SOFT7001 Class 18

I asked the students to work on media queries and to make different pages for desktops machine and phones. This requires tha pages be hosted somewhere however.

Example

mystyle.css:

@media screen and (orientation: landscape)
{
body {background-color:yellow;}
}

@media screen and (orientation: portrait)
{
body {background-color:gray;}
}

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM Class

There was no one waiting for us online. There are no classes this week at IUT Lannion, so our planned Skype sessions didn't go according to plan. I was told this way back, but I forgot. Some IUT students were online anyway.

A large number of CIT students took the mere possibility that their partner might not be available as a cue to leave. That degree of commitment is shocking.

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM

QR mystery demo. I didn't get a feel for whether or not the students were very interested.

CMOD6001 Dropbox

Dropbox is a great way to share files between computers if you use more than one. It might be a useful way to share the files you are using for your group projects. You can signup here

CMOD6001 Withdrawals and RPLs

A number of students have left the course or left the module. Either way they are no longer in their groups. I will update group list as information comes to me.

If you have information that I don't have please get it to me. If there is someone nominally in your group who is long gone, you may need to formally eject them. Otherwise their absence from the presentation could be costly.

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM Lab

I met with the project groups for an update

Group CA

• 2/2 students in
• nothing on the blog
• because nothing has actually happened yet
• only 2 in this group now
• looking for a Metropolia student

Group BC

• 4/4 students in
• everything seems to be going OK
• group working well
• still looking for a Metropolia student

Group CD

• 3/4 students in
• recent addition to the group
• everything seems to be going OK
• group working well 
• Metropolia student on board

Group CE

• 2/3 students in
• no blog URL sent to me yet
• Nothing much has happened yet
• group working well 
• Metropolia student on board

Group NA

• 4/4 students in
• Seems to be going OK but progress is slow
• group working well 
• Metropolia student on board and contributing to the presentation. If this students contribution to the presentation is demonstrable, this group will get good "international" marks

Group NB

• 3/3 students in
• slow start. but work progressing well now
• group working well
• not clear on Metropolia student.

Group NC

• 2/2 students in
• 1 student recently left this group because of inactivity
• nothing on blog yet. nothing has happened
• this group discussed a merger with Group CA but didn't merge
• suggested group consider a swap with one of the available alternatives
• no Finnish action yet

I asked students to install QR code readers on their phone is possible

I asked students to take a look at the assessment breakdown on the bolg under quick links. But everyone was kind of wrapping up for the day at that stage.

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM Class

QR game demo

video: cmod6001-itm-20111026.m4v

CMOD6001 DWEB Class

QR game demo

News | Tech savvy Irish students headhunted by US company

News | Tech savvy Irish students headhunted by US company

SOFT7001 Class 17

We looked at web safe font, and web fonts.

I asked students to use google fonts to use some strange font on a webpage.

resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web-safe_fonts
http://www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html
http://www.google.com/webfonts

I talked a little bit about the assessment. I don't know if it makes sense to assess students so soon. I don't feel like we have done enough for that to be meaningful.

audio: soft7001-20111025.m4a

CMOD6001 COM1 Class

I set up the European Federal Police crime scene by way of introduction to the QR game project. Students were thoroughly underwhelmed by the whole concept. I'm hoping it will grown in them.

I explained how QR codes worked and how short URL redirects work. I answered questions about the project. Again students very unimpressed.

CMOD6001 COM1 Lab A

I met with the groups for a progress report.


Group B

• 3/3 students in
• down to 3 students
• group working OK. But feels like one person is doing more than the others
• need to get a move on

Group W

• 3/4 students in
• work progressing. well done
• problem with 1 student not pulling his weight. I advised students to sort this soon one way or the other

Group X

• 3/4 students in
• nothing really done yet
• group knows where it's going though
• group working OK

Group Y

• 2/4 students in
• haven't done anything at all yet
• need to make a start
• students confident the group will work out OK. But it seems to me too soon to tell

Group Z

• 2/4 students in
• only 2 students in the group as far as those present are concerned. 1 definitely appears to have done a runner. I will investigate the other
• nothing done yet. need to get a move on

