COMP60411: Modelling Data on the Web

This is the web page where you will find news and information about COMP60411 for 2017/18. There is, additionally, the page from the syllabus.

General:

If you have any questions that might be of interest to others, please feel free to post it on the attendant Blackboard forum.

Coursework and Timing:

The deadline for handing in the coursework for the

• first week is Friday, Oct 6th, 9:00am,
• second week is Friday, Oct 13th, 9:00am,
• etc.

Coursework, announcements, feedback, and discussions will be handled via Blackboard.

For most coursework, it can be helpful to use the <oXygen/> XML editor: they have given us a free group licence, which is available in Blackboard: check the Week 2 Forum.

Late coursework:

If you have mitigating circumstances (either for lateness or for any other issue), you should fill at the mitigating circumstances form and hand it in to the student support office. The instructors and teaching assistants do not grant extensions or resits for coursework directly: You need to go through the mitigating circumstances committee. (Feel free to come talk to us about problems you are having as early as possible. We will help you navigate the system. But we will adhere to the system.) If you do not have mitigating circumstances, then you will receive 0 marks for work handed in late, regardless of the reason (because we want to discuss the coursework after the deadline).

Concerning Literature:

• books are often available second hand (check the internet e.g.)
• we remind you that there are laws regulating photocopying and copyright matters. If you are unsure about what you are allowed to copy, please refer to a guide to photocopying and copyright regulations of the J. Rylands library.

Schedule and materials:

Please note that this course unit is a severely modified version of previous editions: we have dropped a substantial number of topics, and added other topics, so please do not rely too heavily on exams, tales, or additional material from previous years!

Teaching assistants will be in the MSc Lab between 15:00 and 16:00 Mondays to Thursdays to help with coursework and other confusions (Haoruo, Yizheng, Chris, and Alex, in this order). Bijan and Uli also tend to drop in frequently. Also, please always keep an eye on the Blackboard forums: your question is probably already discussed there!