Wednesday 2 December 2015

Wednesday 25 November 2015

DT228A: Problem Solving Assignment #2

Don't forget to individually write 300-400 words about the activity today:
·         How many people were in your group?
·         What was the experience like of working in the group?
·         Was everyone given a chance to speak?
·         How did you find the techniques worked in a group situation?
·         Any other comments.

Your presentations are available on my site here:

Do that today (or as soon as possible) and electronically submit your assignment, e-mail it to Damian.Gordon@dit.ie with the subject heading:  "PSIC FT Assignment 2"

Monday 23 November 2015

Option Module Selection for Full time Students

**This post is relevant for full time students only**

Option module selection for semester 2 for full time students is now available.

Please make sure you choose
(i)  modules that run at different times,
(ii) modules that are not core to your stream,
(ii) modules that add up to 10 ECTS

Note that:
(i) some have limited spaces available - so first come/first served,
(ii) some are dependent on numbers so may not run unless there is adequate interest. 
If you choose one that is dependent on numbers, please indicate a second choice if it doesn't run.

Module specifications for all modules are available in the Module Catalogue which is available on the links to the left of this post.

Please indicate any queries you have on the form.  You will be responded to by email.

Tuesday 17 November 2015

Data Management - Lecture Cancelled (18th November)

Hi,

Apologies for the short notice, but I have to cancel this evenings lecture. The lab will be available for your use, so you could get started on your Data Quality investigation, at the very least. If you have any questions, please email me.

Brian

Friday 30 October 2015

Problem Solving Assignment #1 (DT228A and DT228B)

Hi all,

The due date for Assignment #1 is the later of the two dates, but if you want to try to get it done by the earlier date, that's aright also, I won't mind.

DT228B class -> Please believe Ciara from now on.

Damian



Wednesday 28 October 2015

BearingPoint Open Evening

BearingPoint are hosting an open evening next week for students. You may be interested in attending. Please see the correspondence from BearingPoint:


As you know BearingPoint regularly recruits graduates from Computing and Computer Science courses.  We are holding an open evening on Thursday 5 November and we would like to invite your students to the event to gain a unique insight into what it is like to work in technology consulting and enjoy some delicious craft beers and pizza in our boardroom!  The event will take place in our offices (see address details below) from 5.00pm for approximately 1.5hours.

This is an excellent opportunity for your students: 
·        To meet experienced and graduate staff who can help them understand what it is really like to work in the technology solutions and consulting industry
·        To get a flavour for the types of projects BearingPoint helps clients with and ask any questions they might have about how to launch their career
·        Oh, and of course... enjoy some delicious craft beers & pizza

Craft Beers, Pizza and an Introduction to Technology Consulting with BearingPoint http://bit.ly/1POSfZ4  5 November 2015 @ 5.00pm

Tuesday 27 October 2015

Internet of Things Enterprise Challenge

DIT, in collaboration with IBM, Bell Labs and The Greenway, are hosting an Internet of Things Enterprise Challenge which will take place in the DIT Grangegorman campus  on Friday October 30th starting at 8.00am and finishing at 6.30pm.

Present on the day will be some of the leading Small Medium and Large Enterprises in the IoT space with genuine problems they need resolved. IoT is a growing area of interest for many companies and it is anticipated that this space will be an underpinning element for most jobs in most sectors in the near future.

It is hoped that the teams on the day will be multidisciplinary.

The link to the event

Monday 19 October 2015

MSc Study Room

The application form for the MSc Study room is on the left of the blog. To gain access to the MSc study room, KE-B-004, students will need to complete the application form on the MSc blog and drop it, with their student card, in to Jimmy Kane (Ext 4797). He is in the basement of the main Kevin St. building beside the ramp.

Part time students can submit their forms and cards to the School office and we will arrange for access.

Students who had requested access last year will continue to have access this year and do not need to resubmit the form.

