Engineering and Information Sciences | Orientation Day Presentation | Liverpool Campus 2019

2. GETTING STARTED
FOR NEW STUDENTS

3. Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences
6 SYNERGISTIC SCHOOLS
• School of Computing and IT
• School of Electrical, Computer and
Telecommunications Engineering
• School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics
• School of Civil, Mining and Environmental
Engineering
• School of Physics
• School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical
Computer
Telecommunications
Civil
Mining
Environmental
Engineering &
Information Sciences
Computing & IT
Materials
Mechanical
Mechatronic
Biomedical
Mathematics
Statistics
Physics
TOP 1 %
Research quality

4. Who you need to know
Executive Dean
Professor Valerie Linton
Head of School - Computing &
Information Technology
Professor Willy Susilo
Head of Students
Dr Luke McAven

5. For all appointments, book through online web platform
CareerHub:
http://careerhub.uow.edu.au/
Faculty Careers Consultant (FCCs):
Other Support
NICOLE SMITH
nicoles@uow.edu.au
8536 2004
Room: 128

6. Student Support Advisors (SSA):
Tina Edney
tedney@uow.edu.au
02 8536 2004
Rm: 128 | Monday to Thursday
Information about UOW’s various academic and non-academic supports and services.
− Information about procedures and policies that exist at UOW.
− Referring you to welfare support services or counselling services provided at the university or in the local
community.
− Help international students with issues such as: visas, accommodation, loneliness, study, fees, immigration,
culture shock and adjusting to life in a new country, improving your English language skills.
− Advice about who is the best person in your faculty or in the university to help with your problem.
− Assisting you to have your disability, illness or injury to be taken into account whilst you are studying.
− Providing information about where to get academic help for your studies.
− What to do in different circumstances, we can point you in the right direction.
The Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) can provide advice on how particular disabilities affect university study and
information on resources available at the University for assisting students with disability. Students commencing
courses are advised to contact the Disability Liaison Officer prior to the beginning of their first session of study.

7. Student Hub
How To Contact US
sws-enquiries@uow.edu.au
02 8763 6000
Where to find US
Student Hub is located at the front
desk, ground floor reception.
We are open 8.30am to 5.30pm
during session.

8. If there are circumstances beyond your control
that are affecting your academic study, you can
apply for Academic Consideration via SOLS
Speak to your Course Coordinator, Discipline
Advisor, SSA or International Coordinator for
assistance
Having problems?

9. Student Number
UNIQUE 7- DIGIT IDENTIFIER
REMEMBER YOUR
NUMBER
Quote it for
• Identification
• Exams
• Assignments
• Discounts … and more

10. Sessions
Autumn Session March – June (13 weeks)
Spring Session July – November (13 weeks)
Annual Subjects
Completed over two sessions, usually starting in Autumn.

11. SESSIONS:
• Autumn February – June
• Spring July – November
DEGREE OR COURSE:
• This is what you are studying overall… e.g. Bachelor of
Computer Science.
SUBJECTS:
• Each session you take some independently assumed
modules, referred to as subjects.
• A typical full-time load is 4 subjects.
Terminology

12. SUBJECT CODES E.G. CSIT111, MATH221:
• The letters indicate the discipline.
• The first digit indicates the subject level.
CREDIT POINTS (cp):
• The value or volume of a subject.
• Most subjects are 6cp.
• 1cp  Roughly 2 hours of work per week.
SUBJECT TYPES:
• Core: A subject you have to pass for your degree.
• Elective: A subject that gives you points towards your degree,
but is mostly unrestricted.

13. CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING/ADVANCED STANDING/CREDIT
EXEMPTIONS:
• If you have studied at a tertiary institute previously you can apply for
credit for prior learning.
• If your previous study matches against core subjects you can get specified
credit and not need to take those core subjects.
• If your previous study matches against identified UOW elective subjects
you can get specified credit and reduce the number of electives you need.
• If your previous study don’t match against identified UOW elective
subjects you can get unspecified credit and reduce the numbers of electives
you need.
• If you have previous tertiary academic study and haven’t applied for credit,
talk to one of your APDs.

