Monday 19 December 2011

F.A.O Students who intend to start dissertation in February

Please complete the form you have been sent by email to identify the slot in which you
wish to present your research project proposal. If you fail to present a proposal before
January 20th 2012 you will not be allowed to proceed to dissertation in semester 2.

Deirdre

Thursday 15 December 2011

F.A.O Springboard Students - Exam Timetables update

A quick note  - finally you have been moved to the correct programmes.

You will receive a timetable for the relevant programme in the post - in the meantime
please refer to http://www.dit.ie/examinations/examinations-kevinstreet/
for all details including the exam timetable.
Codes are : DT202a Universal Design and AT, DT217a Information and KM,
DT230b Advanced Software Development, DT286 Data Analytics

(Please note: the timetable you receive is not personalised, it is for the entire programme
so there may be exams listed for modules you are not doing)

Systems Architectures lecture 15-12-2011 + extension to CA deadline

(1) There will be no lecture this evening (15-12-2011) due to illness.

(2) It has been brought to my attention that there are two broken links on my web-page (the second CA and the exams questions related to new material). I have emailed the files to the list of emails that I have for the class. If I have missed anybody email me and I can send you a copy. As one of the links is the assignment and this may have caused delays in some of you undertaking the work, I am extending the deadline until the 22nd December.

Ronan

Tuesday 13 December 2011

Probability & Statistical Inference, Back Where it Started

The Probability & Statistical Inference class tonight (Tuesday 13th December) will return to the lecture room in GA-028 in Kevin St (down the little corridor beside the shop).

Monday 12 December 2011

MSC Student Discussion Blog

To get added to the MSc student discussion blog
http://ditmscdiscuss.blogspot.com/
please email Vincent McKenna - vpmac.vec@gmail.com

Saturday 10 December 2011

Accenture Talk Rescheduled

Hello folks,

The talk by Accenture consulting has been rescheduled to Monday the 12th of December at 18:30 in KE4-008. Speaking will be Jacques Bellac, a member of Accenture's Global Analytics Innovation Centre here in Dublin, and Patrick Quinn, a former DIT graduate and current Accenture consultant.

Jacques and Patrick will be speaking about the work that they do in the Analytics Innovation Centre in Dublin and careers at Accenture so this promises to be a very interesting and useful session. Last year Accenture opened their Analytics Innovation Centre in Dublin and are actively recruiting at all levels.

See you there,

Brian.

Friday 9 December 2011

Letters of Confirmation of Registration

Letters of confirmation of registration available from the Student
Services Centres see http://www.dit.ie/registration/requestservice/

F.A.O Springboard students - exams timetables

You are all registered on DT217 and have probably received the timetable for this programme.
Registrations were instructed quite some time ago to move you to the correct stream  - this has
not happened.
Until they do please refer to the correct timetable as published on the exams website
(see previous post)
Data Analytics see DT286, Information and KM see DT217a, Advanced Software see DT230b
Universal Design and AT see DT202a

If you have any issues with the programme or exams can you please email your
programme MENTOR - Brian MacNamee for the Data Analytics and Ronan Bradley
for all other streams. Please do not cc me on the emails. If they cannot deal with your
query they will forward it to me.



Deirdre

Semester 1 Examinations

Dear All
The site below is the source of all information on Semester 1 examinations
This includes the most up to date examination timetable.

http://www.dit.ie/examinations/examinations-kevinstreet/

You can find lots of useful information here like past papers, how to access results,
repeating exams, PC1 and other forms.

You should receive a letter by post from exams with a timetable for your programme
and your exam number. If you do not please contact the Exams office in Kevin Street


Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 12.30pm, & 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Second floor of main Kevin Street Building
Contact Details:
Telephone:         (01) 402 4810
Fax:                    (01) 402 4999
E-Mail:                 kevin.examinations@dit.ie


Regards

Deirdre

Thursday 8 December 2011

RWSL December 12th & December 15th

The deadline for the research writing and scientific literature module is Thursday Dec 15th @ 10.00

There will be a drop in clinic on Monday in KA-3-020 from 1.00 to 3.00 for all students
(those attending Monday or Thursday)

I will be available on Thursday in KA-G-026 at 1.00 to deal with issues of late submission etc

For those of you I don't see next week, have a great Christmas and best wishes for success in the
exams

Deirdre

Presentation on Tackling Exams

Notes from yesterday's presentation are available at :

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-RIxfFpDs08NjgyODI0MTUtMTVjZS00YmE2LWJhNGItNjQ1MjhhNjQzOGQ1

AND

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-RIxfFpDs08NTJiMzBkNmItMDkxOC00YmE5LTkzZDItZmVmOGRmZGQyNjA0

Exam Timetable

The timetable for Semester 1 exams will be sent to you in the next week.
Details are available at
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-RIxfFpDs08YjIzYjVjMTQtOTVhYi00NTFjLWI0YzMtZTViZDZjYzg5OTkz

You will also receive your exam number at this point.