Wednesday 14 October 2015

Free Talk on Quantum Computing

Dear students, 
you might be interested in this event:
Eric Ladizinsky, chief scientist at DWave, the Quantum Computer Company, will be in Dublin to give a free public lecture in the Burke Theatre in Trinity College at 7pm on 5th November.
Here is his WIRED2014 talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLJ38KDS4Pc
Admission is free but booking is essential at www.ria.ie
The event is organised by the Royal Irish Academy; Embassy of Canada and the Irish Centre for High End Computing.
Regards
Bianca

Thursday 8 October 2015

DT228B - Data Management Webcourses Module

The Data Management module for DT228B (Part-Time - Wednesday evenings) is now available on Webcourses.

Please let me know if you have any issues accessing it.

Brian

Monday 5 October 2015

Probability and Statistical Inference (Part-time Students)

The class tomorrow Tuesday October 5th 2015 will be in the labs KA-3-006 and KA-3-005

I will post a set of notes for you to work through using SPSS in the Webcourses module.


Tuesday 29 September 2015

Could you please elect a class rep for the following groups:

DT228A - Data Analytics
DT228A - Advanced Software Development
DT228A - Security & Forensics

DT228B - Data Analytics (Year 1)
DT228B - Data Analytics (Year 2)
DT228B - Advanced Software Development (Year 1)
DT228B - Advanced Software Development (Year 2)
DT228B - Security & Forensics (Year 1)

Could you send me an email with the chosen reps by this Friday?

Thanks,
Andrea

Sunday 27 September 2015

Data Management CA Follow-Up

The Data Management CA1 description, report template & marking scheme can be found here.

The zip file also contains some further reading on Safe Harbor.

Also, please note that our Guest Speaker will now be presenting to the class on the 7th of October rather than in the upcoming class.

Brian

Monday 21 September 2015

Oracle User Group in Ireland SIG event 24th September

The next Oracle User Group in Ireland SIG event will be on Thursday 24th September.
This is a FREE event, but places are limited. It is advisable to register your place.

This SIG will be held in Jurys Inn, Customs House, in Dublin.

Here is the agenda for the SIG.
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You will need to book your place for this SIG as places are limited. To book your place go to here.

Data Programming Assistant (Part-time) with Fiontar, DCU

Deadline for applications is 2 October.

Friday 18 September 2015

VPN Access

DIT did provide a VPN for students.
The School of Computing does allow access to internal resources via Citrix Xendesktop VDI
Please use the SOC Citrix VDI solution

URL: http://vsoc.dit.ie

Documentation: http://www.comp.dit.ie/techsupport/vsoc/


Thursday 17 September 2015

SAS Global Forum 2016: SAS Student Ambassador Programme

The SAS Global Forum 2016 will be held in Las Vegas in April 2016.

There is an opportunity for students from Ireland, to compete for a free place as part of the SAS Student Ambassador Programme.

The SAS Student Ambassador programme is a competitive programme designed to recognize students using SAS software to benefit their respective fields of study. The award includes conference registration, travel and hotel, conference meals and one pre-conference tutorial. The call for content is now open and will close on October 7.

How to Apply?

First, submit an abstract and working draft of your project to SAS Global Forum. Save your paper submission number! You'll need that number to complete the SAS Student Ambassador application. Submission deadline is October 21, 2015


Alternatively you can apply to the Student Scholarship Programme

The SAS Global Forum Student Scholarship programme supports students interested in attending SAS Global Forum. Students do not have to submit an abstract in order to apply for this programme. The scholarship provides waived conference registration fees, including conference meals and one pre-conference tutorial. Travel and lodging expenses are not included. Apply to the SAS Global Forum Student Scholarship programme by Jan. 20, 2016.

Penetration Testing Lecture time change

For DT228A-SF students:

The time for the Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Analysis lecture has changed to 1pm to 4pm on Tuesday afternoons.  The room remains KA-1-015.

Wednesday 16 September 2015

Data Management Week 1 Notes

Hi,

Data Management Week 1 notes can be found here.

