module report form (academic year 2007-08) compgc01

UCL DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC01 Programming Taught by: L.Griffin Total numbers on course = 82 Mean mark obtained = 60.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned No problems were encountered.

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. No issues were identified.

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned No issues were identified.

E. Head of Teaching Committee’s Comments and Action Taken or Planned (Where applicable. Where no comment is required, please see the overall departmental report) The module is being run properly and delivered good results.

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC02 Design Taught by: D.Alexander A.Finkelstein Total numbers on course = 82 Mean mark obtained = 58.5 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC03 Architecture and Hardware Taught by: P.Rounce Total numbers on course = 36 Mean mark obtained = 57.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC04 Systems Infrastructure Taught by: J.Dowell M.Ahmed Total numbers on course = 81 Mean mark obtained = 64.0 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC06 Database Systems Taught by: J.Dowell E.Tzanis S-H.Choi Total numbers on course = 63 Mean mark obtained = 61.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC08 Medical Scientific Computing Taught by: A.Todd-Pokropek Total numbers on course = 3 Mean mark obtained = 30.0 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The students this year were not particularly strong The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC13 Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship Taught by: P.Treleaven Total numbers on course = 10 Mean mark obtained = 61.1 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. Very good course work. The pace and content were appropriate. Fine. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. We used SKEEGLE to give support to the students. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned No problems were encountered. Course went well.

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. No issues were identified. Students liked the course

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned No issues were identified. Examiner liked the course. Philip Treleaven


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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC14 Multimedia Computing Taught by: P.Treleaven Total numbers on course = 20 Mean mark obtained = 61.8 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The students enjoyed the course. The pace and content were appropriate. External lecturers were very good. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. Well organized. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose. No problems.

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned No problems were encountered. Fine.

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. No issues were identified. Everything went well.

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned No issues were identified. Examiners liked the course.…

E. Head of Teaching Committee’s Comments and Action Taken or Planned (Where applicable. Where no comment is required, please see the overall departmental report) The module is being run properly and delivered good results. Philip Treleaven

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC15 Communications And Networks Taught by: B.Karp S.Sorensen Total numbers on course = 62 Mean mark obtained = 60.2 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems No response received.

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned No response received.

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. No response received.

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned No response received.

E. Head of Teaching Committee’s Comments and Action Taken or Planned (Where applicable. Where no comment is required, please see the overall departmental report)

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC16 Functional Programming Taught by: C.Clack Total numbers on course = 3 Mean mark obtained = 72.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC22 Software Engineering Taught by: G.Roberts Total numbers on course = 64 Mean mark obtained = 64.6 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The teaching of this module was taken over by myself (Graham Roberts) this year, following the same structure as in previous years. In addition it is now a core module for the new MScFC programme, so the number of students was significantly greater. Overall the module was a big success and enjoyable to teach despite the increase in student numbers. The students were strongly motivated by the group work and produced some very good results. The larger number of students turned out to be manageable. The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose. B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned No problems were encountered.

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. The demonstrators acting as project group supervisors would benefit from some more training and good UML experience.

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E. Head of Teaching Committee’s Comments and Action Taken or Planned (Where applicable. Where no comment is required, please see the overall departmental report) The module is being run properly and delivered good results. The module content is a good match for the MScFC students’ background.

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC25 Interaction Design Taught by: A.Sasse S.Laqua Total numbers on course = 4 Mean mark obtained = 67.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC26 Artificial Intelligence and Neural Computing Taught by: A.Hunter D.Gorse Total numbers on course = 2 Mean mark obtained = 34.5 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGC31 Image Processing and Graphics Taught by: S.Arridge S.Prince Total numbers on course = 6 Mean mark obtained = 45.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGI01 Supervised Learning Taught by: J.Shawe-Taylor Total numbers on course = 9 Mean mark obtained = 59.9 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGI02 Unsupervised Learning Taught by: M.Sahani Total numbers on course = 9 Mean mark obtained = 48.6 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems No report received

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned No report received

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. No report received

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned No report received


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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGI06 Evolutionary Systems Taught by: M.Herbster Total numbers on course = 9 Mean mark obtained = 56.4 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGI07 Mathematical Programming and Research Methods Taught by: D.Alexander M.Herbster Total numbers on course = 17 Mean mark obtained = 74.9 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGI08 Graphical Models Taught by: D.Barber Total numbers on course = 6 Mean mark obtained = 66.0 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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E. Head of Teaching Committee’s Comments and Action Taken or Planned Please see the overall departmental report

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGI09 Intelligent Systems in Business Taught by: D.Hardoon Total numbers on course = 7 Mean mark obtained = 70.7 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The following adjustments were made… The coursework was down weighted to 30% and exam increased to 70% to better reflect the students contribution. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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E. Head of Teaching Committee’s Comments and Action Taken or Planned The module is being run properly and delivered good results.

