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IMAT1604 Visual Web Development. Welcome. Welcome. During the module you will learn how to create applications for the Web We will be using Active Server Pages (ASP.NET) the language is Visual Basic
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IMAT1604 Visual Web Development Welcome
Welcome • During the module you will learn how to create applications for the Web • We will be using Active Server Pages (ASP.NET) the language is Visual Basic • You will be introduced to all of the underlying concepts of programming that may be applied to any other language that you learn in the future
Delivery • 2 x 2 hour labs each week • Three hours staffed one hour unstaffed • 100% coursework • Module web site • all handouts • assessment documentation • tutorial videos • http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~mjdean/modules/imat1604
Assessments • Portfolio of work the Swap Shop • Assessed by • Two Phase Tests weighted at 30% • Four Driving Tests weighted at 10% each. • Bonus scheme worth up to 20%
Driving Tests • Four Driving Tests • Complete a section of your swap shop • 5 x Items of portfolio work • Obtain 2 X Peer assessments • Book the test with your tutor • One question asked from your portfolio work • You may skip a test if you want to • Marks allocated on a sliding scale depending on how long you take to pass • May re-apply for the test if you fail the first time. (You may only be assessed once in a week though!) • Three “Time Outs” • At your tutor’s convenience
Phase Tests • You will be assessed just before the Christmas and Easter breaks • You have been given a sample question and solution • On the day of the test you will be given a different question (of a similar style)
The Bonus Scheme • There are 20 marks available on top of the standard 100 (Capped at 100 though!) • You may either work in a team or as an individual • For example… • All members of your team pass a specific milestone e.g. They all pass the first interview • You keep a personal diary of your learning
Banked Grades • If you fail to attempt phase test 2 your module grade will be capped at 40% • The material assessed in phase test 2 is the whole point of this module! • If you obtain • 38% for your driving tests • 15% for your phase test 1 • When you sit phase test 2 you will be awarded the full 53% plus whatever you get for phase test 2
Attendance • Roughly 80% of students pass this module • All of the students who failed their year 1 last year had less than 25% attendance throughout the year on their modules • Those students who just passed or passed after reassessment had only average attendance (50%) • Students who did well had good attendance • High levels of attendance result in higher grades • Contact your lab tutor and your personal tutor if you are going to be absent • Attendance is monitored, poor attendance may lead to termination from the course!