NUSSU BASH
By Steve Teo | January 25, 2009
This is one of the major events where the School of Computing (SoC) made a giant leap towards interacting with the other faculties. NUS Bash is a yearly event, organized by NUSSU, where a male and female representative are chosen from every faculty to compete for the Mr and Ms NUS titles.
This year, it was held on the 24th January at Zouk. Judging by the number of people who attended the event, we could say that it was undoubtedly one of the most happening events of the year! In fact, the crowd included not just NUS students, but also, people from all over Singapore.
Naveen, an experienced hip hop dancer, and Simy, an aspiring model, were the representatives from SoC. According to them, it was one of the most exciting and unique experience. Photoshoots, practices and learning more about the cultures of other faculties were some of the interesting memories of the experience. Out of the five attractive titles, Simy was crowned with the Miss Glamorous title. And now, we wonder, “Who is going to be next?”…
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Statement of Apology for Blank Emails sent to NUS mailboxes
By Compclub Exco | January 6, 2009
The Computing Club executive committee offers its sincerest apologies to our fellow students for the blank emails received in your NUS mailboxes over the recent weeks. One such incident was a mailer regarding upcoming activities sent on Monday, 5 January.
On investigation, it has boiled down to a technical glitch occurring with the SquirrelMail email client and we are currently working to rectify the problem as soon as possible. Sending publicity mailers is an issue of importance to us due to the frustration it can cause to students, and rest assured that internal trial sends are conducted prior to every mailer sent out.
At the same time, we are thankful for concerned emails highlighting this glitch to us, and we certainly hope to have our student body’s future trust and cooperation through efforts to avoid such errors on our part. Feel free to share with us any further queries you may have at compclub@comp.nus.edu.sg
Wishing all a great 2009 ahead,
Chua Lu Sien
Vice-President (Internal)
11th Management Committee
NUS Students’ Computing Club
A Constituent Club of NUS Students’ Union
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Dean’s Dialogue Held on 7th November
By CommsDir | December 25, 2008
Introduction
The dialog was held on 7th November.
Terms used: Computing club referred to as “Club”; Faculty and school management referred to as “Faculty” in this discussion hereof.
Project emphasis in Computing modules
1. Club presented the case that project assignments in SoC modules e.g. the level-2000 modules were becoming more complicated
1.1) Case comparison e.g. in CS2105
1.1.1) Semester 2, AY2007/08: Web server with multi-threading capability and MTA client communicating with SMTP server; development of reliable protocol that can transfer files over UDP
1.1.2) Semester 1, AY2008/09: Web server crawler with persistent data records; instant messaging client based on unique messaging protocol
1.2) Club thus suggested that lecturers could consider increasing project work proportion of marks in the final grade or ensuring parity of assignment difficulty levels across semesters
1.3) Faculty mentioned that the idea of an assignment being difficult is a subjective notion and it is difficult to pronounce judgments similar to the above. However, faculty has suggested that club can hold discussions prior to the start of modules with lecturers to further better negotiate on this issue as faculty does not have enough concrete information to comment
SoC Day
2. Club suggested having a ¼ to ½ day common timeslot where SoC students will be lesson-free during SoC week next semester (Semester 2, AY2008/09). Students will attend morning lessons then join in the afternoon for celebratory activities. At the moment, faculty has scheduled for such a timeslot for next semester and the exact date and timing is pending confirmation.
SoC Test Week System
3. Club reflected that SoC students wanted a Test Week system such as those practiced in the polytechnics, as this allows most SoC students to have a predictable schedule that marks the beginning and end of mid-term test periods. From this, SoC students can coordinate the synchronized suspension/resumption of co-curricular activities with greater ease. To this, faculty expressed reservation that the system in polytechnics could be implemented with fewer difficulties as a polytechnic does not share the planning complexity that arise from the much larger array of courses offered in a university. In view of such difficulties, faculty has decided to look into the matter but is unable to issue a guarantee.