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGI10 Intelligent Systems in Bioinformatics Taught by: K.Bryson D.Jones Total numbers on course = 5 Mean mark obtained = 47.0 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems This is an improved average mark compared to last year, although clearly not ideal since it still lies below 50%. We tried ot ensure that the students were fully aware that the bioinformatics module part of the MScIS is quite different from other modules and, although it involves much less technical maths, it isn’t a ‘soft option’ compared to other modules. This view is possibly supported since the student taking it as a 4th year option obtained 63% – exactly the same course/exam. We need to continue to ensure the correct students from MScIS take this option and are fully engaged with it. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGI13 Advanced Topics in Machine Learning Taught by: Z.Li C.Archambeau Total numbers on course = 4 Mean mark obtained = 57.8 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGI14 Machine Vision Taught by: S.Prince Total numbers on course = 11 Mean mark obtained = 69.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned Matlab not available in problem classes. Problem resolved by moving rooms.


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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGS01 Systems Requirements Engineering Taught by: E.Letier Total numbers on course = 29 Mean mark obtained = 60.6 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGS02 Advanced Analysis and Design Taught by: D.Rosenblum Total numbers on course = 29 Mean mark obtained = 60.6 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.


C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. A few students complained about the inclusion of basic review material during the first couple of weeks and the corresponding short-changing of more advanced topics, but I still find that the review is necessary for the many students who are weak on some of the necessary background concepts.

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGS03 Validation and Verification Taught by: E.Letier D.Rosenblum Total numbers on course = 29 Mean mark obtained = 55.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGS04 Tools and Environments Taught by: W.Emmerich Total numbers on course = 29 Mean mark obtained = 54.7 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate for most students. However, some students did not have the required pre-requisites (in particular on formal languages and compiler construction). Additional lectures were inserted to cover missing material for these students. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content.

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned Because the content of the course was much more advanced than in previous years, students felt that previous exam papers were inappropriate to prepare them for the written examination. The examiner set a mock paper, distributed it prior to the revision class and discussed the model answers in the revision class.

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Following a written examination, the course representative filed a written complained that they were ill prepared for the final examination and that the focus of the questions in the examination were not in-line with the taught components of the course. The complained was assessed in detail in collaboration with the external examiner and it was found to be unfounded due to the significant number of students, who passed the examination with a distinction grade. For the next delivery it is planned to outline the pre-requisites more clearly at the beginning of term and to require students who do not meet the pre-requisites to do back-ground study in their own time prior to the beginning of the course.

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGS06 Financial Institutions and Markets Taught by: D.Lawrence Total numbers on course = 28 Mean mark obtained = 68.8 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.


C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. No issues were identified. It has been interesting to note comments made by the students, who had compared the UCL MSc SSE programme with those offered by other UK HEIs. They said that the thing that helped them decide to come here was the fact that we had, in the previous year, been able to run internships with City firms. The 2007/08 MSc students (all 28) were also absolutely delighted to have the same opportunity (a four-month Citi internship programme).

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGS07 Financial Information Systems Taught by: B.Weber Total numbers on course = 28 Mean mark obtained = 66.4 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The course learning went at an appropriate pace. With a larger number of post-graduates in the course and a small number of undergraduates, I assumed familiarity with basic economic and financial business topics such as interest rates and balance sheets. This did not appear to present a problem for the younger students, and I would always mention web resources for learning about these concepts. – Also the class met 6 hours a day for one day a week for 5 weeks. To keep the density and intensity from being overwhelming, I used guest speakers twice, and videos, and 3 lab sessions.

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned Three of the 10 class sessions were hands-on analysis labs – portfolio management, financial optimization, derivatives analysis -- in the PC rooms in MPEB 4.12 and 1.17. This spread the class over two places, I had to make the lab “self-directed” with a worksheet. I then circulated between the rooms to answer questions, and to monitor progress the student handed in answers to the exercises at the end of the lab. These were unassessed but recorded on a credit-no credit basis.

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. Some students were concerned that they could not complete the lab exercises in the class time. I explained that they could complete it on their own time as an assignment/revision for the exam. My preference is to challenge the most capable students and allow extra time for the others to complete the exercises.

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned No issues were identified

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGV01 Mathematical Methods, Algorithmics and Implementations Taught by: S.Julier Total numbers on course = 9 Mean mark obtained = 56.7 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. However, there were two confounding factors for the course. First, the course was substantially changed from previous years and so the presentation of much of the material was relatively experimental. In consequence, some parts were presented too quickly and other parts were poorly explained. Second, using the “short and fat” form for the course lead to considerable fatigue on the part of both the students and the lecturer. Third, a printing error occurred in the exam which was resolved by the Exam Board and approved by the external examiner. The first issue is being addressed by critically reviewing last year’s lectures and making incremental changes as required. In particular, stronger connections with end applications will be developed. The second issue has been addressed by changing the format of the course to run for the full ten weeks. The final issue will be addressed next year by a more thorough check of the exam papers before they are released to the candidates in the exam hall. B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned No problems were encountered.

