DPST1091 Notices

Important updates - exam instructions, consultation ....

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Monday 27 April 2020, 01:45:13 PM.

Hi everyone,

A final exam consultation will run today from 2:00 - 3:30 pm through Collaborate.

Please read through carefully the documents in the following two links in relation to your final exam for CP 1511.

• Important Instructions for CP 1511 Online Exam
• How to access the Zoom Link for CP 1511 Exam through Moodle

Your class mark was made available to you last Friday. If you feel if any of these marks are incorrect, kindly report this in the consultation today or email me. No changes will be made after Tuesday, 28th of April, 5:00 pm.

If you are a student who has applied for special consideration during the final exam, you will receive an email this afternoon, advising your special need arrangements.

Good luck everyone, with your exams!

Consultation today - changed timing

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Thursday 23 April 2020, 12:17:02 PM.

Dear students,

Sorry for the late notice. I have had to reschedule the consultation today (Thursday, 23 April to 2:00 - 3:00 pm) this afternoon.

Also, kindly note all the marks your labs, practical exams (incl. week 12 practice exam), assignments (1 & 2) should now be available. Assignments are worth 15 marks each. The labs will total to a maximum of 10 marks. All the practice exams will total to a maximum of 10 marks. If you think any of these marks are incorrectly recorded, kindly see me in the consultation today.

Reminder: Exam Consultation Sessions Start today

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Wednesday 15 April 2020, 10:33:43 AM, last modified Thursday 23 April 2020, 12:17:23 PM.

Hi everyone,

Sorry revision lecture was on Wednesday. As of today, it is only exam consultations. The revision lecture was recorded on Wednesday.

Revision Lecture:

• Wed, 15 April, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Exam consultation:

• Fri, 17 April, 11:00 - 12:00 pm
• Mon, 20 April, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
• Wed, 22 April, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
• Thu, 23 April, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
• Mon, 27 April, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Assignment 2 - Mistakes in documentation in pokedex.h

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Friday 10 April 2020, 11:48:19 AM.

Dear students,

We have picked up a couple of mistakes in the comments in pokedex.h for e.g.,

// If the Pokedex is empty, this function should print an appropriate // error message and exit the program. Pokemon get_current_pokemon(Pokedex pokedex);

The above is incorrect. If your pokedex is empty, then get_current_pokemon should display an error message and return to the command prompt "Enter command:" and not exit the program. Similarly, if the specified type is INVALID_TYPE, the program should print an error message and not exit the program.

Always,Please use the reference implementation as a guide to test all behaviour. The auto tests will test behaviour consistent with the reference implementation.

A reminder again, assignment 2 is extended to Sunday, 10:00 pm.

Happy Easter everyone!

Assignment 2 Extension and Consultation

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Friday 10 April 2020, 09:38:38 AM.

Hi everyone,

Kindly note, deadline for assignment 2 has been extended to Sunday, 12th April, 22:00 pm.

You must submit both files pokedex.c and testPokedex.c. The assignment is worth 15 marks (9 marks (pokedex.c), 3 marks (testPokedex.c), 3 marks (style))

There is a consultation this morning, at 10:00 am through Blackboard Collaborate.

Lecture this morning will be on collaborate

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Thursday 09 April 2020, 10:01:25 AM.

Lecture this morning will be on collaborate

Important instructions for Week 12 Practice Exam

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 07 April 2020, 01:55:05 PM.

Instructions for CP1511 Practice Online Exam

Hi everyone,

Please read the following instructions carefully regarding the practice exam that will be held this afternoon, 3 - 5 pm and tomorrow 10 - 12 pm. This practice exam must be completed by all students, and is worth 2% of the final course mark. It will also help you to become familiar with the exam environment that will be used in the final exam.

Before the test:

Please login into Moodle 20 minutes prior to the exam. A link to a Zoom session will be provided under the class account (Label: Link to Practice Exam Zoom Session). Join the session using the link provided.(You should join at least 20 minutes before the test starts).You will not be permitted to enter the exam once it has commenced. ( Please note: students must attempt the practice exam, in their respective Lab A session. Students in the wed group, cannot take the test today)

Have your student ID ready all times during the exam.