If you've any issues downloading, please let me know (brian@leahyanalytics.com)

Brian

DT228A: Problem Solving, Communication and Innovation (16/9/2015)

Hi all,

for DT228A, class this afternoon (3-5pm) has been
moved from K-102 to G25 (in the Annex Building)
for 3-4pm, and to A320 from 4-5pm.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Notes, and everything else will be here:
http://www.damiantgordon.com/Courses/PSIC/index2015-2016Fulltime.html

Damian

Case Studies in Computing

For those taking Case Studies this semester:
(If you are Full Time MSc and taking research writing this semester then that's not you but check your timetable if you are unsure of the modules you are taking.)

The first Case Studies session is this Saturday, 19th September.

There are only 4 sessions in total so don't forget to attend the first one. We will start at 10:00 sharp in KE 1-008.

Regards
Andrew

Monday 14 September 2015

Data Science Junior Analyst - Omnicom Media Group

Please find the job specification for the above role.

Hi,

The first Data Management class will take place in room KA -G- 028 at 18:30 on Wednesday the 16th September. The room is on the Ground floor of the Annexe building in Kevin Street -  (through the doors beside the AIB bank) .

See you then,

Brian

Saturday 12 September 2015

DIT Disability Services

http://www.dit.ie/campuslife/disability/

The DIT Disability Service team is there to support you. They can provide a range of reasonable supports to enable you to successfully complete your course. Services are for all students with a disability, including, but not limited, to the following:
  • Hearing Impaired 
  • Visually Impaired
  • Specific Learning Difficulties (such as Dyslexia)
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Significant Ongoing Illnesses
  • Mental Health Conditions
  • ADD/ADHD
  • Asperger's Syndrome and other Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Neurological Conditions (such as Epilepsy)
  • Speech & Language Impairments
  • Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)

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The DIT Kevin Street Disability Support Officer is Sylvia Mooney.

You can contact her are follows:
Room CLG-012
Church Lane Building
Dublin Institute of Technology
Kevin Street, Dublin 2
Tel: +353 87 316 1000
Office: 
+353 1 402 4750
Email: 
sylvia.mooney@dit.ie
Click here to make an online appointment.
Hours of Operation:
10am-12pm
 & 2pm-4pm: Appointment Only
12pm-1pm: Drop-in Service

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The Disability Officer for the School of Computing is Dr. Art Sloan.
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Friday 11 September 2015

Probability and Statistical Inference Classes - First Week Semester 1

Dear All,

The first classes for  Probability and Statistical Inference will be:


  • Part-time students: KA-G-028 @ 18.30  on Tuesday September 15th   (Ground floor Annexe building Kevin Street -  through doors beside the AIB bank) 

  • Full-time students:  KA-1-017 @ 9.00 on Wednesday September 16th  (First floor Annexe building Kevin Street)


I look forward to seeing you all then.

Best Regards

Deirdre

Thursday 3 September 2015

Thesis in 3 Research Competition Heats Sept 21st/25th

Thesis in 3 is an exciting national competition for research students from all over Ireland who have just 3 slides and 3 minutes to explain an entire thesis in a way that anyone can understand.

The link below provides details for two upcoming Thesis in 3 Heats which will take place on Sept 21st and 25th in DCU and UCD respectively. It is open to both Masters and PhDs research students in any of the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths from any institute in Ireland
Deadline for abstracts is Sept 7th
. There is also an online heat where students can submit their videos to thesisin3@gmail.com by Sept 28th.

For more information: Thesis in 3

Wednesday 2 September 2015

Software Development required to join team in NDRC

My name is Cian O' Driscoll. I have recently started a company and I will commencing the NDRC LaunchPad business accelerator programme in Dublin on the 7th of September. 
I am looking for a good software developer to build a working web application and to work with me in the NDRC for the duration of the 3 month programme. Their presence at the NDRC may only be required 3 days per week however. This would be a great opportunity for a recent graduate or current post graduate/PhD student. The LaunchPad Programme is considered one of the best in the world for Start Ups and would not only be a great learning experience, but it would be a great asset on any CV. A fixed price can be agreed for the total work.The opportunity may exist to remain with the company after the 3 months. 

I am looking to find a competent software person to add to my team, ideally someone with HTML5, CSS, php, JavaScript and good front-end UI skills. 



