1. Welcome To The MSc Computing
Professor Daniel Rueckert
Head of Department
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2. Welcome To The MSc Computing Course
Fariba Sadri
Director of Studies (PG)
Room 447
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3. Contents Course Structure Information: Timetables, Course Materials
Feedback
Tutor / Pastoral Care / Services
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4. Overall Timetable Of The Course: Autumn Term: October - December
Compulsory
Foundational Courses
Choose Group Project
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5. Spring Term: January – March
Short Java and Concurrency Course
4 Optional Specialised Courses
Group Project
Choose the Individual Project
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6. Summer Term: April – September
Individual Project
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7. Programming Languages
C++
Java
Python
Prolog
Assembler
Any others you learn through group and individual projects
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8. Examinations They are at various times of the year
January: Programming exams
March: Some optional course exams
Late April and May:
Group Project assessment
Other optional course exams
September: Individual Project assessment
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9. You must make sure you are here at the start of term in January!
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10. Courseworks and Programming Exercises
throughout the first term
Courseworks
throughout the first and second terms
Will be marked and returned to you
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11. Degree Classification
Distinction
Merit
Pass
There are no Certificates
or Diplomas for partial completion of the course.
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12. Prizes
Best group project
Best individual project
Top students
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13. Late Coursework Submission Policy
Time of Late Submission
Mark Awarded
Up to 24 hours after the deadline
Capped at pass mark
More than 24 hours after the deadline
Zero
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14. Information Useful Web Pages
Course Descriptions + Regulations + Reading Lists
Timetables:
CetCat Timetables:
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15. Noticeboard: http://www. imperial. ac
Noticeboard: Cate Notes/Tutorials/Courseworks Credit Subscriptions for Examinations Personal Records
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16. Some Notes on the Timetables
Weeks may differ from one another.
Changes occur from time to time.
Please check your timetables frequently.
If two courses clash on the timetable on their lectures their exams will also clash.
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17. More Notes on the Timetables
Not part of the course. For interest only and free to attend:
Wednesday pm Machine Learning Seminars
Tuesday pm Applications of Computing in Industry
Thursday pm (IprOgram) Imperial Programming Lectures
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18. Applications of Computing in Industry : Lecture Series
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19. College MasterClass Programme
Courses on transferable skills
All free
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20. Compulsory online plagiarism awareness course
For masters students
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21. Getting feedback from you
Student representatives
Regular meetings with me or MSc Teaching Fellows
Staff-student Committee
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22. This can be a great year for you.
Enjoy the course
Enjoy the department
Enjoy the College
Enjoy London
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23. Some words of advice
Different backgrounds – do not get discouraged in comparison
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24. You will find it difficult to do well in the MSc if you:
Get a part-time job
Many failures on the course are because of part-time work.
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25. If you feel like this ……
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26. Come and talk to someone. We will try hard to help!
You can talk to
Personal tutor Me
College Counsellors
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27. Introducing MSc Computing Co-ordinator and Senior Teaching Fellow
Dr. Fidelis Perkonigg
MSc Administrator
Mr. Sam Hesketh
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28. College-Wide Centres and Facilities
Welfare Support
Disability Advisory Service
Student Counselling service
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29. College-Wide Centres and Facilities: Student Hub
Location: Level 3, Sherfield Building
Services: One stop shop:
Accommodation
Tuition Fees
Student Records
International Student Enquiries
Special Examination Arrangements
Exam Results, Official Letters, etc.
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30. College-Wide Centres and Facilities
New Students
Centre for Academic English
Graduate Students’ Union (GSU)
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