Monday 5 December 2011

Congratulations to Liam Carey - DIT MSc in Computing Student and Eircom Spider Winner

Congratulations to Liam Carey a student on the MSc in Computing (Information and Knowledge Management) who was  presented with an Eircom Spider award on 10th November 2011   for his website Bandpages.ie, which Liam set up in 2010.

Bandpages.ie is an on-line directory for booking ‘live’ music acts in Ireland for events such as weddings, private parties, special events, pubs and music clubs. The website was launched in 2010 after securing a ‘priming grant’ from Dublin City Enterprise Board.

Dubbed the Oscars of the digital world, the Eircom Spiders Awards are an annual event honouring Irish individuals and organisations for their outstanding achievements online and celebrating the successes of the Irish internet and digital media. This year’s awards took place in the Convention Centre Dublin and were hosted by comedian Dara O’Briain. During the awards ceremony Liam’s website Bandpages.ie was declared category winner for being “clean, simple, and easy to use”.

Many congratulations to Liam on his success to date and best wishes for the future of Bandpages.ie


Deirdre

Seminar - Examinations Process and Preparation Wednesday 7th December

I will be giving a short seminar on the examination process and preparation on Wednesday 7th December.


I will be doing this at 15.00 in KA-1-015 for those attending during the day
and again at 18.30 in KE-2-008 for those attending in the evening.


ICT regulation and Professional Issues will start at 19.30 on Wed 7th to accommodate this seminar.

Students who are in their second year of attending the programme do not need to attend this
seminar.

Regards

Deirdre

ICT Regulation and Professional Issues Wednesday Dec 7th (evening class)

This class will start at 19.30 on Wednesday Dec 7th.

Regards

Deirdre

5th December Data Mining

In the absence of the Accenture talk this evening (5th December) there will be no Data Mining class.

DT285/DT286 Probability & Statistical Inference Assignment Extension

The submission date for the Probability & Statistical Inference assignment has been extended until midnight on the 14th of December, 2011. The class on Tuesday the 6th will be held in the Aungier St. labs and be devoted to working on the assignment.

See you there.

Sunday 4 December 2011

Accenture Recruitment Talk Rescheduled

The Accenture recruitment talk has been rescheduled from Monday the 5th of December to Monday the 12th of December. It will still take place during the Data Mining class in KE 4-008 at 18:30.

Friday 2 December 2011

Research Writing and Scientific Literature Class Groups for Dec 5th and Dec 8th

Below are the groups for class on Monday Dec 5th and Thursday Dec 8th.
The purpose of these group sessions are to work with other students who are at a similar stage of work as yourself (not necessarily on the same stream), exchange papers and get useful feedback.

Anyone who is not included in the list below should attend class, bringing a printed copy of their draft paper and will be allocated a working group in class.

Anyone who wishes to meet with me beyond the meetings already conducted can do so in the class sessions.


Group sessions will work as follows:


  • Members of the group will exchange papers (this can be done in advance of class). 
  • In class members will read each other's papers.
  • Members will discuss the paper with the author and offer constructive feedback and comments. 
    • The aim is to identify areas that need clarification and to discuss the research questions which may offer helpful insights in the shaping of the questions.



Monday Groups
D11125025 John Brogan
D11123750 Robert Huczek
D11123915 Niall Dowdall
D05106940 Gabriel Lawless

D10125244 Marcus McQuiston
D11123511 Vincent McKenna
D11126243 Leah Moriarty
D11123520 Christina Shannon

D11125030 Eloho Rose Egwuterai
D091220800 Victor Aduba
C03406750 Colclough Doran


Thursday Groups
C06628346 Brendan Cregan
c07703996 Jelena Haidurova

D11124806 Garrett Duffy
D11125053 Philip O'Donnell
D11125034 Kenneth Byrne
D11123516 Raj Kumar

C07685874 Lira Maricar Mariano
D11123098 Tair Kuanyshev
d11125144 Chenjie Cao
D11125977 Frank Kendlin


D071110370 Harry Osemwegie
c07619511 Keith Ellman

Thursday 1 December 2011

Research Writing and Scientific Literature Class Dec 5th and 8th

There will be classes on Monday Dec 5th 13.00 - 15.00 and Thursday Dec 8th 13.00 - 15.00

We will be focusing on the research paper part of the assignment. You will be divided into
groups and will read each others papers and provide feedback. I will email everyone about
their groups tomorrow.

Hopefully by the end of next week everyone will have a clear focus on what they need to
work on to complete the paper for the 15th December.

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Programming Paradigms Lecture - Thurs 1st Dec

The Programming Paradigms lecture on Thursday night will take place in the Aungier Street labs due to a prior booking for KA-308.

Paddy.

Programming and Paradigms Thursday Dec 1st - Change of Location

To all students:

The lecture for this Thursday night will take place in one of the first floor labs in Aungier Street, precise location to be advised, rather than in Kevin Street.