Tuesday 1 September 2015

Tutor/Demonstrator positions available in the School of Computing

The School of Computing have some part time tutor/demonstrator positions available for MSc students or graduates.   The posts primarily involve supervising daytime labs for undergraduate computer science students, liasing with the lecturer responsible for delivering the module, assisting the students with their assigned lab work and marking assignments.  

If you are interested please send an email with details of the areas and technologies that you are confident in to Dr Paul Doyle, paul.doyle(at)dit.ie. Please include a copy of your CV. 

Friday 21 August 2015

Senior Data Analysts required by Idiro Analytics

Idiro Analytics:

Idiro Analytics provide Big Data solutions to businesses - we turn data into insights and then into money. We are particularly famous for providing predictive analytics to companies with large customer networks: telecoms, social networking sites and online gaming providers. We bring the power of Social Network Analysis to Mobile Operators' marketing.

Idiro's award-winning software service is used by its customers to predict churn, acquire customers, drive ARPU and many other marketing / CRM applications.

Role:

Idiro are looking to hire a number of senior data analysts to join their existing Dublin-based team. We are a young, dynamic, multi-cultural team and we are looking for people with drive and personality to come join us in our Dublin city centre HQ.

Job description:
You will need to have excellent data mining & analytical skills and be familiar with tools such as R, SPSS or SAS.
You will have the opportunity to work in a varied and challenging environment but will always be focused on developing predictive models that deliver real value to our customers.
The ideal candidate will have excellent inter-personal skills and be able to function independently as well as part of the team.

Desired skills & experience:
‘R’, SAS, SPSS, KXEN or similar
Hadoop or Oracle
Excellent datamining, communications and presentations skills
Excellent project management skills
Excellent written and spoken English.
A knowledge of Linux and Java an advantage

Email your CV and cover letter to jobs@idiro.com

Tuesday 2 June 2015

Module Choice for next year - part time students

Part time students can now make their module choices for 2015/16 at the link below.


Please complete the online form  available at this link by end June 2015:

Once you have made your choices you will:
(i) receive an email from the School office confirming your module selections for next year;
(ii) receive an email from Registration towards the end of the summer with details on how to register for 2015/16.

Please note that if you do not complete this form you will not be registered for 2015/16.

If you have any queries you can contact the MSc team at cspg@dit.ie.

Friday 29 May 2015

CSO is looking to recruit a Statistician/Data Analyst

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Ireland is looking to recruit a
Statistician/Data Analyst.

Check out the details and how to apply using the following link
http://www.publicjobs.ie/publicjobs/campaignAdvert/19838.htm


Thursday 28 May 2015

Data Analyst position

C&D Petfoods, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford are looking to recruit a Data Analyst. Details of the job are as follows:  Job Specification

Applications should be submitted to Eamonn.Guilfoyle@welfare.ie (086-18-22-841) 

Monday 25 May 2015

SAS Data Scientist position

A financial organisation are looking to source candidates for a SAS Data Scientist position which they have available at present. This is a senior appointment and a permanent position offering a fantastic package and Dublin City Centre location. They are particularly interested in candidates who have experience in Spark, Hadoop and Massively Parallel Processing (MPP). SAS Enterprise miner and SAS Enterprise Guide as well as R and Java are key hot points too.

Wednesday 20 May 2015

Data Analytics Positions

Accountancy Professionals are recruiting for a team of Data Analytics graduates for a client based in Dublin. They are a leading bank who have recently set up a Data analytics lab for their business worldwide and they are hiring widely. 

The client is Deutsche Bank and the spec for the positions is as follows - Job Specification
 
They are looking to hire 10-15 people. The contact is Charlie Blacque (charlie@accpro.ie) at 01 6522352.

Wednesday 22 April 2015

Machine Learning Assignment Extension


Following a number of requests from students an extension will be granted for the Machine Learning assignment to 23:59 on Sunday 26th April. After this time the standard late submission penalties will apply. To recognise those students who make the original deadline, a 5% bonus will be awarded to anyone who submits before 23:59 on Thursday 23rd April.