CMOD6001 IST/M Lab

I met with each of the groups for an update on their progress



Group Q

• 4/4 students present
• seems to be going OK. making progress
• IUT students is well integrated into the group
• Group working well

Group R

• 4/4 in
• Not much happening according to the blog
• Not much has happened yet in reality
• IUT student not yet fully integrated into the group
• group needs to sit down and discuss the topic
• Group working well

Group S

• 4/4 in
• plans seem to be well advanced. well done
• outline of presentation all sorted. working on slides next
• IUT students not yet fully integrated into the group. Interaction is limited

Group T

• 2/3 students in
• problem with one student in the group. As far as the group is concerned there are only two members
• This is a tough topic to explain. I gave some examples.
• IUT student working out
• This group would like some more members. There may be a second IUT student joining. I may find another CIT student

Group U

• 1/5 students in
• This group isn't working
• The one student who was in left to join another group
• Remaining students in this group need to get their act together soon

CMOD6001 ITS/M Job No. 24

On Monday 17th an ITS/M students talked us through Job No.24: Technical Writer in Paris. I have no record of that job being assigned to an ITS/ITM student. So I need that person to get back to me so I can put the marks with the name.

CMOD6001 DWEB1 Lab A

I met with the project groups for an update. In the meantime students worked away on various things.

I asked students to install QR readers on their phones.


Group WL

• 2/4 students in
• group has set up a google doc for gathering info and ideas
• contacted Metropolia students, but none got back

Group WM

• 3/3 students in class
• meeting regularly online
• set up google docs

Group WN

• 4/5 students in
• still gathering information
• advised students to make sure blog reflects what they are doing

Group WO

• 2/4 present
• some students had never met before
• one student is rarely in. I proposed the students meet to issue a red card, but they want to hear from the missing student first
• group hasn't really done anything yet
• needs to get sorted soon

SOFT70001 Media Query Resources

• http://mediaqueri.es/
• http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-mediaqueries/
• http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/
• http://reference.sitepoint.com/css/mediaqueries
• http://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/about/hardboiled_css3_media_queries
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en/CSS/Media_queries
• http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/css3-media-queries
• http://designshack.net/articles/css/20-amazing-examples-of-using-media-queries-for-responsive-web-design

SOFT7001 Class 16

We looked at using different stylesheets depending on the conditions under which the page is displayed. We used window.innerWidth as the determining factor. But JavaScript media queries are even better.

I asked students to write two stylesheets for a page: one three column layout for wide views and one single column version for narrow displays. To really push the boat out students could use the horizontal and vertical menus developed in earlier classes.

some code:

<html>
<head>
<link id="stylelink" rel="stylesheet" href="style1.css" type="text/css" />
<script type="text/javascript">
function resetcounter()
{
        document.getElementById("counter").innerHTML = window.innerWidth;
if (window.innerWidth < 500)
        {
        document.getElementById('stylelink').setAttribute('href', "style2.css");
        }
        else
        {
        document.getElementById('stylelink').setAttribute('href', "style1.css");
        }

}

</script>

</head>
<body onresize=resetcounter();>
<div id="counter">000</div>


</body>

</html>

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM Lab

I asked students to talk us through the jobs they were assigned to research. Students who went last week were given a change to go again. It was a bit rushed and a bit short with people, but in the end we had plenty of time. So I offered anyone who wanted it, a chance to say a bit more about their job. No one took me up though.

I outlined the break down of the assessments.

I asked students to log in to turnitin.com and enroll for this class.

I asked students to install QR readers on their phones

CMOD6001 DWEB1 Lab B

I showed students how google docs works. I started a story, shared it with the class, and asked them to finish.

I met with project groups for updates.

