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- 26th November 2007
- 22nd November 2007
- Yesterday the 3rd years had a 'Bunnykata' where Dr. John Abela also attended. See the photos on Adrian's hi5.
- 17th November 2007
- I added a page for Year 3 Resources. I only added three subjects for now... I may add more later.
- I am adding new quotes almost every day.
- I have made some minor corrections to outdated information in the website.
- 24th October 2007
- Today's notes on Machine Learning are available for download [ZIP].
- 17th October 2007
- Go sign the KSU petition for parking in the ringroad, outside the canteen.
- 1st October 2007
- University and Freshers' Week start today.
- See the KSU Parking site for information on how to get a parking permit.
- 24th September 2007
- To quote a press release by the University of Malta: "A Paper by two University of Malta researchers has been awarded the prestigious Best Poster Paper at the IEEE Region 8 EUROCON 2007 - The International Conference on Computer as a tool." One of the two researchers is Dr. Ing. C. J. Debono, one of the IT lecturers.
- There is a new parking system on campus. Students can no longer park in the ring road, and there are other changes.
- University starts next week. Freshers' Week will be held during the frst week of University.
- 1st September 2007
- The latest news on campus says that the Computing Services Centre (CSC) has been renamed to IT Services. IT Services also has a new subdomain... the website is much in the spirit of the old CSC website but bears the new name.
- The same NOC also mentions a much-needed UoM website redevelopment project.
- 8th August 2007
- Choosing your stream for 3rd year can be done online on eSIMS as of last Monday, until today.
- Apparently choosing both the stream and the study-units for 3rd year will have to be done manually, and the registration form has to reach the Faculty Office between 20th-26th August 2007.
- 30th July 2007
- According to the election results [PDF], Dr. Ernest Cachia has been elected to be the first Dean of the Faculty of ICT.
- We will have to choose our stream for 3rd year between 6th and 8th August 2007.
- We will have to choose our study-units for 3rd year between 20th and 26th August 2007.
- This website is moving sometime soon... it will be relocated to the Null Neuron domain.
- 16th June 2007
- 14th June 2007
- Yesterday many of us finished exams and had a barbecue at Ghadira to celebrate. See Sigarru's Web Albums (viva Google Picasa) for some photos.
- 9th June 2007
- Moved General IT Resources to Links page.
- Added extra info to Welcome section.
- Removed the Resources at Konica page since Konica refresh their files at the end of every semester.
- Updated the 2nd Year Resources page for next year.
- 6th June 2007
- An "Information Technology boolet" [PDF] has appeared on the bosit-list-web. It actually contains a description of all Final Year Projects this year, supposedly for some FYP Exhibition. The booklet doesn't seem to include the date of said exhibition, nor is its contents section very useful.
- 1st June 2007
- Now the news is also available in plain text format.
- IBM, in collaboration with MIIIT, is offering 17 internships with IBM for high-performing IT graduates.
- 31st May 2007
- Looks like the rumours are true... a Faculty of ICT has indeed been created, as you can read in the photo of the article in today's The Times of Malta. The new faculty will consist of five departments: CIS, CS, AI, CCE, and Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics. Notice how the department of CS and AI is being split up into two.
- I know this site hasn't been updated much in the past couple of months... I was too busy to take care of it.
- Exams started last Saturday. Those who have the same subjects as me have their first exam, Systems Programming, tomorrow.
- 18th April 2007
- Something interesting for those looking for work this summer: according to a flier [PDF] that was posted on the bosit-list-web, a presentation on career openings in IT and Engineering by Maltacom will be held next Friday 20th April 2007 at noon at LT1.
- 15th April 2007
- There's a new photo under "Modern Science". You'll probably remember it next time you go and buy a book.
- Remember that tomorrow we have an extra lecture with Dr. Gordon Pace at 4pm in MP401.
- Remember also that the deadline for Systems Programming assignment 2 is on Wednesday.
- Remember as well that we are getting a weekend assignment in Formal Languages next weekend.
- Tuesday's Systems Programming lecture will be only in the second hour; and is optional because it is dedicated to difficulties.
- 13th April 2007
- Yesterday the BSc IT 2nd year 'Bunnykata' was held. Photos of the event have been uploaded by Liam.
- 9th April 2007
- After a whole weekend with Athena down, the Systems Programming assignment 2 deadline has been extended to Wednesday 18th April 2007 (an extra 2 days).
- 5th April 2007
- 3rd April 2007
- Dr. Matthew Montebello's AI assignment is out... it's on slide 20 of the notes.
- 2nd April 2007
- Added a Community section to the navigation with links to the old Google Group and to the new Forum (both external links).
- As you already know several assignments are out... including the second Systems Programming assignment, the Neural Networks assignment, the Graphics assignment, the Windows Programming assignment, and the Microprocessors assignment.
- The closest deadline is that of Systems Programming, which is on Monday 16th April 2007 (the day we come back from our Easter holidays).