Club Floor Area Allocation
4. Club expressed the wish that it be allocated committee rooms 1 and 2, student lounge and TR13 as its official club premises. The discussion centered about space constraints in COM1 due to demand for academic floor area from teaching staff. In view of this, Dean decided that Club will be allocated TR13 and student lounge. TR10, Committee rooms 1 and 2 will be re-allocated back to Faculty as rooms for academic usage.
Print Station at COM1 level 2
5. Club suggested setting up a standalone print station to be housed within student lounge. Rationale being that students with a need for print services can quickly connect up their laptops to the portable print stations at level 2, eliminating need to travel down to the printers at level 1 and basement. Faculty indicated that it needs to further assess the feasibility of such a facility and hence is unable to issue an immediate approval.
Tables and Chairs in COM1
6. Considering the shortage of tables and chairs in COM1 premises during peak periods such as weeks leading to term project submission or examination and reading weeks, Club proposed that more tables and chairs be provided for SoC students to engage in much-needed discussions in school. Faculty approved such an arrangement; implementation is already underway; for the recently concluded examination season (Semester 1, AY08/09), such facilities were provided to students.
A4 Paper Print Quota
7. A recently held school-wide survey of student opinion prompted club to propose increasing monthly A4 paper print quota by approximately 10 per cent. In actual figures this means boosting print quota from 50 to 55-60. Faculty in response stated it will look into the matter and bring up the issue to SoC IT Unit but no confirmation will be given as there are environmental concerns with regards to the increased usage of paper.
Issue of Digital Life (Straits Times)
8. In seeking to model Club operations like those of the major Clubs such as Engineering, Arts and Science clubs, Club recommended that Faculty allow Club to bring in copies of Digital Life for free distribution to SoC students. The bottom-line is to create greater self-awareness among SoC students of the opportunities abundant in IT careers through readership of such publications. The conclusion was that Club will be granted permission to negotiate with Straits Times for such a possible arrangement to take place.
Access Control in COM1
9. There has been feedback that non-SoC students are occupying precious studying corners in COM1, depriving SoC students of studying space in their own school. The Club has proposed building gantries/installing more access card readers into COM1 to prevent non-SoC students from gaining entry. However, Faculty has rejected such an idea, citing that COM1 premises are considered public (i.e. open to all NUS students), which renders it inappropriate to put in place such access controls.
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SoC Exams Welfare Package
By CommsDir | November 23, 2008
Good Day SoCians!
The NUS Students’ Computing Club Welfare Committee have put up various activities to ease you guys on these stressful times. The details are as follows:
School of Computing Exam Welfare Pack!
Thursday 13/11/08
We will be giving out a number of welfare packs on the 13th at 1pm at the area near the student lounge. We tried our best to customise our packs this time round so as to show our efforts in supporting you guys n girls in these hard times. Do come down early as our supplies are limited! No queue cutting or multiple cards please!
Light Refreshment Zone
Monday 17/11/08 to Saturday 22/11/08
We have stocked up some food this time around for students who studies in school to replenish themselves. The refreshments will be placed near the student lounge and will be top upped daily. Feel free to take anything there, but remember to spare a thought for your fellow course mates so that there is enough to go around!
Free Speech Board
Now to (n limit to infinity)
Hopefully you have noticed the area outside student lounge have went through some changes! There’s a new free speech board put up for anyone who wishes to post about anything under the sky! To get the ball rolling, everyone please do feel free to post your well wishes to your fellow friends for this upcoming exams. The board is self adhesive, so any plain paper would do. Speak up your mind! Let nothing stop you!
Tutorial Rooms Overnight Usage
Monday 17/11/08 to Saturday 22/11/08
We will be booking Tutorial Rooms 1-4 for 24 hours usage during this period of time. While no confirmation has been given yet, we will notify all of you again if we cannot get the rooms.
Other rooms in COM1 will be open till 10pm or so daily. Please do help keep the rooms clean. Reminder: no food and drinks allowed!
On behalf of School of Computing Students’ Computing Club, the Welfare Committee wishes all SoCians all the best in the upcoming exams! Good luck everyone! Aces your papers everyone!
