoy the course.

Looking forward to engaging with you in this course.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Rachid