Group WA

• 2/4 students present
• There is nothing on the group blog. This seems to be an arrurate reflection of what has happend so far
• I advised students that at this rate of progress they are unlikely to pass
• Group members don't even know each others names

Group WB

• 4/5 students present
• Not much on the blog.
• Group has found a Metroplia student. Well done!
• No real work has been done yet
• I advised students that at this rate of progress they are unlikely to pass

Group WD

• No one from Group WD was in class

Group WE

• 4/4 students present
• nothing on the blog
• Group emailed some Metropolia students but didn't hear back
• No real work done yet
• I advised students that at this rate of progress they are unlikely to pass

Some groups still haven't decided whether or not to keep the topic they were assigned or to do a swap. It's getting late in the day.

CMOD6001 Attendance

I e-mailed 12 students today about their attendance. Some students seems to have disappeared.

If you have applied for this module by RPL and have been successful please let me know. That way I can stop worrying about you.

CMOD6001 Helsinki students

Metropolia students are unlikely to be available to work on the presentations. So groups should expect them only for the game.

However groups that have a Metropolia student already in place should ask them if they are prepared to work with them on the presentation. It could be a good way to get the ball rolling.

CMOD6001 COM Lab B

I asked students to take a look at the breakdown of the assesments and the schedule. I will provide more detail on the game assignment in class during the week.

I asked students to enroll for this class at turnitin.com

I met with the groups for a progress update

Group E

• 2/4 students present
• told me everything is going OK
• I reminded them to update the blog so that it reflects what's actually going on. From the blogs it looks like nothing is happening. But in reality everything is fine.

Group F

• 3/5 students present
• blogs needs to be fixed. It can't be read. Changing the design template will probably correct this. The students who were present couldn't fix it because they don't have admin rights
• There are issues with one of the mmebrs of this group. I recommened that the members present today have a meeting to discuss it. But they wanted to wait for the 4th member to be present. This should probably be sorted very soon.

Group D

• 4/4 present
• told me everything is going fine

Group C

• 4/4present
• told me everything is going fine
• advised them to keep blog up to date to reflecting what's going on

CMOD6001 Assignment Details

I have published a breakdown of the assessments for this module and the delivery dates.
http://colinmcit.blogspot.com/p/cmod6001-assessment-details.html

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM Class

I talked about plagiarism. I gave a demo of turnitin. I gave out an exercise that students did in groups.

I asked students to install QR scanners on their phones.

CMOD6001 COM1 Class

I talked about plagiarism. I gave a demo of turnitin. I gave out an exercise that students did in groups.

I asked students to install QR scanners on their phones.

CMOD6001 DWEB1 Class

I explained what plagiarism was. I gave a demo of how turnitin works. I gave a handout on plagiarism and students did an exercise in groups.

There was some group maintenance.

I asked students to install QR scanners on their phones in time for the next class

Colin is out today

Actually I'll probably be back some time after lunch. So check my office if you are looking for anything.

No classes though 'cause I can't say for definite when I'll be back

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM

I got students to talk me though the jobs they were assigned to research. Students who were missing for good reasons should advise me.

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM

On Tuesday last half of the class went through their job assignments.  I attempted to do the other half of the class on Monday but students didn't know their job numbers. I propose to try again next Monday. So all students in that group must attend if they want to get a decent mark for that assignment. Students who were supposed to be in class on Tuesday but were not, should provide details if they want the absence to be excused.

I will be at a funeral tomorrow. Students should plan to meet their IUT project member online, or tell them in advance that you will not be available.

Today we talked about plagiarism. I gave out an exercise on plagiarism. Not many people took it seriously.

Please keep all condoms in their wrappers in future classes.

CMOD6001 COM Job Assignment

I will have the marks for the job exercise sorted out soon. If you were missing on the day and have a medical cert or some other good reason please let me know.

I have notes on the student who had job no.28 and who spoke about it at the end of the full class. But I have no records of a COM student being given job no.28. Can this person contact me please.

Classes with Colin canceled on Thursday

I am going to a funeral on Thursday. I don't expect to be at any classes. Except maybe the 0900 one. Check back here for an update

Google Docs has upgraded the Presentation App

It might be worth checking out. It still looks fairly basic though.

CMOD6001 COM, DNET, DCOM, DWEB Blogs

Tonight I spent a good while reading student blogs. I had planned to read all the first year blogs, but guess what? If you open up 100 webpages all at a time your machine gets really slow. I should have expected that. So maybe I'll check out the other classes another day.