You should only have UNSW approved pens/pencils for working out. No calculators are permitted.

You will be allocated to a breakout room.Instructions to login into the CSE Exam environment will be provided by your proctor once you have joined the breakout room.

Once, you are in the session, you must have your video turned on throughout the exam period.You will not be permitted to join the exam, if you do not have video turned on. We might ask you for a 4-6 point camera pan of the testing environment to know your surroundings.This might include a slow camera pan of all walls, your desk, area under the desk etc.

You might be asked to share your computer screen to ensure that all settings are as per recommendations.

You must turn your cell phone off and putting aside. You will also be asked to remove any smartwatches and tablets

Your work area must be cleared of any clutter and material that is not permitted for you to use during the test.

You should be in a well-lit place (indoors) so that the proctor can see you clearly

Please make sure, you have at least 2 blank white A4 papers for working out

During the test:

You will need to be in view of the camera for the entire duration of the test.

Talking or reading the questions aloud will be prohibited.

You are not allowed to take snapshots of the questions or collaborate with any one about the exam. Plagiarism checks will be done on all submitted solutions

The allotted time for your test does not begin until all checks have been performed

A password will be provided to unlock the test and the time starts then

If you attempt to use your mobile phone or collaborate or attempt any form of cheating, you will be asked to leave the exam environment and a mark of 0 will be given

Important announcement - use of zoom meeting for monday tutorial

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Sunday 05 April 2020, 10:40:25 PM.

Hi everyone,

We are trialling different software to check its feasibility for conducting exams. Tomorrow, your monday 10:00 am tutorial will be conducted through Zoom (and NOT through blackboard collaborate) Please open the link below to join the zoom meeting:

https://unsw.zoom.us/j/9063139023

You will need to download the Zoom app to your device before clicking on the link above. I would also request everyone to have their video turned on .

Thank you for your cooperation.

Week 11 Updates

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Monday 30 March 2020, 03:36:38 PM.

Hi everyone,

I have uploaded an additional document "Testing and Submission Instructions", that should contain details about how to carry out testing, and also a link to the sample pokemon text.

Please refer to Self Study Resources for Week 11 prior to your lecture this Thursday.

Lab A sessions will run same as last week (Tue 3-5 and Wed 10 - 12)

Please post questions on the forum if you have any questions about the lab or assignment.

Assignment Briefing - Thursday, 26 March, 6:00 pm (today)

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Thursday 26 March 2020, 04:58:16 PM.

Hi everyone,

I will be doing a briefing of assignment 2 this evening at 6:00 pm. Please join the collaborate session at 6, if you would like to know more about assignment 2

Self Study Resources - Weeks 10 - 12

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 24 March 2020, 11:33:45 AM.

Dear students,

The self-study material has been uploaded to the same folder as your regular "Echo Lecture" recordings. You will need to scroll to the bottom of the list to see these resources, which are listed by week.

Kindly make sure, you have watched Week 10 Self Study Resources 01 & 02 before your lecture on Thursday at 10:00 am this week.

A reminder that virtual labs will be run in the same time-slot as your regular lab A time-slots.

Important Updates for weeks 10-12 - New Timetable for CP1511

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Sunday 22 March 2020, 10:13:48 PM.

Dear students,

Welcome all to distance learning (thanks to corona). I hope you have all received the new time-table for your diploma course by now. I have uploaded below the time-table for CP 1511 below. Kindly note the following changes.

Tut: All students will now have a tutorial on Monday, 10 - 11 . There will be three concurrent tutorial sessions running. You will need to join the session that contains your group (e.g., CP-1). Each tutorial sessions will have a smaller group of students, to keep it as interactive as possible.

Labs: The timings of virtual lab A , will remain the same as your previous Lab A time-slots. These labs will be used for both marking and offer assistance with the labs. As of this week, each lab A time-slot will have two concurrent sessions operating. If you want your lab marked, you will join the "marking session". If you need help with your lab or assignment, you will join the "help session".