Paddy Matthews.

Tuesday 29 November 2011

DT285/DT286 Probability & Statistics Lab Class Cancelled

Hi folks,

The DIT networks have crashed this evening and so it is not possible for students to log on to lab machines. For this reason the DT285/DT286 lab class will be cancelled this evening. Aoife will, however, be present in the Aungier St. lab at 18:30 to answer any questions people have about the assignment.

Apologies for the short notice.

Brian.

Monday 28 November 2011

Dublinked Thematic Workshop

Date: 
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 09:30 to 12:00


The first event of the Dublinked innovation network is a planning themed workshop to explore the potential of planning open data, including topics such as Strategic Planning, Planning Application, and issues surrounding Environment & Heritage. This is in response to the high demand for planning information since the launch of the Dublinked open data portal.

Workshop participants will hear from Planning Experts, Local Authority Planning Representatives and a new startup company that is currently using open data to develop a planning application. There will also be a demonstration of additional planning data to be added to Dublinked.ie. The format will give participants an opportunity to develop ideas on how they might use this data differently and to voice their views on further data they would like.
http://www.dublinked.ie/?q=DublinkedPlanningWorkshop08Dec

Thursday 24 November 2011

Research Writing and Scientific Literature Assignment Feedback

I have emailed everyone who submitted with feedback and details of appointment to discuss
their paper. If you did not get feedback you should let me know.

The timeslots are as below if you wish to switch a meeting slot can you arrange switch
yourself with another student.


Monday November 28th @ 12.00 D11123511 Vincent McKenna
Monday November 28th @ 12.15 D11123750 Robert Huczek
Monday November 28th @ 12.30 D11125025 John Brogan
Monday November 28th @ 12.45 D11123520 Christina Shannon
Monday November 28th @ 13.00 D11123915 Niall Dowdall
Monday November 28th @ 13.15 D10125244 Marcus McQuiston
Monday November 28th @ 13.30 C03406750 Colclough Doran
Monday November 28th @ 13.45 D071110370 Harry Osemwegie
Monday November 28th @ 14.00 D11126243 Leah Moriarty
Monday November 28th @ 14.15 D11126278 Liam Carey
Monday November 28th @ 14.30 D05106940 Gabriel Lawless
Monday November 28th @ 14.45 D11125030 Eloho Rose Egwuterai


Thursday December 1st @ 12.30 C06628346 Brendan Cregan
Thursday December 1st  @ 12.45 c07703996 Jelena Haidurova
Thursday December 1st  @ 13.00 D11124806 Garrett Duffy
Thursday December 1st  @ 13.15 D11125053 Philip O'Donnell
Thursday December 1st  @ 13.30 D11125034 Kenneth Byrne
Thursday December 1st  @ 13.45 D11123516 Raj Kumar
Thursday December 1st  @ 14.00 C07685874 Lira Maricar Mariano
Thursday December 1st  @ 14.15   D11125977 Frank Kendlin


Anyone who has work outstanding or I have emailed asking them to arrange
a meeting is not listed.

Regards
Deirdre

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Research Writing and Scientific Literature

F.A.O students taking the module this semester.

The draft paper is due Friday 25th November but you
can submit up to Monday 28th November @ 10.00

There will be no extension offered for the final submission
which is due December 15th @ 10.00. Please do not ask
unless you have valid personal circumstances such as illness
etc. Workload will not be accepted as a reason for request.

Regards
Deirdre

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Tuesday 22nd Nov : Class Cancelled

The Data & Databases for DA (2pm-5pm) and Advanced Databases (6:30pm-9:30pm) classes on Tuesday 22nd November are cancelled due to illness.

All material will be covered next week.

Regards
Brendan

Monday 21 November 2011

Events of Interest 24th and 25th November 2011

Two events of interest from Dr. Bryan Duggan:

On Thursday:

Michael Meagher, Academic Engagement manager from Microsoft Ireland
will be in DIT on Thursday 24th @ 1pm in room 4-008 (K408) to give a
presentation on the Imagine Cup competition. The Imagine Cup is the
worlds largest student software development competition. It was won by
a team from IT Sligo last year (at the worldwide finals in New York).
A team from DIT School of Computing represented Ireland at the
worldwide finals in Poland the year before with their project
Imaginote:
http://www.facebook.com/imaginote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReKoyJcfRXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdehtXx9PVs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGU-1-kcrgU
All students should attend!