Wednesday 15 April 2015

Free Augmented Reality Meetup

A free event for those interested in Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality in DIT Aungier Street on Tuesday April 28th from 6.30pm with opportunities to try out some of the latest wearable devices.


Details available at http://www.meetup.com/Augmenting-Reality/events/221323871/

Q6C Feedback Form

We need you to evaluate the quality of this Programme and student services provided for this academic year.  Obtaining your input is a vital part of the Institute’s Quality Enhancement procedures.  This anonymous feedback enables the programme committees to review which parts of your programme are functioning well and which parts may need improvement.  This is how the Institute uses your voice to assure and improve the quality standard of our programmes.

Each student in the Institute is requested to complete this process (max 5 minutes) in advance of Friday 1st May 2015; please follow this link to begin http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2068608/DIT-Programme-Quality-Assurance-Form-Q6c-2015
We would be grateful if you could take the time to complete this evaluation.

Monday 13 April 2015

Software Project Management Class 13th April 2015 & 20th April 2015 - Reminder

Just a reminder that class this evening and next week  will be in the lab 1-005.

Also a reminder that attendance next week 20th April is compulsory if you want to ensure you receive marks for the Peerwise component of the assessment.

Regards

Tuesday 31 March 2015

Tableau Ireland User Group

Aon are hosting a night to launch the Tableau Ireland User Group. 

Link to details on the event below, and how to register for a place.

Numbers are limited.


Wednesday 25 March 2015

Programming for Big Data class tonight

The SAS programming part of the Programming for Big Data module will start tonight.

If you have time before the class please register for a SAS account at https://odamid.oda.sas.com/SASODARegistration/

You will have time to do this in class also.



Part time Computer Science Instructors for the summer required (CTY Ireland)

CTY Ireland is currently seeking computer science postgraduates to instruct a number of our summer programmes in 2015.  We are looking for instructors of App Design & Development to teach in DCU over the course of the following dates: June 22nd to July 3rd (2 week course) and June 22nd to July 10th (3 week course).    CTYI offers courses to students with high academic ability. 

The rate of pay is €27.14 per teaching hour or €30.15 per hour if you have previously worked in the Public Sector in an analogous role prior to January 2011.   

If you are interested in learning more about this post, please contact Dr. Catriona Ledwith at catriona.ledwith@dcu.ie as soon as possible.

Monday 23 March 2015

Cancelled Classes 23rd & 24th March

The following classes given by Brendan Tierney are canceled this week due to illness

Monday: Data & Databases for Data Analytics (18:30-21:30)
Tuesday: Advanced Databases (18:30-21:30)


Thursday 12 March 2015

Dissertation for full-time students

Just a reminder that the default case for all full-time students is that you will take the dissertation in Sept 2015, i.e. for semester 1 of 2015/16. There is no additional fee. You will register again in Sept 2015. International students may get a visa extension letter if needed.

For those who really need to do their dissertation over the summer you need to contact me to directly to approve it.  This can be facilitated provided there is a good reason for it. 

Wednesday 11 March 2015

Bank of England Data Visualisation Competition

The Bank of England is launching its first data visualisation competition, in conjunction with the One Bank Research Agenda conference and the release of new publicly available Bank data sets.

They want to see what others can do with these data sets, to show something novel or insightful. The visualisation could for example be a static description of an interesting pattern or relationship in the data or the creation of an interactive app. You are free to focus on whatever you would like, as long as some of the newly available data is used!

The closing date for entries is Friday 1 May 2015 and there will be a finalist day on Thursday 4 June 2015. This will be held at the Bank of England (in London), where a shortlist of entrants will be asked to present their visualisation to an expert panel. The winning entry will receive £5000.

For more details see: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/research/Pages/onebank/dataviscomp.aspx

Thursday 5 March 2015

Wednesday 4 March 2015

Prog for Big Data class cancelled tonight - 4th Mar

Due to ill health the R - Big Data class this evening March 4th is cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience this causes.


