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T: 051 401 2754 [email protected] www.ufs.ac.za/it
INFORMATION SESSION FOR HONOURS: COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
1st Semester 2013
30 January 2013
T: 051 401 2754 [email protected] www.ufs.ac.za/it
CONTENT
• General information
• Module information
• RIS693: Project
• Android short course
• Masters
• Questions
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Admission requirements– B.Sc. (IT) or B.Com. (IT) degree with IT as a major– 60% average for the four 3rd year IT-modules
• Duration of studies– 8 modules plus project module = Honours Degree– Choice of 1 or 2 years
• One year: – 4 modules 1st semester– 4 modules 2nd semester– Project module = year module
• Two years– Spread above over 2 years
– Project must be completed in 1 year
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Applying for Honours
– DV3 form
– Conditional acceptance, depending on final results
(60% average across all 4 IT modules on final year
level)
– To be signed by Dr De Wet.
– Official deadline: End of November 2012.
• Registration in 2013 – study code 4532
– Bring completed registration form plus final study
record to Dr De Wet to be approved / register online as
soon as possible after information session.
MODULE INFORMATION
• Compulsory:
oRIS693: Project - Year module
oRIS620: Advanced Programming I - Semester
1
oRIS621: Advanced Programming II - Semester 2
oRIS626: Research Methodology - Semester 2
MODULE OPTIONS
MODULE LECTURER
RIS609 Knowledge based Systems Mr Burger
RIS615 Human-Computer Interaction Dr de Wet
RIS619 Advanced Internet Programming Mr Nel
RIS620 Advanced Programming I Dr Beelders
RIS625 Data Warehousing & Mining Dr Kotzé
1st Semester 2013
MODULE OPTIONS
MODULE LECTURER
RIS604 Information Security Mr NelRIS621 Advanced Programming II Dr BeeldersRIS622 Advanced Databases
(Business Intelligence)Dr Kotzé
RIS626 Research Methodology Me DednamEBUS 88 408 Project Management Business School
EBUS 86 408 Internet Commerce Business School
2nd Semester 2013
MODULE INFORMATION
• A maximum of 2 approved Honours modules may be taken from other departments.
– It is, however, the student’s own responsibility to make sure that these modules fit into our timetable.
– No changes to the timetable will be made from our side to accommodate other departments’ modules.
CLASS TIMES – 1ST SEMESTER
DAY TIME Module
Monday 17:10 – 19:00 RIS615
Tuesday 07:00 – 08:00 RIS609
Tuesday 17:10 – 19:00 RIS625
Wednesday 17:10 – 19:00 RIS620
Thursday 17:10 – 19:00 RIS619
RIS693: PROJECT MODULE
• RIS693 Honours Project Guidelines 2013– Read careful and sign last page
• Compulsory• Year module - Must be completed in 1 year
– Give careful consideration when you register for this module• Topics – scope • Proposals
– Example in Module Guide– Due date: 13 February 2013– Hand in: WWG309– See requirements in Honours Project Guidelines 2013
• Procedure– Topic and scope will be evaluated– Feedback via email whether accepted / not (27/2/2013)
RIS693: PROJECT – REMINDER: DUE DATESSubmission Date Deliverable
13 February 2013 Project proposal
15 March 2013 Literature review
25 March 2013 Use case diagrams
19 April 2013
Scenarios
Class diagrams and/or site map
ER Diagram
Motivation for technology used
26 April 2013 Project demonstration to project advisor
3 May 2013 PROJECT DAY
26 July 2013 Project demonstration to project advisor
6 September 2013 Project demonstration to project advisor
4 October 2013 Application
11 October 2013 Technical Manual
User Manual
18 October 2013 PROJECT DAY
ANDROID SHORT COURSE
• Presented in 2nd Semester
• Payment involved
• Presented by an external lecturer
More information will be given at the beginning of the 2nd semester
MASTERS
• Admission Requirements:– B.Sc. Hons. or B.Com. Hons. Degree– 60% average for the degree
• Choice between research and structured Masters
– Research Master’s degree: Code 4792• Dissertation (180 credits) = RIS700
– Structured Master’s degree: Code 4793• Extended research essay (120 credits) = RIS791• Plus 3 research modules
STRUCTURED MASTERS
• Choose 3 modules from the following research areas:– RIS715 HCI Dr. De Wet– RIS725 Data warehousing and mining Dr. Kotzé– RIS730 Educational technology Dr. Nel– RIS731 Eye-tracking Dr. Beelders
• The modules will be in the form of a literature study.
• Except for RIS730, there will be no formal classes and no examination. You will choose a topic and then you must summarize from the literature all the work that has been done on the topic and identify a research project in terms of a problem statement.
• Deliverable: A document consisting of an Introduction, Literature review, a Problem Statement and a Conclusion. You will be evaluated on this document.
STRUCTURED MASTERS
• After passing the 3 modules:
– You select one of your three research projects identified in the modules passed and then continue with that project towards an extended dissertation – RIS791
– Deliverable: Document in which you add additional literature resources (to those gathered in your previous literature review), the Research Hypotheses & Objective(s), Research Design & Methodology, Results & Data Analysis and Conclusions.
– You will be evaluated on this document by your lecturer and an external examiner.
STRUCTURED MASTERS
Structured Master’s in 1 year:• Three modules must be completed in 1st semester and
dissertation (RIS791) must be completed in the 2nd semester
Structured Master’s over 2 years:• Modules must all be completed before you can
commence with RIS791
Choice of modules is dependent on whether they are presented in the 1st or 2nd semester. It will be revised every year based on the demand.