I noticed that a some students have very short posts. It annoyed me though to see so many people using lower case i for the first person. I thought I totally made that point very forcefully. Oh well.

topsecretgovernmentsecrets.blogspot.com can only be read by the people who wrote it. Ironic, but not much use.

Some students have colour schemes that make it really hard for old people like me to read.

I left a load of comments but they didn't seem to appear on the pages at all. If people didn't get them I'll be annoyed 'cause that means I was wasting my time. I could have been watching TV or something.

SOFT7001 Class

We looked a color and text. I spoke a little bit about the different kinds of fonts and how they can make a different impression. The interaction of background and font can impact on readability. I stressed the importance of relative sizing.

I referred students to fonttester.com to experiment with the different font properties

We finished up around 1730 instead of 1800

CMOD6001 COM1 Class

I asked mostly Group B students to talk us through the jobs they were assigned to research.

CMOD6001 COM Lab A

I asked students to talk us through the jobs they were assigned to research.

CMOD6001 ITM ITM-A

I asked students to talk us through the jobs they were assigned to research.

CMOD6001 WEB1-A

I asked students to talk us through the jobs they were assigned to research.

SOFT7001

http://www.fonttester.com/

Is Facebook a no-go for teachers?

Is Facebook a no-go for teachers?

Get your Facebook data - all of it!

This is an interesting article on how to get a copy of nearly all of the data Facebook  has on you

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/1015/1224305819740.html

SOFT7001 Class 13

I asked students make a vertical menu from a nested list in CSS. This is much easier than the horizontal one we did last week. But it's best to start with an empty CSS file rather than modify the horizontal one.

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM Lab

We went through some of the jobs students researched.

A number of students didn't know the job number they were assigned so that meant I didn't get as many responses as I should have. Students should know their job numbers in time for the next class.

Students who felt they didn't do a great job of explaining their topic might get another chance to explain their job.

I pointed out that one of the machines in C128 now has Skype on it

SOFT6007 Web Dev Fun Image Maps

Build a webpage with an image map that links to 4 cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and New Orleans (circle). Download the image here

This grid can help you figure out the coordinates

Remember that using the correct order for the areas can make the map simpler. Some areas can be under others.


You can revise image maps using this video

CMOD6001 DWEB Lab B

I forgot that DWEB had an extension for the job exercise.

I showed students again where to find online journals in the library.

Some students worked onthe job exercise and others worked on their papers. Others just mess around a bit.

I reminded that copy and pasted text was of little use for the job exercise.

CMOD6001 COM1 Lab B

Students checked the list to see the topics for the essays.

I showed students where to find online journals at the library website and explained why they are often superior to what can be found for free online. Students searched for articles relevant to their essay topics.

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM Class 15

We did a group exercise. I have never seen a more impressive group distribute information as efficiently. Borg could not have done it better.

It seems that early on students figured out that they needed to listen to each other. Some students tired to take charge and the others let them.

CMOD6001 COM Class 15

We did a group exercise. It was good fun but didn't go especially well. Many students stood around waiting for others to come to them, and clusters of students who belonged together didn't read out to other clusters.

CMOD6001 DWEB1 Class 15

I gave out handouts on study skills and time management.

We did a group exercise. It didn't go especially well.

CMOD6001 Job Exercise deadline

The job exercise deadline is extended to Monday 1600 for DWEB1

SOFT7001 Class 12

We looked at color and backgrounds. I asked students to add backgrounds to the menus we made in the last class.

I referred students to a YouTube video about color systems. A second video on the RGB system was rejected by YouTube for being too long so it's available here.

CMOD6001 ITM

We use the class for meetings.

By the end of today's meeting students should have:
full contact details of other group members (e-mail will do)
discussed the presentation topic
shared a google document (or at least made a plan to)
assigned different tasks to different group members
arranged a time for the next meeting
recorded minutes of the meeting in the group blog

Today's session didn't go very well. We might have to rethink how this is going to work

CMOD6001 Essay Topics

Students will be expected to write a written report for this module. I will provide details later, however the is no reason for me to delay the assignment of topics to students. I had considered letting students write about the same topic as they are using for their presentation, but I felt it would be difficult for students who have worked together on something to write very different reports.