All students will now have a Lab B, on Monday 11-12 after your tutorial. There will be only one session running for all students. Following your tutorial, please join the Lab B session. This week, I will discuss assignment 2 during the lab B session. And next week, you will do your practical exam in Lab B.

Lecture: You will have a 2 hour lecture on Thursday 10 - 12 . As lectures are now only 2 hours, I will be uploading resources at the start of the week. Kindly read these resources, before your lecture on Thursday.

Consultation: Remote consultations will be held on Wednesday 4-5 .

Consultation today 4 - 6 ON NOW

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Thursday 19 March 2020, 04:14:29 PM.

Consultation is own today (NOW) from 4 - 6 through remote session. Tutors are available to help you with the lab. Please login into blackboard session, similar to your normal tut/lecture.

Important updates - ONLINE tuts, labs and lectures

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 17 March 2020, 09:54:25 PM.

Dear students,

As of tomorrow, all tuts, labs and lectures for DPST1091 will be delivered online.

Tutorials: For each tutorial session, students belonging to the tutorial session will need to login into Moodle -> CP1511 Introduction to Programming 2020 -> DPST1091 Live Virtual Class Room and click on your appropriate collaborate session e.g., Week 09 Wed 9-10 Tutorial

Lab A: For each lab A session, please log into Moodle as above, and click on the appropriate session e.g. Week 09 Wed 10 - 12 Lab A. All tutors will be available online. Tutors will mark your lab submissions in this session. Once, you are logged into the lab tomorrow, your tutors will guide you on how you can get your labs marked off and will also be able to assist with any lab queries.

Lab B: Again, you will need to log into the appropriate lab B session through Moodle e.g., Week 09 Wed 3 - 4 Lab B. Please note:

• You will need to log into the correct time-slot and password to the exam environment will be advised in the collaborate session.
• If students log into the wrong time-slot and attempt the exam, you will receive 0 for the test
• You will need to log out, once the time elapses. If students remain logged into the exam environment after the allocated time-slot, you will receive 0 for the test

Lectures: All lectures will also be delivered online, through collaborate sessions.

Consultations: For this week, consultation will also run remotely on Thursday 4:30 - 6:00 pm through collaborate sessions.

Thank you all for your patience and cooperation. We are running these online sessions for the first time this week, if you have any queries please post them on the forum, as responses to queries can be seen by all. I will keep you updated through the week on any changes.

Tuesday Lab 4-6: Now running Live

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 17 March 2020, 04:30:07 PM.

Dear students,

Please click on the link below to join the live Tuesday lab session, to get help with the lab and also get your labs marked off. Once you are logged in, we will advise you how to get your labs marked off.

https://au.bbcollab.com/guest/26649d59fa884f41b866e39c67a4e871 <o:p></o:p>

All the tutors are available online now.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Update on Tuesday Lab A 4 - 6

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 17 March 2020, 04:15:48 PM.

We are currently setting up a remote live session to run the Tuesday Lab A 4-6. Once set up, a link will be sent to all students and published on webcms3. Please click on the link and you will be able to join the session. Claire, Yousif and myself will be available online on this session to help you with the lab. We will also guide you on how to get your labs marked through this session.

Aarthi

Cancellation of Tuesday Lab, on 17/03/2020

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 17 March 2020, 02:14:32 PM.

Dear students,

Following the update that a student tested positive in Matthews Building, we are cancelling the lab just this afternoon. I will keep you posted on tomorrow's lab and how we will assist students in this afternoon's lab.

No LABS this afternoon in F23-MAT 101.

Important updates for week 07 - assignment and lab extension, thursday lecture, tutorial location etc

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Wednesday 04 March 2020, 08:09:08 AM, last modified Friday 06 March 2020, 02:23:37 PM.