As the lab sheet for this week is posted (along with the SQLite database) please tackle this lab and the solution will be discussed in class on March 11th.


Tuesday 3 March 2015

Spatial Databases Cancelled this Week

Hi folks, Pat Browne is out sick with the flue and let us know that Spatial Databases is cancelled for this week. Best Robert

Saturday 28 February 2015

Friday 27 February 2015

Central Statistics Office (CSO) Talk

The CSO are coming  to talk to our students next week about upcoming job opportunities for statisticians/data scientists.

It will take place next Wednesday, 4th March, in room B16 @ 11.


CSO provides the information system for the state. http://www.cso.ie .

The CSO is part of the Civil Service but is run as an independent office under the aegis of Dept of An Taoiseach. The CSO collects, compiles and disseminates information for statistical purposes relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions in the State. The CSO meets the needs of Government for quality statistical information and also serves the needs of the wider national and international community for impartial and relevant information on social and economic conditions.
The CSO has 2 offices based in Dublin and its main headquarters is based in Cork. The CSO employs about 650 people of whom approx 100 are professional Statisticians/Data Scientists across the three offices.

Speakers: Mr John Dunne, Senior Statistician, Administrative Data
Ms Marie Creedon, Recruitment Manager, Human Resource Division

Vacancies and job descriptions

The CSO plans to hold a competition in May 2015 to recruit Data Scientists, General Statisticians and Methodologists for our three offices. They also plan to recruit Statisticians/Data Scientists for other Government departments -these posts are generally in Dublin. Staff recruited from this competition can expect to work on any aspect of the cycle involved with Statistical production including such areas as survey design, data collection, data analysis including emerging work with big data, data publication and dissemination.

Wednesday 25 February 2015

US President talks about Data Science

Check out the video of US President talking about Data Science and the first Chief Data Scientist of the USA talks about his mission

Friday 20 February 2015

Data Management Room Monday, February 23

Dear MSc students

we are meeting in the lab room in Augnier Street: AU-1-005 for "Data Management":
Monday, February 23 @ 3pm-6pm.

Regards
Bianca

MSc Data Analytics Students

There is a client company who are keen to get a person to do (full time) contract work - who has deep DBA/ SQL/ database skills. 

If you are interested please contact susan.mckeever@dit.ie

Tuesday 10 February 2015

Programming for Big Data - lecturer swap

To those students taking Programming for Big Data there is a slight change to the schedule of lectures.

Dr Lorcan Coyle is unable to take the class this Wednesday (Feb 11th) so Dr John Burns will take the class and start the R lectures instead.   Lorcan will take class on Weds Feb 18th.


Monday 9 February 2015

Refer an IT Professional and bag yourself €1000

Posted on behalf of MSc. Advanced Software Development student, Thomas O'Reilly:

"My employer Version 1 is on a recruitment drive and for the next few months is offering employees a reward for referrals of experienced IT professionals that turn into successful hires. I'd like to extend this to fellow students in case any of you are job hunting or know someone who is.

If you are an experienced IT professional or know someone who is, drop me a mail at D14125179@mydit.ie to get €1000 for each successful hire. 

Current roles include:
  • Java Developers
  • .Net Developers
  • Sharepoint Consultants
  • Business Intellegence Consultants
  • Oracle/SQL Server DBA's
  • Software Delivery Project Managers.
For more check out: Version 1 Careers 

WAM Event Assistive Technology 10th February

There is a WAM event on Assistive Technology on Tuesday next 10th February, hosted by Dell Cherrywood.

This event is a debate on arguments for and against the proposition “Does One Size Fit All? - Assistive technology in the learning environment and at work”
The event will aim to
  • Examine of the myths and assumptions that assistive technology is effective in all environments
  • Deepen the understanding around the stigmas for students with disabilities (learners) when transitioning from college to work
  • Provide a check-list that will enable relevant staff and learners get the assistive technology right when moving into professional work
  • Improve the quality of engagement between student support services/ faculty and the learner with a disability as they plan for job hunting 
Guest speakers include James Northridge (UrAbility), Ger Craddock (National Disability Authority), Siobhan Long (Enable Ireland) and Trevor Boland (DIT). Tuesday 10th February @ Dell Ireland, Cherrywood, Dublin 10am – 1.30pm with lunch provided.