On Friday:
State of Play - Indie Game Development Seminar Friday 25th November (6pm - 8pm)
Various indie game development companies will present
- Open Emotion (http://www.openemotionstudios.com/)
- RedWind (http://www.redwindsoftware.com/web/index.html)
- Pufferfish Games (http://www.pufferfishgames.com/powergrid/)
- Bitsmith Games (http://www.bitsmithgames.com/)
- Weeman Studios(http://www.weemanstudios.com/)
- Simplelifeforms Games (http://www.simplelifeforms.com/)
- Zinc Software (http://www.zincsoftware.com/)
- Nevermind Games (http://www.nevermindgames.com/)
- Digital Arrow (http://digital-arrow.com/)
- SuperfunPlay games (http://www.superfunplay.com/)
http://www.gamedevelopers.ie/calendar/viewevent.php?article=526
This will be a great event for anyone interested in getting into
games/apps development
Register your place!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHBkUmhnX1NoNmJfWklSYlVVS2NLb0E6MQ

Monday 21st Nov. Class Cancelled

The Data Mining class on Monday 21st November is cancelled due to illness.

All material will be covered.

Regards
Brendan

Thursday 17 November 2011

Research Writing and Scientific Literature

F.A.O students taking class Monday and Thursday during the day.

The deadline for submission of the portfolio part I is Friday Nov 18th @ 10.00
If you can make this deadline, great please do so. You will receive
feedback next week.
If you cannot make the deadline of the18th you can submit by Monday Nov 21s t
@ 10.00 however I cannot guarantee that you will receive feedback next week.


Regards
Deirdre

Tuesday 15 November 2011

Probability & Statistical Inference Remains in Aungier St.


The DT285/DT286 Probability & Statistical Inference will remain in the Aungier St 1-005 Lab tonight (Tuesday 15th of November).

See you there.

Monday 14 November 2011

Science Week Events

There are a number of talks scheduled for this week - Science Week
Aimed at transition year students but you are welcome to attend any you think may be of interest
Monday 14th November“iPhone apps and Google Maps: Tracking the playing
of traditional Irish music around the world.”
Speaker: Dr Bryan Duggan, DIT,Time:   12.00 noon   Venue:  DIT Kevin St.
“Putting Your Experiment in Space”Experiments on rockets and
satellites, without leaving Ireland.Speaker: Mr Paul Duffy, DITTime:
  2.00pm
Tuesday 15th November“Taste and Smell – The Chemical Senses”
Combining these senses makes for flavoursome food – how the food and
drinks industry uses them.Speaker: Mr David Jackson, DiageoTime:
  10.30am
“MRSA, Cancer and Syphillis – Cures containing Metal Ions” A
presentation in the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, Eva Philbin
Lecture Series 2011.Speaker: Prof Malachy McCann, NUI, MaynoothTime:
  12.00noon
“Spamming the Internet”Uses and abuses of the internet – how it
affects all of us Speaker: Dr Sarah Jane Delany, DIT,Time:   2.00pm
Wednesday 16th November
“The Physics of Martial Arts”
Action packed and interactive presentation on the forces, momentum and
mechanics behind martial arts
Speaker: Dr. Robert Howard, DIT
Time:   10.30am
Venue:  DIT Kevin St.
Target Audience: TY, 5th & 6th Year Students
To book contact Miriam or Michele : 402 4559
“The Genetics Revolution”
Action-packed, interactive presentation on genes, genetics, diseases
and forensics..
Speaker: Dr Fergus Ryan, DIT
Time:   12.00noon
“Putting the Bio into Biosciences”
What makes Biology tick?
Speaker: Dr Brenda Brankin & Dr Mary Hunt, DIT
Time:   2.00pm

Thursday 17th November
“Onboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station with
NASA Astronaut Greg Johnson”
A first hand insight into life in space
Speaker: Col. Greg Johnson, NASA
Time:   10.30am

“Onboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station with
NASA Astronaut Greg Johnson”
A first hand insight into life in space
Speaker: Col. Greg Johnson, NASA
Time:   12.00noon

“Physics in Action”
Action packed, interactive presentation on everyday aspects of Physics
Speaker: Dr. Cathal Flynn, DIT
Time:   2.00pm

Monday 7 November 2011

DT285/DT286 Statistics Class Returns to Aungier St

On Tuesday 8th of November the DT285/DT286 Probability & Statistical Inference will return to the Aungier St 1-005 Lab for SAS Enterprise Guide work.

See you there.

Building the Future. AHEAD

Building the Future. AHEAD.
Fri, November 11, 10am – 5pm
Hosted by Bank of Ireland, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2.
ditcampuslife@gmail.com
This event aims to help graduates with disabilities polish their job seeking skills and give them some invaluable pointers o successfully adjusting to the world of work and building a fulfilling career. High profile employers such as Gogole, Citi, ESB, Sigmar Recruitment, Bord Gais, Abbott Ireland, Covidien and others will be on hand to speak to graduates one on one about their expectations as emplyers and will field questions relating to their organisations and sectors. This event is free of charge but booking is essential. Registration closes on the 4th November. For more information and online registration details, please visit www.ahead.ie/buildingthe future2011.

D & B Recruitment Evening

D & B Recruitment Evening.

