This is a reminder that the final exam will take place tomorrow (Thur, 7 May) from 2pm. (Note: exam pack will be available from 1:30pm.)
Here is the link to the final exam page which you will use to download the exam pack, obtain the password and submit your work. The page is also available on the menu on the course website under the heading "Final exam (Thur, 7 May)". I suggest you to visit the page now to familiarise yourselves with the schedule and instructions on that page.
All the best with the exam tomorrow.
Assignment 2
Assignment 2 has been marked. You can check your mark and collect a report on your work. To check your mark, go to the course website and click on the bar-chart-like icon next to your name. To collect the report, go to the Assignment 2 page click on the "Collect Submission" tab.
Most students who attempted the assignment did very well. It's pleasing to see that many students made effort to simplify their classify_a_pixel. As mentioned yesterday, I have posted my solution on the Assignment 2 page.
If you have questions about your mark and feedback in the report, please speak with your tutor.
Virtual Lab 2
You can also check your virtual lab 2 marks using the same method. If you have questions on your virtual lab 2 marks, please email the lecturer.
Total marks for all the labs
We have also calculated the weighted total of all of your labs (i.e. weekly labs and virtual labs combined) out of 10. You can find it under the field " labs_all_10" among your marks.
I have posted the Assignment 2 solution on the Assignment 2 page. There a link near the top of the page. We are aiming to give you the assignment 2 marks by tomorrow (Tue, 5 May).
I have posted additional information on the exam on the sample exam page. It has more details on the UNSW fit-to-sit rule, what happens if you fall ill during the exam, what happens if you have technical issues in the exam.
In order for you to complete Virtual Lab 2, you will need an email invitation to access the Matlab Grader. We sent you an invitation in Week 7. In case you have not received an invitation, we ask you to do the following:
You can view your submitted response here .
Assignment 1 has been marked. You can check your mark and collect a report on your work.
To check your mark, go to the course website and click on the bar-chart-like icon next to your name.
To collect the report, go to the Assignment 1 page click on the "Collect Submission" tab.
If you have questions about your mark and feedback in the report, please speak with your tutor.
I have added a page to provide you some feedback on the assignment. The page covers: how we tested your code, the test cases for fault_dectection_main(), a sample solution for the code and some feedback. You find the link to that page near the top of the Assignment 1 page.
Virtual Lab 1 has been marked. You can check your mark and collect a report on your work.
To check your mark, go to the course website and click on the bar-chart-like icon next to your name.
To collect the report, go to the page where you submitted your lab. A direct link is here and click on the "Collect Submission" tab.
This is to update you on what happens in Week 10, which is focused on preparation for the final exam.
Lectures : There is a short lecture video on course review and exam structure. The video has already been uploaded. The lecture slides are also available on the course website. This will be the last video for the course.
Exam : The exam will be online and will be run in a way similar to that of the midterm. The video lecture and the lecture slides have more detailed information.
Labs : For the lab this week, you will work on 2 Python questions in an exam-like environment. The lab page is now available. The exam pack is password protected and your tutor will let you know at the beginning of your lab.
Past exam paper
: The exam for 2018 (Semester 2) is available as a sample exam. You can find it under the menu heading "Sample exam and info on exam" at the course website.
Queries and consultation : If you have questions, you can ask on the forum. If you would like to speak with the lecturer directly, you can email him at c.t.chou@unsw.edu.au for an appointment.
If you have any questions on your midterm marks, please talk to your tutor and they will be able to explain to you.
The midterm marks are now available. You can check them from the course website. At the course website, you will find your name at the bottom of the menu bar on the left. Click on the bar-chart-like icon to the right of your name and you will be able to see your marks. Each question is marked out of 2.5. The full mark for the midterm is 10.
I have also posted a sample solution on the "Real Midterm" page. Note that there are many other possible ways to write the code to solve the midterm questions.
I would like to alert you that I have revised the test files for Assignment 2. The issue is that the original test files do not display Row 0 of the image on certain computing platforms. Please go to Assignment 2 page to download the revised test files. The update is explained under the heading "(07/04/20, version 1.04, 7 April)".
This is the first time that I give an image processing assignment for ENGG1811 so I wasn't aware of the platform dependent issues. I believe most of you have not done image processing before so I hope you will find Assignment 2 stimulating.
10am has passed. The password and submission links are now available.
Start yourselves at 10:05am. The countdown clock on the midterm page (link) will count down to 10:55am.
The staff are on Moodle if you need help. The session name is "Midterm"
9:30am has passed. The exam pack is now available for download.
At 10am, password and submission links will be available.
The staff are on Moodle if you need help. The session name is "Midterm"
This is a reminder that the midterm will take place tomorrow (Tue, 7 April) from 10am. (Note: exam pack will be available from 9:30am.)
Here is the link to the midterm page which you will use to download the exam pack, obtain the password and submit your work. The page is also available on the menu on the course website under the heading "Real Midterm (Week 8, Tue)". I suggest you to visit the page now to familiarise yourselves with the schedule and instructions on that page.