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGV04 Graphical Modelling and Visualisation Taught by: J.Kautz Total numbers on course = 8 Mean mark obtained = 79.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGV06 n-Dimensional Signal Processing Taught by: S.Arridge L.Griffin Total numbers on course = 0 Mean mark obtained = 0 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems There were no students registered on this module in 2007/08

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned There were no students registered on this module in 2007/08

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. There were no students registered on this module in 2007/08

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned There were no students registered on this module in 2007/08

E. Head of Teaching Committee’s Comments and Action Taken or Planned (Where applicable. Where no comment is required, please see the overall departmental report) There were no students registered on this module in 2007/08. In 2008/9 it is being withdrawn and replaced with a new course Geometry of Images (COMPM081/COMPGV11)

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGV07 Virtual Environments Taught by: A.Steed S.Julier Total numbers on course = 9 Mean mark obtained = 64.6 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGV09 Medical Scientific Computing Taught by: A.Todd-Pokropek Total numbers on course = Mean mark obtained = A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems Six students started the course but eventual enrolled in another option under Medical Image Computing which was not assessed by an exam which the students apparently preferred.


C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. See comment in section A

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned N.A.

E. Head of Teaching Committee’s Comments and Action Taken or Planned (Where applicable. Where no comment is required, please see the overall departmental report) See comment in section A

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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGV12 Image Processing Taught by: D.Alexander Total numbers on course = 8 Mean mark obtained = 71.0 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGV14 Advanced modelling, rendering and animation Taught by: A.Steed J.Kautz Total numbers on course = 6 Mean mark obtained = 71.5 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGV99 Research Project Taught by: D.Alexander A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGZ01 Networked Systems Taught by: G.Knight Total numbers on course = 22 Mean mark obtained = 58.4 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned Data projector in Maths 500 was faulty throughout. This was reported (twice).


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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGZ02 Network Performance Taught by: D.Wischik Total numbers on course = 23 Mean mark obtained = 55.1 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner The pace and content were appropriate, judging by the results of the MScDCNDS students. The COMP4033 students were too few in number for me to draw any general lessons, and they had very different abilities. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. The students said they especially appreciated the individual attention they received. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned There is a systematic problem with the lecture rooms used by CS: they have far too little blackboard space for the lecturer to write on. Some rooms (e.g. the room I used in Foster Court, and the Roberts engineering building) are less bad. The rooms in Malet Place Engineering are atrocious -- whoever planned them should read Tufte on why Powerpoint destroys our ability to think and communicate. In my own office I have a bigger whiteboard than that in MP1.20. No action taken.

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (of my own design), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. No issues were identified.

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned No major issues were identified. The examiners suggested that the course was maths-heavy and that it might be appropriate to set an exam question which permits a discursive style of answer. I shall do so this coming year.


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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGZ03 Distributed Systems and Security Taught by: B.Karp Total numbers on course = 24 Mean mark obtained = 52.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems No response received.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGZ04 Network and Applications Programming Taught by: L.Capra W.Emmerich Total numbers on course = 22 Mean mark obtained = 54.3 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems The quality of student work is reflected in the results presented, which have been approved by the external examiner. The pace and content were appropriate. The teaching methods were appropriate for the course content. No significant problems occurred. Actions on minor issues were taken as they arose.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGZ05 Multimedia Systems Taught by: M.Handley Total numbers on course = 23 Mean mark obtained = 54.1 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems No response received.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGZ06 Mobile and Adaptive Systems Taught by: B.Karp S.Hailes C.Mascolo Total numbers on course = 22 Mean mark obtained = 45.5 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems No response received.



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MODULE REPORT FORM (Academic Year 2007-08) COMPGZ07 Professional Practice Taught by: G.Collins Total numbers on course = 23 Mean mark obtained = 56.0 A. Quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and action(s) taken to resolve any problems No report received

B. Any Learning Resources problems which have affected the provision of the course (quality of lecture or tutorial rooms, laboratory or IT facilities and action taken or planned No report received

C. Issues identified by students (from questionnaires, staff-student committees etc.) and action taken or planned Students are asked to fill in course feedback questionnaires (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/assessment/staff/archive), raise issues at the Staff Student Consultative Committee meetings (http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/sscc/index.htm) and talk to their tutor. No report received

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D. Issues identified by Visiting Examiners and action taken or planned No report received


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