We are seeking talented and innovative IT Professionals to work with cutting edge technologies at our Technology Centre of Excellence in Sandyford.
Current Vacancies include;
Development Team Leads, Technical Architect.
Java/JZEE Developers, Data Architect.
QAs (Automation) Head of QA
IT Business Analysts. Performance Architect
Development DBA. Build Manager.
To register please contact the D & B recruitment team.
Tel; 01 6652222.
Email; dnb@morganmckinley.ie
www.workatdnb.ie
When
Thu Nov 10 6pm – 8pm Dublin
Where
D & B Offices, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford. (map)

Thursday 3 November 2011

Option Selection Semester2 (FAO full-time and Springboard Students)

This post is FAO F/T students and Springboard students who 
can choose one or more options in Semester 2.


I have emailed a short survey to the personal email accounts you
provided on application.
Please complete this before November 5th.
If you fail to indicate your option selection by this date then
you may not be able to take the option(s) you wish.
Numbers permitted in option classes will be capped at 25 unless there is
indication in advance of more interest in an option.


Please Note: Not all Springboard students are affected - if you 
did not receive an email, you do not need to contact me and you 
do not need to complete a survey.



Regards

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Problem Solving Classes this afternoon and evening -- ON!

Hi all,

please be in no doubt, we are definitely
having a class this afternoon and tonight
in problem solving.

Damian

Tuesday 1 November 2011

Research Methods class tonight

Hi all,

yes, there will be class tonight, and we'll
have a few visitors coming in,

Damian

Statistics Class Remains in Kevin St.

Probability & Statistical Inference class will remain in the ground floor Kevin St. lecture room (GA-028) this evening (Tuesday Nov 1st).

Wednesday 26 October 2011

Advanced Databases - Time change - Tuesday 1st November

The following time change is for the Advanced Databases module on Tuesday 1st November.

Class will commence at 6:10pm and will finish at 7:40pm.

This time change is for Tuesday 1st November only.

Tuesday 25 October 2011

Class Cancelled

Due to the current weather conditions and major public transport issues, my classes today (Data & Databases for DA, and Advanced Databases) are cancelled.

The topics that we should have covered today will be covered during our timetabled class next week.

Regards
Brendan

SAS Server Update

I've received an email on Monday evening from SAS saying the following:

"Our system administrators have made changes to the hosted SAS Servers. Would you mind testing and letting me know if this has improved performance for you and your students?"


Can I you log into SAS OnDemand and test it using the lab notes.

Let me know if you notice and improvement in performance.

Thanks
Brendan

Wednesday 19 October 2011

Event - James Gleick The Information: A History, A Theory and Flood Nov 3rd

James Gleick will speak at Science Gallery on Thursday, Nov 3rd about “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood”,  his new bestselling book which analyses the history,  evolution,  and future of information."

 It's sponsored by SFI and admission is only €5.

Book tickets:
http://www.sciencegallery.com/events/2011/11/james-gleick

From Amazon:

"James Gleick, the author of the bestsellers Chaos and Genius, brings us his crowning work: a revelatory chronicle that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality—the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.
The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every thought and utterance vanished as soon as it was born. From the invention of scripts and alphabets to the long misunderstood “talking drums” of Africa, James Gleick tells the story of information technologies that changed the very nature of human consciousness. He provides portraits of the key figures contributing to the inexorable development of our modern understanding of information: Charles Babbage, the idiosyncratic inventor of the first great mechanical computer; Ada Byron, the poet’s brilliant and doomed daughter, who became the first true programmer; pivotal figures like Samuel Morse and Alan Turing; and Claude Shannon, the creator of information theory itself.

An then the information age comes upon us. Citizens of this world become experts willy-nilly: aficionados of bits and bytes. And they sometimes feel they are drowning, swept by a deluge of signs and signals, news and images, blogs and tweets. The Information is the story of how we got here and where we are heading."

Reviews: http://around.com/the-information

Registrations

At this point registrations have information on all students who have been in contact with me either
by email or through the survey.

If you have not received a invitation to register you should contact registrations directly
email registration.service@dit.ie, phone 01 402 7000

If there are corrections to be made to your record email your programme mentor or me
and we can arrange the change.

Anyone who has not registered and arranged payment needs to do so asap to avoid late fees.

Installment payments are two installments based on your years fee. Registrations need a full year
selection before they will accept payment.

Springboard Students - Registration

All students should have received a letter from Robert Murphy offering them a place
on DT217 MSc in Computing (KM) at this stage.
If you have not you need to contact him asap as he may be waiting for documentation.

If you have received your letter then you can go to student services and get
your student card.
DT217 is the placeholder for Springboard students. It does not affect your
stream choice.

Anyone who has not registered should do so as soon as possible.

Tuesday 18 October 2011

Statistics Class Back to Kevin St.

The Probability & Statistical Inference class on Tuesday 18th October will be back in room G028 in Kevin St. From now we will use both the labs in Aungier St and the lecture room in Kevin St depending on what content is being covered. Notice will be given on this blog and via email as early as possible.