Note that I have extended the submission period from 10 minutes to 20 minutes.
All the best with the midterm tomorrow.
Assignment 2 has been released. To view it, go to the course website and look for the Assignment 2 link on the menu.
I have made a video recording where I talked about Assignment 2. You can find it among the lecture videos. Its title is "Assignment 2".
The University and the Faculty wrote to you yesterday about the change in the final grading for courses in 20T1. This is to let you know that ENGG1811 will move to a SY grading system for this term. My understanding is that the Faculty of Engineering had only allowed very few courses from the School of Computer Science and Engineering to use the standard grading system. Those courses were project based (or non-exam based) courses. The main concerns that the Faculty had were disruption to learning and integrity of the assessment.
I hope this decision will take the pressure off those of you whose learning has been disrupted. I am aware of cases where students living in residential colleges at UNSW had to find alternative accommodation because residents of these colleges were asked to go home if they could. There are other examples.
A number of you had written to me privately explaining why the standard grading system should be kept. I know each one of you had valid arguments. I know that you are disappointed with this decision but I hope you will continue to put your best effort into this course.
Even though we will be using the SY grading, we will continue to mark your assessment in the same way that we had planned. You will still get a mark and feedback for each assessment so that you know how well you have learnt in this course.
On a personal note, I truly believe that computing is a useful tool for all engineers. We have given you many examples of how computing are used in engineering. I hope this reason will continue to give you the drive and motivation to learn computing, and to learn it well.
The second online module on the topic of Matlab has been released. The module has been filed under Labs (under Week 7's entry) on the course website.
There is an assessable lab (Virtual lab 2) associated with this module. This virtual lab is hosted on the Matlab Grader platform. You will soon be receiving an email invitation for you to enrol in Matlab Grader.
Please note that the submission deadline for Virtual Lab 2 is 5 pm, Tuesday 28 April 2020 (i.e. Tuesday of Week 11). This is a hard deadline.
I have just released Lab 7. Lab 7 is a shorter lab. It will give you a bit of a break.
I have put new information on the midterm on the course website which you can find under the menu heading "(New) Week 8 midterm". In particular, you will find:
A number of students have asked me whether ENGG1811 will use the Pass/Fail grades or the standard grades. I understand that the University would like to speak on this matter first. I know this adds uncertainty and anxiety to a lot of you, but I believe the university is trying to get things right. I therefore ask for your patience and understanding at this time. In the mean time, keep well, stay safe and keep learning.
Since I haven't received adverse comments on having final exam. I will go ahead and ask the university to plan one.
I understand that some students have left Sydney or NSW. If you are currently living outside of the Australian Eastern Time Zone (AETZ), you can let me know your location (city and country) using this survey by 10am on 27 April. No actions are required if you are in AETZ.
Since we will not be holding face-to-face exam, I need to consult you on the form of the final assessment. In the survey that was conducted last weekend, you were give four choices: unsupervised exam, another assignment, take home exam and rescaling marks. Most students opted for unsupervised exam. My proposal for final assessment is:
Given that I didn't receive any adverse comments on the proposal for the midterm, I am confirming that the midterm will take place on Tuesday 7 April 2020 (Tuesday of Week 8) from 10-11:05am . Please reserve this time slot.
Apologies for sending this again. I included the wrong link to the forum in the earlier message.
I would like to consult all of you on the following plan on midterm.
If you have questions on the above, you can ask them on the forum at this link . If you have concerns with this proposal, you can email me directly at c.t.chou@unsw.edu.au by 2pm on 24 March 2020.
I'd like to update you on how the lectures will be delivered from now onwards. We will not be holding online real-time lectures. Instead, I will make recorded videos available. The commitment is that I will make the videos available by the time each lecture begins, i.e. by 10am of Tuesdays and 10am of Wednesdays. This will enable you to work according to a regular schedule, which is important for remote learning.
Given that the university has ruled out face-to-face exam for 20T1, the School of Computer Science and Engineering is running a survey on what should replace the final exam. Another question is whether we should use pass/fail instead of marks. You should have received an email to complete the survey. I would like to encourage all of you to express your view. The Faculty wants quick feedback so the survey will close by Sunday (tomorrow) midnight.
The survey is here (clickable link).
I would like to thank everyone (students and tutors) for quickly adapting to online delivery. I am pleased to see the lab attendance was good and the tutors did their best for the students. I would like to update you on a few matters.
Midterm
Midterm will NOT take place in Week 6. I am considering a number of options and will update you when a decision has been made. Please read below on what will happen in Week 6.
Lectures and Labs
For Week 6, the original schedule was to have no lectures on Tuesday (i.e. only lectures on Wednesday) and to have one hour of lab exercises (with the other hour reserved for midterm). Since midterm will not happen in Week 6, the revised schedule for Week 6 is:
Let me explain my rationale. What I want is to hold onto a 2-hour lecture slot and a 1-hour lab slot to give me some flexibility to hold a midterm in a later week. The midterm will only take 1 hour, so you will still get 2 free hours in a later week. In the end, there is no change in the total number of lecture and lab hours; I am simply re-arranging the schedule.
