Please note that the first assessment item, which involves group work, is a hurdle task.  This means that you cannot complete COMP1050 satisfactorily without completing the hurdle task satisfactorily.  You will need to conscientiously attend practical classes and engage with the work with your tutor and fellow students.  (Sometimes people forget this, and it is very sad to see people who have obtained enough marks to pass a course end up failing the course because they neglected to work conscientiously on a hurdle requirement.)  For the hurdle requirement you will be assessed individually on your group participation and results.

As with all group work, you need to actively take part, and be present and engaged at every opportunity.  We expect you to be involved every week, but we know, of course, that you might be ill or something once or twice.  You need to be present and actively engaged in at least eight of the twelve sessions to be eligible to meet the hurdle, and if illness or anything else leads you to miss more than four sessions you should speak to the convenor and withdraw from COMP1050.  (Seek advice and possible exemption from this requirement if you are seriously affected by coronavirus quarantine by contacting the convenor as early as possible including full evidence of your circumstances.)

The "0 hours" estimated time required for that task arises because the task is completed during your scheduled practical class (and class hours are recorded separately). 

Late Submissions

As with all software engineering, timely submission is essential.  Late submissions will not be accepted. If you are seriously affected by unavoidable and unforeseeable circumstances, you should email the unit convenor as early as possible, and certainly before the due date of the piece of work.  In any case, be sure to submit by the due date whatever work you have available for submission.  (If after application for for Special Consideration as a result of  unavoidable disruption to studies the university deems you to be eligible to complete further work on the assessment item you may be given an opportunity to add to your submission or you may be given a substitute task.)

Written submissions

Software engineering frequently requires written reports, and such reports need to be, as far as possible, of professional quality.  Students need to strive to present work which is written clearly, with good grammar, correct word usage, correct punctuation and correct spelling.  Wherever required, all written work must be properly referenced and conform to standard stylistic conventions.

Practicals

Note that the practical classes in COMP1050 include assessable work.  They provide an opportunity for you to learn and develop your skills and you should also be aware that you will be being assessed each week.

Tutorials

Tutorial classes are intended to help you in your individual learning and involve no direct assessment.

Final Examination

Despite what it says above, the final examination will not be modularised in 2020 due to the disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus.  The examination will be held during the university's formal examination period after the semester's teaching has been completed.  We have no control over when, during that period, the examination is scheduled, so students must hold themselves ready for examination and not schedule conflicting activities (such as travel) until the date of the examination is published, or they should arrange for such activities to begin only after the entire formal examination period has ended.

Lectures take place every Monday from 4pm to 6pm via Zoom - details will be posted in in the COMP1050 iLearn page.

For practical classes, please check your individual timetable.  You are expected to attend two hours of lectures and a two hour practical every week (with the practicals starting in week 1). Class participation in lectures and practicals is compulsory.

There is no textbook or other special resource required for this unit -- the unit is fully self-contained.  Your participation in all activities is essential.

This is the second offering of COMP1050. Last year, the unit transitioned to an online-first format due to the COVID19 - related restrictions. Subject to the latest health advice and other regulatory impacts, there will be on-campus classes for COMP1050 practical classes, but the Lectures will still be delivered online through Zoom.

The 40% project weighting remains the same, however, the breakdown of checkpoint milestones and weekly engagement have changed based on feedback from the previous offering.  

We also updated the lectures and practical content progression based on the previous feedback.