Monday 17 October 2011

Employer Presentation - Riverland Solutions


On Tuesday 25th October. David Dempsey, Managing Director of Riverland Solutions GmbH will host a presentation to FINAL YEAR/POSTGRADUATES in Computer Science courses. Basically those who will be looking for job opportunities in 2012. This is the ideal opportunity for students to hear how their careers can turn out and he will also talk about what kind of jobs are out there etc.   This presentation/question and answer session will be held in Room KE 2008 from 13.00-14.00approx.

Graduate and Intern Recruitment - Cisco

Cisco are recruiting for graduate and intern positions.
Details are given below.

Students who wish to apply for the above positions should click on the following link: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/HVExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mHvexternal.showJobCategory
Candidates need to look either under Full Time Engineering or Intern Engineering and follow the instructions.


Cisco Engineering Organization: Graduate Software Engineer
Location: Galway, Ireland
The Opportunity
It’s an exciting time to work at Cisco. Our software is lighting up Unified Communications and breaking new ground in the area of Virtualization. We seek Graduate Engineers for the Software Engineering Team within the Cisco Collaboration & Communications Group to help us create the next generation of Unified Communications software and services.
A Graduate Software Engineer will be part of the Agile Software Development team contributing to some or all aspects of the Software Development Cycle from Product Definition and Architecture through software coding, build, test, solution deployment, customer rollout and post deployment support.
Primary Responsibilities, Skills and Attributes of successful candidates include:
• Deliver world-class, globally deployed Unified Communications Products.
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and be flexible
• Problem solving skills across multiple technologies and environments with strong investigation and troubleshooting skills
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, both written and oral in a highly collaborative Agile environment
• Software Development and Coding mainly in Multi-Threaded C++ on Windows and Linux.
• Additional coding skills in some or all of C/JSP/Java/JavaScript/HTML/Python
• Hands on testing of applications with a strong emphasis on Automation.
• Object Oriented Design methodologies and Software Design Principles delivered via an Agile process environment
• Demonstrate practical application of these attributes via project or intern work
Knowledge of the following areas would be an advantage:
• Experience on a Linux or cross-platform development environment
• Experience with TCP/IP based networking
• Cisco Certification and product knowledge
• Microsoft Certification and product knowledge
• Skills in one or more of the following scripting languages: Perl, Python, Shell, Bash, Ruby, Tcl
• Unified Communications protocols
• AJAX, JavaScript and web application development
• Virtualization technologies
• Knowledge of Browser Plug-ins
• Video Technologies
Education Requirements:
B.Sc. / B.Eng / M.Sc / M.Eng or equivalents in the areas of Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Software Development, Computer Networking, Electronics or other equivalent disciplines with an emphasis on Software Design practices.
Eligibility Requirements:
• Graduated with undergraduate or graduate level degree within 24 months of start date
• Legally entitled to live and work in European Union
• Must be fluent in English
Start Date: Flexible depending on academic schedule with opportunities available for Summer 2012
To apply please complete the online application for a Graduate Software Engineer (Galway) at http://www.universityconnection.ciscoeos.com/
Please join our Facebook community: http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/35880077360/ (Cisco Graduate Recruitment – European Markets – UK and Ireland)


Cisco Engineering Organization: Internships (2012) – Software Engineering
Location: Galway, Ireland
The Opportunity:
It’s an exciting time to work at Cisco. Our software is lighting up Unified Communications and breaking new ground in the area of Virtualization. We are seeking talented students to work as interns in the Software Engineering Team within the Cisco Collaboration & Communications Group. This is an opportunity to help us create the next generation of Unified Communications software and services.
A Software Engineering intern will be part of the Agile Software Development team contributing to some or all aspects of the Software Development Cycle from Product Definition and Architecture through software coding, build, test, solution deployment, customer rollout and post deployment support
Job Title: Software Engineering Intern
Cisco is looking to recruit for Software Engineering Intern positions.
Core Competencies:
 Good communication skills, both written and oral.
 Be self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and innovate.
 Have a passion for leading edge technologies.
The successful candidate will have some of the following skills:
 Knowledge and experience on Microsoft Windows™, Linux and Mac OS X Operating Systems.
 Knowledge of Networking and/or Communications protocols (IP, HTTP, SIP)
 Intermediate to advanced coding skills in some of Java, C#, JavaScript, C++, C, Perl, TCL
 Knowledge of Web Technologies e.g. HTML, Javascript, XML
 Object Oriented Design methodologies and S/W Design Principles.
 Experience installing, configuring and maintaining Information Systems (s/w and h/w).
 Strong investigation and troubleshooting skills.
 Experience with VMWare
The successful candidate will participate in a team of engineers and responsibilities may include:
 Hands on coding in Java, C#, C++, Javascript.
 Assist in software architecture development, prototyping, debugging and testing.
 Reviewing Product Feature Specifications and creating design documentation and Test Plans
 Installing and troubleshooting test environments (s/w, h/w and network infrastructure)
 Scripting and coding of test cases
 Creating and running test cases, finding defects and documenting test results
 Lab support including server installation, backup and replacement.
Education Requirements:
Students in the areas of Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Software Development, Computer Networking, Electronics or other equivalent disciplines with an emphasis on Software Design practices.
Eligibility Requirements:
 Applicants must currently be enrolled in a relevant technology undergraduate or postgraduate program
 Ability to live and work in the EU with no additional sponsorship from Cisco
 Must be fluent in English
Start Date: Flexible depending on academic schedule, ideally seeking candidates requiring a work placement as part of their degree program
To apply please complete the online application for a Software Engineering Intern (Galway) at http://www.universityconnection.ciscoeos.com/
Please join our Facebook community: http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/35880077360/
(Cisco Graduate Recruitment – European Markets – UK and Ireland)

