Away

Please note that I'll be away starting the 17th Nov 2009 until the 3rd of Jan 2010.

Will be back on Monday, 4th Jan 2010.

Diploma IT TimeTable for Semester Starting Jan 2010

CourseWork Marks for Nov 2009 Exam

Here are your Coursework Marks for the following subjects:

• IT100
• IT101

Several things to note:

1. The green column is your final Coursework Marks. The (/40) simply means that your Coursework accounts for 40% of your subject grade total.
2. To pass your Coursework component, you need to have 14 marks or higher in the CW column (shaded green).
3. The marks here are unofficial. Official marks/grades are only released by the Exam Unit.

If you have any questions, please come and see me directly. Before doing so, please do make an appointment.

Pointers for IT205 November 2009 Final Exam

The final exam paper will consist of 2 sections - Section A containing all objective questions and Section B with essay questions.

Topics that will be tested (based on the textbook Data Communications and Networking 4th Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan) are those covered in chapters 1, 9, 12-16, 19, 22 and 32.

Suggested topics to focus on for revision:
Section A
- no areas you can actually focus on, so cover all the necessary chapters

Section B
- to focus on Sections 1.2, 9.1, 9.2, 12.1, 12.3, 13.2, 14.2, 15.1, 16.2, 19.1

Please be reminded that the areas listed above are merely focus areas, and NOT the only areas you will be tested on. Students are frequently advised to read widely.

Free Training

Anyone who is interested in the free training as stated in the advertisement below, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Away

Please note that I'll be away starting the 30th Sep until the end of the week. Will be back on Monday, 5th Oct.

All my classes for those days affected will be cancelled. Other classes will be running as scheduled. Please let your friends know.

Diploma IT TimeTable for Semester starting Sep 09

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CourseWork Marks for Sep 2009 Exam

Here are your Coursework Marks for the following subjects:

• IT102
• IT203
• IT204

Several things to note:
For IT102:

1. The green column is your final Coursework Marks. The (/50) simply means that your Coursework accounts for 50% of your subject grade total.
2. To pass your Coursework component, you need to have 17.5 marks or higher in the CW column (shaded green).
3. The marks here are unofficial. Official marks/grades are only released by the Exam Unit.

For IT203 and IT204:

1. The green column is your final Coursework Marks. The (/40) simply means that your Coursework accounts for 40% of your subject grade total.
2. To pass your Coursework component, you need to have 14 marks or higher in the CW column (shaded green).
3. The marks here are unofficial. Official marks/grades are only released by the Exam Unit.

If you have any questions, please come and see me directly.

Books for Visual Basic

Rejoice!

Your Visual Basic .NET 2005 books by Julia Case Bradley has arrived. In fact, it has arrived at your college bookstore for a week now. Sigh, nobody bothered to check?

IT204 Visual Basic for May 2009 semester

The IT204 Programming with Visual Basic classes will be divided into 2 separate groups.

Please attend the classes according to your respective groups.

Group 1 - for intakes before May 08.
Group 2 - for intakes from May 08 onwards.

Diploma in IT timetable for May 2009

This is my version of the timetable for DIT May 2009. Click on the timetable to enlarge.

The latest timetable (with the rooms for the classes listed as well) should already be available at the 10th floor.

Away

Please note that I'll be away starting the 13th May until the end of the week. Will be back on Monday, 18th May.

CourseWork Marks for May 2009 Exam

Here are your Coursework Marks for the following subjects:

• IT102/CS1201
• IT109
• IT205

Several things to note:
For IT102/CS1201:

1. The green column is your final Coursework Marks. The (/50) simply means that your Coursework accounts for 50% of your subject grade total.
2. To pass your Coursework component, you need to have 17.5 marks or higher in the CW column (shaded green).
3. The marks here are unofficial. Official marks/grades are only released by the Exam Unit.

For IT109 and IT205:

1. The green column is your final Coursework Marks. The (/40) simply means that your Coursework accounts for 40% of your subject grade total.
2. To pass your Coursework component, you need to have 14 marks or higher in the CW column (shaded green).
3. The marks here are unofficial. Official marks/grades are only released by the Exam Unit.

If you have any questions, please post them in the comments section below, or come and see me directly.

*Edited (24 Apr 2009) - Coursework marks revised for all CS1201 students. I made a mistake in the formula to calculate your Test2 marks. Everything should be in order now.

Pointers for IT205 May 2009 Final Exam

The final exam paper will consist of 2 sections - Section A containing all objective questions and Section B with essay questions.

Topics to focus on for revision (based on the textbook Data Communications and Networking 4th Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan):

Section A
- to focus on Chapters 1, 9, 12-16, 19, 22 and 32.

Section B
- to focus on Sections 1.2, 9.1, 12.1, 12.3, 13.3, 15.1, 16.1, 16.2, 19.1, 19.2

Pointers for IT206 May 2009 Final Exam

The final exam paper will consist of 2 sections - Section A containing all objective questions and Section B with essay questions.

Topics to focus on for revision (based on the textbook Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles 5th Edition by William Stallings):

Section A
- to focus on Chapters 1 - 3, 6-9, 11, 16.

Section B
- to focus on Sections 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 9.2, 11.2, 16.1, 16.3

Chinese New Year Break

There will be no IT classes from 26 - 31 January 2009 due to the Chinese New Year celebrations. Classes will resume on 2 February 2009 (Monday).

Gong Xi Fa Cai and happy holidays!

Diploma in IT timetable for Jan 09

This is the latest DIT timetable I have. Click to zoom in.

But I'm expecting it to be revised again any time soon. Stay posted for changes.