The topic assignments were random, except for students who co-incidentally got the same topic for their paper as for their presentation. If you got the same or nearly the same for both, t means I missed you. Please advise me of this.

You can see which one you got by checking the list of blogs

Topics:
PCCL Policing the Cloud
Explore the difficulties faced by police in dealing with evidence that is in the cloud. This topic is not as broad as internet crime in general. Cloud computing poses some specific problems.

RFID RFID and privacy
How widespread use of RFID technology can have an impact on privacy.

GEOL Geolocation
Applications. Good? Bad? Unintended consequences?

FOTO Photojournalism in the Digital Age
Can we believe anything anymore? is seeing still believing?

GOLD Gold Farming
What is it? Is it cheating? Should it be outlawed? Exploitation?

NETN Net Neturality
What is it? Should we have laws to enforce it?

DIGP Digital Pollution
Internet technologies seem like they are clean . But keeping google's servers up and running requires lots of energy. Is the Internet contributing to gobal warming?

PRED Prediction Markets
What are they? How might they workd? Can they applied in the real world?

OPEN Open Source Software
If free really free? Is it any good?

SOFT7001 Digital Color I

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM Class 14

I reminded students to check the URL for their blogs. I outlined some of the reasons I get students to keep blogs. I discussed some of the options available to students who might have discovered that they are in the wrong course. There was some discussion about whether or not transfers are still possible or if the policy has changed. I must check.

We talked about some grammar rules. I gave out a handout of common errors. Students with weak English should used the spell and grammar checking features of MS Word. We digressed into an interesting conversation about online reputations.

I explained that I wasn't keen to move the Friday class because that would leave some students with only one class on Fridays. That would be worse than just two. If I know something important is coming up on a Friday I will do my best to give notice, but students can't expect that I always will.

CDMO6001 DNET/DCOM

Students met in groups and I gave them a second chance to change presentation topics if they wanted to. But we used time on Friday for this.

I asked students to check the list online to ensure that blog addresses I have are correct.

Some students needed clarification on the job assignment. And there were some group issues.

I gave out a list of Finnish students with e-mail addresses. Each group should find a Metropolia student to join the group. There was a good bit of Facebook stalking.

Most students used the time for meetings. Since there seemed to be real work going on, so I left them at it.

A good day's work. Well done

CMOD60001 DWEB1 Group B

I'd like to apologise to group B for the classes I missed. I hadn't correctly added the new hour to my calendar. I hadn't set it to repeat. But it's there now. You can even check for yourself

CMOD6001 DWEB1 Class 14

I asked students to check the list on my blog to ensure that I have the correct URL for their blogs.

I talked about why I want students to keep personal blogs and group blogs.

I explained what the options are for anyone who has realised they are in the wrong course.

I talked a little bit about some common grammar mistakes and gave a handout with common mistakes. Some grammar rules are non-negotiatable. The spell checker and grammar checker in MS Word is very useful for anyone whose English is weak.

I gave out a list of Finnish students who are looking to join groups. That prompted some discussion about the value of having a remote student in each group.

I showed students where to find IEEE and ACM journals o the library website.

Some students wanted to swap presentation topics, so they stayed a few minutes at the end for that. Some students only got their jobs for the assignment today.

audio: cmod6001-dweb-14-20111012.m4a

CMOD6001 Deadline Reminders

Your submission for the job exercise needs to be on your individual blog by the end of this week. Let's say Friday at 1600 so there is no confusion.

Students needs to attend ALL THREE classes next week so that they are available to discuss the the job they were assigned to research. Students who are called on in class, but are not present, are unlikely to be given a second opportunity to discuss their job.

This assignment is worth 10%  of the overall grade for this module. This is an individual assignment. Performance of this assignment will have no impact on any members of your project group.

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM Class 14

I reminded students to check that the addresses I have for their blogs are correct. The lists is available at colinmcit.blogspot.com

I talked about why I want students to keep individual and group blogs.