- The week we come back from our Easter holidays, we also have two extra lectures with Dr. Gordon Pace, and a weekend assignment from same lecturer.
- 21st February 2007
- Photocopies for Dr. John Abela's part of Core Computer Science 2 are available at Konica.
- 6th January 2006
- Now that University is pretty much back to normal, so is this site.
- 22nd December 2006
- Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, etc.
- 13th December 2006
- I am hosting the latest notes on the Spiral Model with Dr. Cachia's permission. You can find them at the Year 2 Notes page.
- 5th December 2006
- Next week we will be having two Probability lectures - one on Tuesday and one on Friday. Like this we are supposed to finish the syllabus before we break up for Christmas.
- The Telecommunications 1 assignment is also online.
- Tomorrow we don't have Java (CSA).
- 2nd December 2006
- There has been a lot of confusion about lectures being postponed because of the Computer Science Annual Workshop (CSAW) 2006. Lectures for 1st and 2nd years will take place, while some lectures will be postponed for 3rd and 4th years (check with the lecturers).
- 29th November 2006
- Three small sets of Java (CSA) notes, as well as the assignment, are available at Konica.
- Note that another file has been started at Konica for BSc IT 2nd Year since file 21 is full. I think the new file is 82.
- 28th November 2006
- 27th November 2006
- Tomorrow's Networks lecture has been cancelled.
- Check out the new section in the Photos page, "Modern Science".
- 25th November 2006
- A new photo has been added.
- 24th November 2006
- Probability: A formula sheet will be provided in the exam. You can get a copy from Konica.
- 23rd November 2006
- Systems Programming: a lab session will take place next Wednesday between 10am and 12pm at CB205.
- A new set of notes of Prof. A. Leone Ganado are available at Konica.
- On the bosit-list-web you can find a document [DOC] describing the new weighting of the year averages with respect to the degree.
- 22nd November 2006
- IMPORTANT: The Business Management will be held at the end of the 1st Semester, not at the end of the 2nd Semester as originally planned.
- Next week we're getting a Telecommunications 1 assignment (and probably a pile of others).
- Tomorrow, elections for student representatives on the Faculty Board and Senate will take place. The elections will take place at the common room between 9am and 5pm. All students can vote for the Senate Election, but voting for the Faculty Board is for Arts, Laws, Theology and Science students. I don't know whether the Board of Studies for IT falls under Science or if it's considered a separate faculty.
- Logic2: the lab manual on SEAL has been updated. The experiments remain the same but some information about connecting the circuits has been added.
- There are a couple of new photos. More are coming soon.
- 20th November 2006
- There are more new OOP (CIS) sources on the robin server.
- 19th November 2006
- Five new batches of Telecoms 1 notes have been uploaded on Dr. Ing. Adrian Muscat's website.
- 16th November 2006
- The latest notes on the Spiral Model (Dr. Ernest Cachia) are hosted here with Dr. Cachia's permission. You can get them from the Year 2 Notes page.
- 15th November 2006
- Looks like tomorrow's Systems Programming lecture has been postponed, so again, don't go early for nothing.
- To follow the trend, Friday's Probability lecture is also being postponed; we will be having it on Tuesday at 11am instead.
- A new batch of OOP (CSA) notes are available at Konica on campus.
- 14th November 2006
- Dr. Ernest Cachia's slides on the Spiral Model are available from his Software Engineering (3rd year) page.
- Remember we have no Management tomorrow. Don't go 4 hours early for nothing.
- Any 1st year students stuck on how to implement a stack? Check out my new article on how the ADT Stack works.
- There are indeed some new OOP (CIS) sources on the robin server (confirmed).
- Probability Tutorial 2 is now available at Konica on campus.
- For all the table tennis lovers (like myself) out there, KSU has set up a table tennis table at the common room. If you want to play, just leave your ID card with someone at the KSU office and they'll give you bats and a ball.
- 10th November 2006
- An extra Probability lecture will take place next Tuesday 14th November 2006 at Gateway Building Hall B1 between 11am and 12 noon.
- Staines' UML slides are now available at Konica.
- Information Theory & Practice notes are now available at Konica.
- Someone's OOP (CIS) lecture notes are available at Konica.
- There should be some new OOP (CIS) sources on the robin server.
- 9th November 2006
- Added new photo under "Kif tispicca fl-IT".
- 8th November 2006
- A new batch of Object Oriented Modelling and Java notes are now available from Konica on campus.
- We will not be having a Management lecture next week. We are expected to read Chapter 7 in the meantime.
- The next two OOP lectures with Dr. Nezval will start an hour early so we will have 3 hours. The hour between 2pm-3pm will take place in ELT, while the normal lecture between 3pm-5pm will take place as usual in MP401.
- 6th November 2006
- The UML case study that Mr. Spiteri Staines wants us to work out is available at Konica on Campus in file 21.