Hi everyone,

• Assignment 1 has been extended by 1 day to Saturday 22:00 pm.
• Wednesday, 9:00 am tutorial continues to run this week in F23 Matthews 101.
• NO lecture just for this Thursday (this week only). Instead, we will have a consultation from 3:00 - 4:30 ( Block house Rm 124 ) and 4:30 - 6:00 (Block house Rm 116) to help students with assignment 1.
• Deadline for lab 07 has been extended to end of week 8. Both labs 07 and 08 will now be Sunday, week 08, 22:00 pm.

Room locations for additional consultations

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Friday 28 February 2020, 02:34:35 PM.

Hi everyone,

Please note the location of the additional consultations that have been scheduled to assist students with assignment 1.

Friday, 28 February 4 - 5:30 pm (after the lecture this afternoon) - G6-124

Thursday, 5 March 3 - 6:00 pm ( please note, there will be no lecture next Thursday from 3 - 4, instead we will have a consultation during this time) ) - G6-124

Additional consultations for assignment 1

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Friday 28 February 2020, 12:33:07 PM.

Hi everyone,

Please note the following additional consultations that have been scheduled to assist students with assignment 1.

Friday, 28 February 4 - 5:30 pm (after the lecture this afternoon)

Thursday, 5 March 3 - 6:00 pm ( please note, there will be no lecture next Thursday from 3 - 4, instead we will have a consultation during this time) ).

I will advise the location of these consultations shortly

Wednesday 9:00 am tutorial is still in F23 Mat 101

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 25 February 2020, 09:17:43 PM.

Hi everyone,

The tutorial for Wednesday group 9-10, will run this week in the same location as the lab from 10-12 in F23 MAT 10 ( as previous weeks), as it appears that the room is still available this week.

Location of wed 9:00 am tut.

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 18 February 2020, 09:06:36 PM.

Tutorial for Wednesday group 9-10, will run in the same location as the lab from10-12 in F23 MAT 10

Important Updates for week 5

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Monday 17 February 2020, 08:49:14 AM.

Hi everyone,

Please note the following:

• Assignment 1 has been released. Please go through the assignment specification and we will discuss the assignment in the lecture on Thursday.
• This week in Lab B, you will have a practical exam. This exam is worth 2% of your final marks. Please make sure you bring in your laptop and they are charged.
• With the GIVE submission of your labs, you may see a warning "Permission Denied". As long as you see a final output that says "Submission Accepted", you may ignore this warning. If you were unsure about your submission of Lab 04 last night, you can resubmit it again today.

Change of location for Wednesday Tutorial group 9 - 10

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 04 February 2020, 08:50:43 PM.

A reminder, for Wednesday tutorial group, your 9am - 10am tutorial will be held in F23-M101 tomorrow.

CP1511 environment is now available

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Wednesday 29 January 2020, 10:07:46 PM.

Hi everyone,

The issue has been resolved and the environment is up again. All auto tests and give submissions are working.

Please note, you do not need to submit Lab B exercises. These are for your revision only to prepare you for next week's practical exam.

CP1511 environment down

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Wednesday 29 January 2020, 04:39:23 PM.

Hi everyone,

Our CP1511 environment is currently down, due to an earlier error. Please do not make any submissions or run autotests until you receive a further notice from us. Sorry for the inconvenience. We are working on it to resolve the error as quickly as possible.

Import updates - Make up class and change of location

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Friday 24 January 2020, 04:05:44 PM.

Hi everyone,

Monday, 27th Jan is a public holiday, hence there will be no tutorials on this day. A make-up tutorial for all the Monday groups (12-1, 1-2 and 3-4) will be held on Wednesday, 29th of Jan from 8:00 am - 9:00 am in F23-M101 (same location as Lab A).

Wednesday tutorial group, your 9am - 10am tutorial will also be held in F23-M101 for the next 2 weeks, to save you walking up from Block House (for the next 2 weeks).

Welcome to CP1511 Course Forum

Posted by Aarthi Natarajan Tuesday 21 January 2020, 05:16:00 PM.

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all having fun writing your first program.

We strongly encourage you all to use the Course Forum to post any questions and help your peers