This a free event, open to Masters Students.

If you have any further queries please contact Angela Glancy at wam@ahead.ie or phone 01 716 8844.

Thursday 5 February 2015

Semester 2 Assignment Schedule

The semester 2 assignment schedule has now been posted on the left side of the blog.

Monday 26 January 2015

Exemptions


If you wish to apply for an exemption for a semester 2 module, could you do so by the end of this week?

More help available for the Hadoop VM

For students of Programming for Big Data:

Mike Shaw an MSc student sent me the following message, having missed Friday's meet-up in the MSc study room:

"I can meet anyone in the lab at 6 before class if they need help with the VM.

I have mine up and running and have actually written some scripts which bring up the various Hadoop services and shut them down, making life a lot easier!"

Temporary Fix for Timetables

The timetabling system appears not to be working for class groups at the moment which makes it difficult for you to access your individual class group timetable.

Please note that full lists of all modules available to all full time and part time students are available by selecting a timetable for the programme code DT228A and DT228B respectively by logging into the timetabling system as normal.

A temporary fix for this semester for the class groups issue has been set up as follows:

Enter your class group code (see below) as the Username on the timetabling system with no password. You can then press the More button located beside the Timetable label on the top right hand side of the screen.  This will display the class group timetable in graphic form for semester 2 and you can select it in PDF format too.

Class groups codes:

Full time students
DT228AASD   - ASD specialism
DT228ADA     - DA specialism
DT228AIKM   - IKM specialism

Part time students
DT228B1A   - first year ASD
DT228B1I    - first year IKM
DT228B1D  - first year DA

DT228B2A  - second or subsequent ASD
DT228B2I   - second or subsequent  IKM
DT228B2D  -second or subsequent  DA

Remember if you are not following the normal progression and taking modules outside of what is normally applicable to your class group you will have to check other timetables for the times and rooms.



Web Application Architectures - class room

Dear students

the Web Application Architectures class is going to be in room {KA - 3-008}on thursdays from 18.30 to 21.30.

Luca

Thursday 22 January 2015

Programming for Big Data

A number of students in the Prog for Big Data class are arranging to meet in the MSc study room on Friday at 2pm to work together to get the Hadoop VM running.

Anyone who wants to get help (or give help) is welcome to join in.

Wednesday 21 January 2015

Data Analyst/Taxonomist - Contract

Research and Markets is the World’s largest market research store with a selection of over 1,500,000 market research reports and business information products. Over 400 of the Fortune 500 buy their research from us!

We strive to offer our clients an exceptional user experience. As such, we are currently working on improving how we tag our products with a view to offering our clients additional functionality and to dramatically improve the overall user experience on our website.

In particular, we have been working on improving how our products are categorised by greatly extending our existing taxonomy and implementing rules to automatically categorise new and existing products.

We are looking for a smart and meticulous person to assist us with this project. As a data analyst/taxonomist you will help shape the Research and Markets product taxonomy. You will help build an intuitive and comprehensive navigation structure that optimises product discovery on our website. You will also be responsible for the creation of the rules that will tag products within this navigation structure.

This role is for an initial three month contract with the possibility of this being extended.

Responsibilities:

  • Help to develop our product taxonomy to organize our extensive product selection for our customers globally.
  • The creation and testing of rules for the automatic tagging of new products and the retagging of existing products within this taxonomy.

Requirements
  • An understanding of catalog and classification systems
  • The ability to gain insight in to a diverse range of complex topic areas so as to
  • understand how to ideally organise products within each
  • Detail­oriented, decisive and self­motivated
  • A strong desire to improve customer experience
  • A strong focus on project delivery

The role is based in Dublin 8. For more information on working with Research and Markets please visit our Careers page.

Applications should be made by email to hr@researchandmarkets.com including a cover letter, CV and salary expectations.

Cenergise - Graduate Software Engineer

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