- Mr. Spiteri Staines' slides will also be available soon.
- 4th November 2006
- Study Pack 3 of the Telecommunications 1 notes is now available from Dr. Ing. Adrian Muscat's website.
- For those taking Systems Programming, a lab session is going to be held on Wednesday 8th November 2006 (next Wednesday) between 10am and 12 noon at CS Lab A (CB205 - the one we know as the 'Haskell lab').
- 2nd November 2006
- 31st October 2006
- A Problem Solving session for MAT2402: Networks will be held today fornight, on Tuesday 14th November 2006.
- The solutions to the Probability tutorial are now available from Konica.
- 30th October 2006
- Tomorrow's Networks lecture will start at 10:15am instead of 10am.
- 29th October 2006
- 27th October 2006
- A new photo has been added.
- Those of you who drive should read the notice that appeared on the latest NOC. Students cannot park in Car Park 6 (the one near Gateway) between 8-23 November.
- 25th October 2006
- Another pack of Object Oriented & Modelling and Java (Patrick Abela) notes are available from Konica.
- Remember that tomorrow we don't have Systems Programming. Don't go early for nothing!
- 24th October 2006
- Thursday's Systems Programming lecture has been postponed.
- 23rd October 2006
- An IT Careers Convention [DOC] is being presented by KSU. This includes an ITSA seminar on Careers in IT tomorrow between 1pm-3pm (during which time lectures have been cancelled) at Sir Temi Zammit Hall, and another talk on Thursday at noon at the common room about IT in malta.
- Probability tutorials will be held next week instead of tomorrow, because of the Careers Convention.
- 21st October 2006:
- This BSc IT page has been redesigned and relocated. It has a new layout, and a new Links page.
- Nezval's OOP sources can be obtained from the CIS labs. See the Year 2 Resources page for directions.
- Logic2 resources on SEAL, such as the syllabus, components form and lab groups are being updated regularly.
- Those taking Signal Analysis: Next week's Signal Analysis lecture (supposed to be Monday at 8am) is being postponed to Friday at 8am (during the labs slot) at a location to be announced. Because of this, the Signal Analysis labs are also being pushed back by one week.
- A Probability tutorial will take place next week on Tuesday. Group 1 (those who were sitting on the left-hand-side of the lecture hall in yesterday's lecture) will have their tutorial between 11am-12pm at EB3. Group 2 will have theirs between 12pm-1pm at CB101.
- Those taking Systems Programming: A lab session for C programming is scheduled for next Wednesday between 10am and 12pm at CS Lab A (CB205) with Mr. Joel Azzopardi.
- Those taking Compiling Techniques: the venue for Monday's Compiling Techniques lecture is being changed. The first hour will be held in MP401, while the second will be in MP216.
- 19th October 2006:
- I noticed some SDLC slides on the bosit-list-web. I have no clue what they are or where they came from, but they might be relevant to our software engineering study-units.
- 18th October 2006:
- Check out the new photo in the "Interesting sights on campus" section.
- The second batch of Telecommunications 1 notes are available from Dr. Ing. Adrian Muscat's website.
- The second batch of Java notes are available from Konica.
- 17th October 2006:
- Remember that tomorrow we don't have Management! Don't come to University 4 hours early for nothing!
- 15th October 2006:
- Dr. Ing. Adrian Muscat's Telecommunications 1 notes are now online. The link you need to click on is Study Pack 1.
- 14th October 2006:
- A new computer lab has been set up at MP602 with general CSC access. This is the new STATOR computer lab, which has 57 workstations, and facilities for scanning, printing and WiFi access.
- 13th October 2006:
- CIS past papers (2005-2006) for 2nd years are now available from Konica.
- You may now form teams for the labs of Computer Logic and Organisation 2 from SEAL.
- A Probability tutorial will take place on Tuesday between 12pm and 1pm (correct me if I'm wrong).
- 12th October 2006:
- This site now has an RSS feed you can subscribe to.
- There will be no Business Management next week, and in the meantime we are supposed to go through chapters 1, 3 and 4 of the book quickly, and 6 in depth. You can read the email sent by Nathaniel Massa (our lecturer) about this.
- All Computer Science past papers for 2nd year are now available for photocopying from Konica.
- 11th October 2006:
- Notes for CSA2130 (Patrick Abela) and CIS2030 (Ganado) are available from Konica.
- Telecommunications 1: Lecture details and Tutorial Sheet 1 now available.
- Added Interesting sights on campus.
- 10th October 2006:
- The BSc IT 2nd year folder is 21, not 11.
- There are old BSc IT 2nd year past papers in Konica file C.
- Prof. J. Lauri uploaded the solutions to some of his Networks problems. You can get them among his course notes.
- I have the Telecommunications 1 notes... email me if you need them.
- More past papers available: CCE2001, SOR1211 and MAT2402.
- 9th October 2006:
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