Help Sessions
We are making more help available. We currently have dedicated Help Sessions on Mon, Wed and Fri. There are a number of labs on Tue and Thur with a lower number of enrolment, we will allow you to drop into these labs to ask the tutors questions on a condition. The tutors will give priority to the students enrolled in the lab class over those coming in to ask questions. By doing this, we hope to offer students more help hours but not affecting the rightful users of those labs.
I have put a copy of this notice on the forum and if you have any questions, you can ask on the forum ( link ).
Video recordings for 5B and 5C are now available via Moodle. All the lecture materials (including final version of the code) have also been posted for this week.
The video recordings for Week 5A are now available. You can access them in the usual way via the link in Moodle. Note that the videos are divided into 7 segments.
Dear ENGG1811 Students,
I would like to give you some updates on online delivery. Online labs started yesterday. I was pleased to see the lab attendance was very good. I wish to thank all the tutors for yesterday's labs for a quick and smooth transition to online delivery. They had very little time to prepare. Some other updates:
Lectures: There will be 3 videos for this week's lectures: 5A, 5B and 5C. I will make Video 5A available today, and the other two by tomorrow. I will give you information when they are available.
Help sessions : There will be a help session this afternoon (Wed 5-7pm). This help session will be run remotely using Moodle Remote Class Room. If you go to the Help Sessions page ( link ), you will find further instructions.
Suggestions We are looking at ways to improve the online delivery. You can less us know via the forum ( link ) or you can email me at c.t.chou@unsw.edu.au.
ENGG1811 has two online modules. Each online module consists of a number of video lectures for self-learning and an assessable lab.
The first online module on the topic of spreadsheets has been released. The module has been filed under Labs (under Week 5's entry) on the course website. The web page for the module has a link that will take you to the assessable lab, which we call Virtual Lab 1.
Please note that the submission deadline for Virtual Lab 1 is 5 pm, Thursday 9 April 2020 .
Dear ENGG1811 Students,
With immediate effect, we will move the ENGG1811 teaching activities (labs, lecture and help session) online and cease the on-campus teaching activities.
Lectures
For Week 5, I will record the lectures and post them online. I will let you know when they are available and how you can access them. Please expect some delay in getting the videos ready for this week.
Labs
Your lab will still be in your usual two-hour slot and will be run by the same tutor. We ask you to log onto Moodle at your lab time and choose the link "Remote Class Rooms" and choose your own lab class. Your tutor will explain to you how the lab will be run. There are other tools that we will be using but I will not burden you with the details here.
Note that the online assessment question is only available during your usual 2-hour lab slot.
Help sessions
These sessions will continue to run at the same time that we have announced earlier. However, they will take place online. More information will follow.
Midterm
The School has yet to make a decision on midterm so I will get back to you later.
Please understand that the above has been put together in a very short time. There are likely to be issues in the beginning and changes will be made to improve the delivery. We ask for your understanding.
Dear ENGG1811 Students,
I have submitted a plan on how ENGG1811 teaching will be adjusted in response to COVID-19. I am waiting for the approval of the plan at the moment. I will send out another notice tonight (probably very late) to provide you with more information. I understand your anxiety and would appreciate your patience at this time.
The midterm exam will take place in your lab session in Week 6. I have added a menu item "Midterm" under "Course Work" on the course website. You will find information there on syllabus and a sample midterm paper.
If you want some face-to-face help before the midterm, there are help sessions running where you can drop in to ask tutors questions. You can find information on them under the menu item "Help Sessions" on the course website.
From this week onwards, we will be running Help Sessions where you can get face-to-face help with your work. You can see the times for the Help Sessions by clicking on the menu item "Help Sessions" in the course website.
Assignment 1 has been released. To view it, go to the course website and look for the Assignment 1 link on the menu.
I will talk about Assignment 1 in the lecture in Week 4.
I've just posted the final version of the code that we have worked on in the lecture this week. You can find them under Lectures, Week 1.
We will be using the same modus operandi for the rest of the course. Preliminary version of the code will be posted before the lecture and final version will be posted after the last lecture of the week.
The recording for this morning's (Week 1, Tuesday) lecture is now available. You can access the recording
The recordings are made automatically by the UNSW IT service. They should be available sometime after each lecture.
As mentioned in the lecture, we will be using the forum on edstem.org for the discussion for ENGG1811. You will be getting an email shortly from @edstem.org to invite you to join the forum. Please activate the account to use the forum.
A reminder that labs begin in Week 1. Lab materials for Week 1 are now available on the course website under the menu bar item "Labs". Login by zPass is required.
Dear ENGG1811 Students,
I’m the convenor for ENGG1811 for Term 1, 2020 and I’d like to welcome you to the course. There are a number of important points that I’d like to let you know.
See you in class!