Invitation to Talks as part of Dublin Innovation Festival


The following talks will be held as part of Dublin Innovation Festival. All are welcome to attend.

LINGLE: NEXT GENERATION OF ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS
DIT School of Computing lecturers Dr. John Kelleher, Dr. Brian McNamee and Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick present a talk on Lingle - a web-based service designed for teachers and learners of English. Lingle helps teachers automatically find and build complete lesson plans and materials from authentic real news sources. It uses cutting edge advances in machine learning and computational linguistics research to automatically highlight grammar in use and vocabulary. This talk describes the computer science research from which Lingle was developed and how it is helping to transform language learning and teaching.
Wednesday 19/10/2011, 7pm K208
Tea/coffee will be served after the talk

TUNEPAL: TRACKING TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD USING MOBILE APPS AND GOOGLE MAPS
Dr. Bryan Duggan, DIT School of Computing will discuss Tunepal, winner of the DIT Best Invention 2010 and the world's leading search engine for traditional Irish music. Tunepal enables musicians to search over 17,000 music scores by playing a phrase of music on a traditional instrument such as flute or accordion. Having originally emerged from Bryan's PhD research, it is now available online and as mobile apps for iPhone and Android devices. By tracking its use Bryan shows in this talk how Irish music has become a global cultural phenomenon.
Wednesday 26/10/2011, 7pm K208

Thursday 13 October 2011

New Data Mining Class

Due to the large number of MSc students who are taking the Data Mining class on a Monday evening, a additional class has been scheduled.

All full-time students must attend the new time slot. Any part-time students who can attend during the day should do so too.

The additional class will be on Thursday 10:00-13:00 in room KA-1-017 (computer lab on first floor of the annex building)

This new arrangement will commence week of 17th Oct.

Brendan

Wednesday 12 October 2011

Dublinked opens Public Sector data to the business community

What?
Your invitation to access Dublin's data and create new opportunities
Where?
Wood Quay Venue, Dublin Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8
When?
Tue Oct 18th 2011
8.30am – Coffee & registration
9.00am – Start


More details of speakers etc at http://www.dublinked.ie/

RSVP to dublinked@nuim.ie by Wed Oct 12th


In a 2009 report, the European Commission estimated the value of the EU Public sector data, which can be used as the basis for the development of new products and services, at €27 billion.
Through Dublinked Dublin City Council and Fingal, Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown and South Dublin County Councils are making their public sector data available to the business community to facilitate data driven innovation in products and services.



Supported by NUI Maynooth and IBM,
Dublinked will be officially opened by
Lord Mayor Cllr Andrew Montague.

Monday 10 October 2011

Student Services Centres - Opening Hours


The Aungier Street and Bolton Street Students’ Service Centres are open daily, providing the following services:

·        Issuing ID cards
·        Stamping of forms
·        Letters confirming registrations and fees paid
·        Payments/ Fees/Grants
·        General registrations queries

Opening hours are Monday – Thursday: 9am to 5pm and Friday: 9am to 4 pm.

You will find the Students’ Service Centre in Aungier Street in Room G-044 (Ground Floor) and in Bolton Street in Room 319 (Level 3).

Security Semester 1

Note from Fred Mtenzi re teaching of Security S1

"As we have started a late, I will not give practicals on Cryptography to students. Instead those practicals will be demonstrated in class and in the labs. The coverage will be heavily leaned towards Systems Security. I will give at most two assignments and be flexible on the submission deadline. Other details of the module are as given in the module specification document."

Friday 7 October 2011

Rooms for Security and Ubiquitous Computing Semester 1


Ubiqituous Computing Wednesday nights, 18:30 to 21:30

Ke-1-004 Lecturer: Michael Collins
Security Monday nights, 18:30 to 21:30
KE-G-043 Lecturer: Fred Mtenzi

These will be visible on Webtimetables.
If you are interested in taking either module please email 
me to let me know
Security will also run in Semester 2.
Deirdre

Tuesday 4 October 2011

Problem Solving Classes Wednesday.