I gave out a handout on common spelling and grammar mistakes. Some grammar rules are non-negotiable.

I forgot to say that students should use the spell checker and grammar checker in MS Word. It is very useful and very helpful.

audio: cmod6001-itm-14-20111012.m4a

SOFT7001 Class 11

We completed out horizontal menu using CSS to change the properties of a nested list. We resisted the temptation to create classes for the inner and outer lists using child selectors.

Getting the elements to line up nicely proved difficult because of inheritance of the padding properties - or something. Colin promised to look into it.

Colin attempted to use background images instead of colors for the hovers, but that didn't go so well. We will look at images the next day.

Today's code. Note the child selectors and the display property's none and block attributes


body {background-color: #cccccc;}

div.menulist {
width:100%;
border-top: 5px solid #069;
border-bottom: 5px solid #069;
margin-top:20px;
float:left;
background-color: #ffa;
}


div.menulist >ul >li {
float:left;
width:6em;
padding-left:0;
}

div.menulist  li {
list-style-type:none;
background-color: #ffa;
border-right: 1px solid #069;

}


div.menulist > ul {
margin-top:0;
padding-left:0px;}


a:link {color:black;}
a:visited {color:black;}
a {text-decoration:none;}
a:hover {color:red;}

div.menulist li:hover {background-color: #aaa;}


div.menulist ul li ul {
margin:0;
width:6em;
position:absolute;
padding-left:0;
}

div.listmenu ul li ul li {
width:100%;
}

div.menulist ul li ul {display:none;}

div.menulist ul li:hover ul {display:block;}

CMOD6001 COM1 Class

I asked asked students to check the list of blogs to make sure that the URLs for their personal blogs are correct.

I talked about why I want students to keep a blog.

I talked about the importance of using correct spelling and grammar. Some rules are non-negotiable

audio:cmod6001-com1-14-20111011.m4a

Ireland can become a global games hub for the 21st century– Forfás

Forfas has published a report on the potential for the games industry in Ireland. Download the full report here

CMOD6001 COM1 Lab A

Students met in their groups. I asked each group to research the topic they have been assigned and for each to decide to keep that topic or switch to one of the alternatives.

Today's meeting should be recorded in the group blog with details of the time, place, attendance, and any decisions made.

I asked students to verify that I have the correct URL for their personal blogs and group blogs.

CMOD6001 Tervetuloa / Välkomna

Students may soon hear from Metropolia students in Helsinki wanting to join their groups. When selecting a student to join your group make sure there is some time in the week when you are all free to meet online. Don't forget that Finland is 2 hours ahead of Ireland. When it's 10 in Ireland, it's 12 in Helsinki.

Metropolia semesters are a different length to CIT semesters. The timetable after Metropolia's "break" is more important than the current timetable.

CMOD6001 Well done

So far I am very impressed with the way students are taking this module seriously. Well done.

A small number of students still need to get their act together. But the ship hasn't sailed just yet. There is still time to get on board. Get those individual blogs and group blogs sorted. And don't miss the deadline for the assignment this week.

CMOD6001 ITS/M Lab ITM

Students met in groups and discussed whether they wanted to change presentation topics. I asked student to not the time, place, attendance at the meeting, and the outcome on the blog.

We recapped on what it is expected for the Job Exercise.

I asked groups to check the group list so that they know which IUT student is in their group.

I must talk about the Library in the next class. I didn't leave enough time today.

CMOD6001 DWEB Lab A

I gave out DEWEB student handbooks. These have been sitting in my office for a while actualy. Sorry about that. The electives for each semester don't really mean anything and so are best ignored. The choices offered in any one semester are likely to be very different from those listed.

Students met in groups to research and discuss their project topics. Any group taht wanted to change was allowed to chose from the alternatives.

I asked students to record the time, place, and attendance at this meeting on the group blog, and to outline any decisions made.

We looked at the online databases in the CIT library. These are very impressive. Computing students will be priarily interested in the IEEE and ACM databases. There are also some e-books. We had a quick look using some search terms and the selection seemed to be quite good. I asked students to research their presentation topics in the ACM library.