14. Grade Name Mark range Notes
HD High Distinction 85-100
D Distinction 75-84
C Credit 65-74
P Pass 50-64
PS Pass supplementary 50 (sort of)
TF Technical Fail Failing a requirement.
F Fail 0-49
WH Withheld Pending miscellaneous.
WD Withheld Deferred Exam Later exam due to medical
or similar.
WS Withheld Supplementary
Assessment
Borderline fail 
supplementary.

15. Timetable
FINDING A ROOM
http:/ / www.uow.edu.au/ student/ timetables
Check it online regularly for changes
Building number
Before the dash or dot: 67.107
Room number
After the dash or dot: 15-107
Floor in building
First number after the dash or dot: 4-124
G = Ground
1 = 1st floor
2 = 2nd
floor

16. ClassTypes
ATTEND ALL CLASSES
LECTURES
All students in the subject attend
TUTORIALS/ WORKSHOPS/
LABORATORIES
Smaller groups led by a tutor who will
answer questions and give individual help.

17. Timetable
FINDING A CLASS

18. SOLS
STUDENT ONLINE SERVICES
• Access eLearning (Moodle)
• Check your assessment task results
• SOLSMail
• Enrol in tutorials
• Add or withdraw from subjects (enrolment variation)
• View your personal timetable
• Manage your password
• Update your contact details

19. Email
COMMUNICATION
Most communication is
by EMAIL
• Check your UOWmail and SOLSmails at least twice per week.
• You can forward UOWmail to another account.
• Use your UOWmail to email staff.

20. Key Dates
WITHDRAWAL
“Current Students” page
Before changing, seek
advice
Last day to add a subject via SOLS: 17 March 2019 (end of Week 2)
Last day to withdraw without paying: 31 March 2019
Last day to withdraw without failing: 12 May 2019

21. EXAMPLES: WHAT NOT TO DO
• Copy from another student’s work
• Forget to reference the source of
information in an assignment
• Copy another student in an exam
• Claim other work as your own (eg.
download assignment solutions)
Academic Integrity
PLAGIARISM AND ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

22. • The course is too fast paced, falling behind.
• At a loss of what the subject is about in Week 4!
• “Goofing off”, not spending time on studies
• Busy social life
• Expecting the teachers to tell me how to do and when to do
everything
SurvivalTips
COMMON PROBLEMS TO AVOID

23. • Plan academic life first, then plan your social life
• Attend all lectures, tutorials, practicals,
workshops, laboratories.
• Be prepared
• Pre-read available notes
• Revise regularly: start the same day, after class
• Bring questions and lectures notes to tutorials
• Get help: ask questions
• Use teachers’ consultation times (it’s not that scary)
• Plan, organise, act. Complete all tasks
• To the best of your ability
• Well in advance: deadlines are limits, not targets
• Work hard. Make friends. Have fun!
SurvivalTips
SIMPLE SOLUTIONS

24. ICT degree
structure

25. Bachelor of Computer Science (BCompSc): focuses on the development of high-level
programming skills that can be applied across a wide range of applications, including
analysis of stock market trends, games design, neural network design, automatic teller
machines and patient monitoring in hospitals. The core subjects teach you to understand the
structure of data and the role it plays in delivering solutions to complex problems.
Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT): has a common core structure that offers
graduates key skills required for any IT professional such as: organisational areas in IT;
database management; programming; information systems analysis and design;
communications and networks; security; eBusiness; project management; web-based
technology; and professional practice in IT.
Bachelor of Business Information Systems (BBIS): Business Information analysts are
involved in the analysis, design, implementation, maintenance and enhancement of computer
based information systems critical to the successful operation of modern organisations. They
require a sound understanding of the business requirements for the systems they design and
must deal with users at all levels within an organisation.
The degrees