Problem Solving Classes on Wednesday,

3-6pm in A115 (KA-1-015)

6:30-9:30pm in K208 (KE-2-008)

Monday 3 October 2011

Library Orientation Tours

There are short fast facts orientation tours available at midday
every Tues, Wed & Thurs - no need to book , you can call in on
the day that suits.

Friday 30 September 2011

Reminder First Case Study Tomorrow

Our first Case Study session of the semester will be running tomorrow. As mentioned before, we will be starting tomorrow from about 9.45 in room KE 3-008. 

Robert

Access to Library from Home

The electronic resources of the library are available for access outside
the DIT.
Once you have a student number you can create a PIN. If you
previously had a PIN you can change it.
Details of how to do this are available at http://www.dit.ie/library/a-z/pin/

Resources for computer science postgraduate students are listed
at http://www.dit.ie/library/subjects/computerscience/postgraduates/#d.en.36747

Update on Registrations

I spoke with registrations this morning. They were backlogged dealing
with undergraduate repeat students. They will be starting to issue
invites to register to postgraduate students on Monday.

If you have any queries on registrations from now could you
contact Brian MacNamee for the MSc in Computing (Data
Analytics) or Ronan Bradley for all other MSc programmes.

There contact details are in the MSc Student handbook or
available from the school website http://www.comp.dit.ie.

Thanks for your patience so far I know it has been very
frustrating.

Thursday 29 September 2011

Temporary Computer Accounts

 As many students have not been able to register it is possible to get a temporary acocunt.
You need to complete the application form 


·         Temporary accounts will be handed out from the School Office by Iseult during office opening hours for student enquiries.  (8:45-11am, 2:30-4pm). For evening students you can ask your lecturer to return it for you.



Wednesday 28 September 2011

Monday 26 September 2011

IMPORTANT - Information re Registrations

Dear All,
To clarify the situation re registrations :

I invited everyone to complete an online selection form.
I will forward your choices to registrations who will set up your
records and invite you to register.
Please check that your record is correct at this point.

FAO Springboard Students
You will be sent an initial letter stating that you are registered
on DT217 MSc in Computing (KM) - this is a placeholder only.
Once you have accepted the place and indicated your stream to me
you will be transferred to the correct programme.
The length of time this takes will be dependent on the paperwork
you were requested to submit to accept the offer.



Deirdre

Advanced Databases for KM - Room Change

The Advanced Databases for KM class on a Tuesday @6:30pm has been moved to room B-034, the basement in the main Kevin St building

Data Mining Room change

The Data Mining Module with Brendan Tierney on a Monday at 6:30pm as been moved to K-4-008 (4th floor Main Kevin St. Building), from Monday 26th Sept

Update on Registrations

I've forwarded details to registrations on Saturday of everyone who completed
the surveys by Saturday Sept 24th.

Registrations will be in touch soon with details of how to pay and how to
formally register.


I will poll latecomers later this week to collect registration details.

Wednesday 21 September 2011

Case Studies Autumn 2011

For all those taking the Case Studies in Computing Module, we will kick off with the module next Saturday the 1st of October at 9.45 sharp.

This will be the first of four Case Studies days. In summary, these will be held on:

Saturday 1st October
Saturday 15th October
Saturday 12th November
Saturday 10th December

Each day will run from 9:45 until about 16:30, with each session held in KE 3-008. 

In next Saturday's session we will have an interactive look at case studies, the module aims and objectives, and we will also have our first invited speaker of the year. For this we are delighted to welcome co-founder of Blueface Mr. Feargal Brady.

Please feel free to contact me at robert.ross at DIT's email domain if you have any questions. I will post or email updates next week.

Robert

Case Studies Classes

This year Robert Ross will be looking after the Case Studies module.
He will be in touch with students to let you know when classes will start.

School Office Opening Hours

The School office will be open for student queries between the following hours only for the next few weeks.

8:45am – 11am

2:30pm – 4pm

A notice will be put on the door of the office with these times.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Acccessing Timetables

The username to access timetables is students
and the password is timetables

Monday 19 September 2011

Timetables

For most up to date timetables please refer to http://webtimetables
Use the following programme codes:

Advanced Software Development DT210 or DT230
Data Analytics DT285 or DT286
Information and Knowledge Management DT217
Universal Design and Assistive Technology DT202

Exemptions

It is possible to be exempted from some modules based on previous
accredited learning or experience.
To apply for an exemption:
  • Read the extract of the programme document on exemptions (click here)
  • Read the module specification for the module from which you think you may be exempt (all programme docs are available here)
  • Complete the exemption application form (click here)

Thursday 15 September 2011

Welcome to Academic Year 2011/2012

Welcome all new and returning students to the MSc programmes.
This blog will be a central noticeboard for all MSc programmes.
Feeds from the individual programme blogs are available on the right.
All programme documents are available at the bottom of the blog.


Looking forward to working with you over the coming year.

Deirdre

Cenergise - Graduate Software Engineer

Cenergise is seeking to hire a Graduate Software Engineer.  The job advertisement is available  here