I talked briefly about the IEEE and ACM and recommended that students join. Student membership is very cheap.

SOFT7001 Class 10

We looked at the poristion property. It's tricky but very important.
static, relative, absolute, fixed

We coded a list and used it as the basis for a menu
code:

div.menulist {
width:100%;
border-top: 5px solid #069;
border-bottom: 5px solid #069;
background-color:#ccf;
margin-top:20px;
float:left;
}



div.menulist li {
float:left;
list-style-type:none;
background-color: #ffa;
padding: 0px 6px;
border-right: 1px solid #069;
}


div.menulist ul {
margin-top:0;}


a:link {color:black;}
a:visited {color:black;}
a {text-decoration:none;}
a:hover {color:red;}

div.menulist li:hover {
background-color:black;}

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM

I asked students to meet in their projects groups and research the topic the group has been assigned. A group may swap to an alternative topic, but that decision must be made very soon.

Groups should check that they know the name and contact details of the IUT student in the group.

I feel like students are taking this work seriously. Well done.

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM Group Projects

ITS/ITM
Group G Gold Farming

Group H Prediction Markets

Group I Geolocation Applications

Group J Internet Crime

Group Q RFID and privacy

Group R Photojournalism in the Digital Age

Group S Cloud Computing

Group T Net Neturality

Group U Digital Pollution

Group V Open Source Software

ALTERNATIVES
Virtualization
Localization
Podcasting
Online reputation
Is TV dead?

CMOD6001 COM1 Lab B

Students met in their groups. I asked each group to research the topic they have been assigned and for each to decide to keep that topic or switch to one of the alternatives.

Today's meeting should be recorded in the group blog with details of the time, place, attendance, and any decisions made.

Some groups wanted to change topic without really understanding the one they had been assigned. In all cases they decided to stick the the assigned one.

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM Group Updates

I have updated the list of groups with the latest information I have. If it's incorrect please let me know.

Since there are as many groups as there are IUT students, there is very limited scope for choice at this stage.

Students without a group blogs are losing marks every week it is not available. Get that sorted right away.

CIT and IUT students should swap Skype ID and (mycit.ie/gmail) addresses so that they can share Google Documents.

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM

We discussed making some changes to the timetable.

Multiple intelligences

Communications styles

The students present decided to go for a random assignment of presentation topics. I allowed some swapping. Not all students were in class, but I was prepared to let those students present make decisions on behalf of their groups.

Group Presentation Topics
CA Cloud Computing
CB RFID and privacy
CD Geolocation
CE Photojournalism in the Digital Age
NA Gold Farming
NB Net Neturality
NC Internet Crime

Groups may swap with each other by mutual agreement, or may swap for one of these other topics

Virtualization
Digital Pollution
Prediction Markets
Open Source Software
Localization
Podcasting
Online reputation
Is TV dead?
Making a living from music in the digital age

CMOD6001 DWEB

Multiple intelligences

Communication styles

Groups may swap topics with each other by mutual agreement. A group may chose from the list of alternatives on a first come first served basis.

Group Presentation Topics
Group WA Geolocation Applications
Group WB Cloud Computing
Group WD Prediction Markets
Group WE Internet Crime
Group WL Localization
Group WM Podcasting
Group WN Open Source Software
Group WO RFID and privacy
Group WP Digital Pollution

Alternatives:
Photojournalism in the Digital Age
Virtualization
Online reputation
Is TV dead?
Gold Farming

CMOD6001 COM1

Multiple intelligences

Communication styles

We decided to go with random assignments of topics to groups

Groups may swap topics with each other by mutual agreement. A group may chose from the list of alternatives on a first come first served basis.

Group B Virtualization
Group C Cloud Computing
Group D Geolocation Applications
Group E Gold Farming
Group F Prediction Markets
Group W Is TV dead?
Group X Digital Pollution
Group Y Internet Crime
Group Z Open Source Software

Alternatives:
Photojournalism in the Digital Age
Geolocation Applications
Localization
Podcasting
Online reputation
RFID and Privacy
Net Neutrality

CMOD6001 ITS/ITM (Thursday)

Today was Skype day. I connected up with the lecturer in IUT but there were problems with the sound on the student machines at IUT. Still most groups managed to find an IUT student using chat. We might call again next Thurday

SOFT7001 Class 9 canceled

Class canceled again today. Really sorry guys.