26. A COMMON CORE
• The three degrees share a common first year that allows you to experience all
study areas before specialising.
• Allows you to develop skills in analysing scenarios and building solutions.
• It’s fairly easy to transfer between degrees
BIT and BBIS emphasis interaction with clients, and with organisational structures
within businesses.
BBIS contains Business electives to provide an understanding of the role
information systems play within different business activities.
BCompSc tends to work with more fundamental components, and usually includes
more coding than the other degrees.
Choose your path

27. Degree Structures
YEAR ONE:
7 common core subjects.
1 elective  BBIS: MGNT110.
48
credit
points
YEAR THREE:
1 common core coursework subject.
1 final year common core project subject (12cp).
6 electives. BBIS: 5 electives + 1 Business elective
48
credit
points
YEAR TWO:
2 common core subjects.
BCompSc: 4 core + 2 electives.
BIT: 4 core + 2 electives.
BBIS: 3 core + 3 Business electives
48
credit
points

28. CSIT111: Programming Fundamentals
OBJECTIVES:
Understanding of the fundamental principles of programming
− Object-oriented view of problem analysis and solving.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Create and manipulate data types and structures.
2. Design and implement solutions using classes; implement the
behaviour of objects in a structured way.
3. Understand and apply the syntactic and semantic rules of an object-
oriented programming language.
4. Illustrate an understanding of tools and techniques for program
testing.
5. Illustrate an understanding of the concepts involved in compilation,
linking and execution.
This subject is not about Java, but you will learn programming in Java.

29. CSIT113: Problem Solving
HOW DO I LEARN TO SOLVE PROBLEMS?
− Do CSIT113
− Practice
− Practice some more
− Practising will enable you to:
• Identify similarities between problems
• Master techniques and variations of them
• Gain confidence in your ability to solve problems
• It is less likely you will be put of by something that looks
tricky!

30. CSIT114: System Analysis
This subject provides an introduction to different techniques and
technologies for understanding and specifying what a computer based
information system should accomplish.
It examines the complementary roles of systems analysts, clients and
users in a system development life cycle.
Students will learn different fact-finding techniques to elicit system
requirements and how to develop business models, data and process
models, and object models representing a system.
Students will also make use of a Computer Aided Software Engineering
(CASE) tool to build those models that capture the specifications of a
system.

31. CSIT115: Data Management and Security
The goal of the subject is to learn the fundamental concepts in data
management including conceptual modelling, the relational data model,
processing of relational data with Structured Query Language (SQL),
enforcing the concepts of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability of
data management systems.

32. And then …
In Spring you will most likely take 3 core subjects and 1
elective:
− CSIT121: Object Oriented Design and Programming.
− CSIT127: Networks and Communications.
− CSIT128: Introduction to Web Technology.
For BBIS the elective should be
− MGNT110: Introduction to Management
Everybody else has more flexibility, but it’s probably a good
idea to check if the subject you are planning to take is
suitable.
There will be 200-level subjects available.

33. 2020 …
This is the second year at Liverpool.
EIS will run the core 100-level subjects again, and will run the core 200-level subjects,
and a few other subjects.
− CSIT214: IT Project Management. Autumn
− CSIT226: Human Computer Interaction. Spring
− CSCI203: Algorithms and Data Structures. Spring
− CSCI235: Database Systems. Spring
− CSCI251: Advanced Programming. Autumn
− MATH221: Mathematics for Computing. Autumn
− ISIT204: eBusiness. Spring
− ISIT219: Knowledge and Information Engineering. Autumn
− ISIT224: Management Information Systems. Spring
− MATH223: Mathematics for Information Technology Autumn
− CSIT110: Fundamental Programming with Python. Autumn
− CSIT212: Introduction to Computer Systems. Spring
− ISIT207: Frontend Web Programming. Spring
− CSCI262: System Security. Spring (Possibly)

34. 2021 …
SCIT will run probably run pretty the same 100-level and 200-level subjects at
the same times.
− CSIT314: Software Development Methodologies. Autumn
− CSIT321: Project. Annual,
Spring/Autumn
− Various 300-level subjects.
− SCIT will likely look at offering some other subjects depending on the
interests of students, and the resources available.

35. Go to:
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37. Thank you