This is going to be my third trip to CUH in as many days.

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM Class

I gave some tips for giving presentations.

We talked a little bit about the CA for this module, but we did not of that yesterday.

CMOD6001 Groups update

Due some late arrivals I have had to reorganize some groups. Group CD has been split into CD and CE. Since CD did not yet have a group blog it seemed to be the best candidate for splitting. I used the lack of a blog to conclude that the group's plans were not very well advanced.

CMOD6001 DNET/DCOM

I asked students to make sure that the group blogs had enough contact information for a potential partner to contact the group. There is no word yet on the Finnish situation.

I asked students to check out the spec for the jobs exercise and to ask if there was anything that needed clarification. I gave out jobs to students who didn't yet have them.

I gave a quick run down of the assessment schedule, or order at least and the weightings.

We discussed the job exercise in detail, outlined what was expected, and how much it was worth.

I explained a bit about electives

Some blog admins stuff. Some students updated their URLs

CMOD6001 DWEB1

Presentation tips

CMOD6001 ITS/M

Presentation Tips

SOFT7001 Class 08 canceled

Class canceled. Sorry about the short notice

CMOD6001 COM class 11

Class canceled. Sorry about the short notice

CMOD6001 COM Lab A

I checked that the groups are all a sorted. Just waiting on 1 or 2 personal and group blogs.

I asked students to check the spec for the jobs exercise.

I asked students to put some contact information on the group blog so that the Finish student will be able to contact the group more easily. I'm not sure yet what's happening with the Finish students.

Since I didn't have any particular task for today's class, students worked on the blogs and job exercise mostly.

CMOD6001 ITM Lab ITS

I asked students to check the spec for the job exercise and to make sure they understood what was expected of them them.

I gave out a list of IUT students. There was some FB stalking.

Because the lab groups changed, we had to spend some time reorganizing he groups.

Students worked on setting up their group blogs. I am still waiting on a number of group blogs

CMOD6001 DWEB Class 10 Lab A

Students check their e-mail and blogs and FB for the first 30 mins. A number of students were quite late.

From 0930 we looked at Google Calendar

CMOD6001 Group Presentation Topics

Groups that form first will get first call on the topics for the presentation. So get moving.

Once you have found your IUT partner e-mail Colin. Obviously the IUT student must agree to be in the group.

SOFT7001 Class 07

http://mcom.cit.ie/staff/computing/cmanning/soft7001/SOFT7001-CSS1.pdf

We discussed the cascade and specificity. Tricky enough. But it makes sense really.

CMOD6001 ITS/M Lab

I gave out a list of French students. Students spent some time stalking them on Facebook.

We spent some time juggling with groups.

I asked students to check on my blog the specification for the job assignment.

CMOD6001 Groups update

Group K has been dissolved due to lack of attendance, lack of individual blogs, and lack of a group blog. Students who had been assigned to this group are free to join other groups. Other groups are free to accept them or not.

CMOD6001 Procedure for Removing a Student from a Group

If a CIT student

• misses 2 CIT classes or
• misses a meeting or
• does not perform work assigned to them

without a reasonable explanation the remainder of the group present at a meeting may vote by a majority (of 50:50 if the number present is even) to issue them with a yellow card. The student and Colin should be emailed notification of the yellow card and this should be recorded on the group blog.

Once issued a yellow card the student must attend all meetings, all cit classes, and complete all assigned tasks. If they student fails to do so the group may vote to recommend to Colin that the student be removed from the group. The student and Colin should be emailed notification of this decision and it should be recorded on the group blog.

The authority to remove students is not being devolved to students. Only Colin makes the final decision.

CMOD6001 COM1 Lab A

I showed students how Google Calendar worked and I asked them to enter their timetables.

I gave details of the job address