Daniel Ho Kok Wei
Welfare Director
11th Management Committee
NUS Students’ Computing Club
A Constituent Club of NUS Students’ Union
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Welfare - Dean’s Dialogue
By CommsDir | November 23, 2008
Greetings SoCians,
A dialogue session with Dean Prof. Ooi Beng Chin was held on the 7th of November 08. Computing Club represented the interest of SoCians. Representatives from Dean’s Office, Undergraduates Office, Facilities, Corporate Communication, and our club’s Advisors were in attendance.
We brought up concerns made by SoCians to the representatives of the School. From the session, we were able to gather support from the School in enhancing the welfare of SoCians. In addition, Dean Prof. Ooi Beng Chin reaffirm his support for Computing Club as the student representative for undergraduates in SoC.
Issues Discussed (In Brief):
-A Relook at Project Weightage
-Test Week for Midterms
-Earlier Release for Assignments
-A Freed Time Slot for all SoCians.
(To be utilised by School/CompClub organised Courses/Talks/Events)
-More Studying Tables (Already Implemented by Dean’s Office)
-More Print Quota for Students (Agreed by School, in Discussion for Details)
More details will be posted on Computing Club’s website.
Cheers~!
Lee Chee Full
President
11th Management Committee
NUS Students’ Computing Club
A Constituent Club of NUS Students’ Union
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Mock Practical Exam
By CommsDir | November 13, 2008
On 5th November 2008 the NUS Students’ Computing Club organized a mock practical exam for the students taking the module CS1101 which includes both taking Java and C programming language students. This was done as to familiarize the students with the techniques of taking their practical exam. [Read More]
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Garnering Feedback
By CommsDir | November 4, 2008
Hi SoCians,
We have tabulate a series of suggestions and feedbacks since we take over office till now, below are some examples.
1. ATM in the vicinity of COM1
2. Open a small shop offering photocopy, binding, colour printing inside COM1.
3. More power points / snacks vending machine.
4. More spaces for students for project discussions.
5. Table arrangements suitable for project discussions.
6. Increasing the amount of free print quota.
7. Printing stations, in case no laptop and no free labs available to send print jobs.
8. Phone network reception inside basement of COM1.
9. Bathing facilities inside COM1.
10. Hot beverages vending machine.
11. Surround sound system in student lounge to be able to hear sound coming from TV when others are playing foosball.
12. Bazaar around COM1 area.
13. Information dissemination using CompClub email seemed like spam.
We are try our best to make this place better to you and me, and please do feel free to continue giving us suggestions and feedbacks to let us serve you better, email us at compclub@comp.nus.edu.sg
Thanks & Regards,
Tan Wen Jie
Vice-President (External)
11th Management Committee
NUS Students’ Computing Club
A Constituent Club of NUS Students’ Union
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Oracle Reds Talk
By CommsDir | October 31, 2008
On October 24, 2008, Students’ Computing Club was tremendously honored
to invite Oracle to deliver a talk to all of the students who are keen
on developing a future career in the software industries.
During this talk, we plunged into world-class Oracle products and
develop a better understanding towards how they are critical to
customers’ business… [Read More]
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Let’s Play Day Highlights
By CommsDir | October 22, 2008
Our very first episode of the Let’s Play series took place on 11th Oct 2008 at the Sports and Recreation Centre, Netball Court I. It was a Netball match and despite the hot weather, enthusiastic participants formed two teams and played a friendly match, making the event a success…. [Read More]
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SoC Diwali Night – The Festival of Lights
By CommsDir | October 16, 2008
SoC Diwali Night – The Festival of Lights
POSTER COMPETITION
Interested in designing posters? Here’s the chance for you to show your talent!
Submit a poster which will be exhibited on the 23rd and 24th October on the occasion of Deepavali, a festival celebrated by the Hindu community.
Your poster must conform to the following criteria to be considered for judging:
1. Size & Format: A3-Size in TIFF format.
2. Content: The theme is INDIA, with focus on culture, and Deepavali as one of the main festivals. You can make use of any type of art work, pictures, and collage.
3. Deadline for entry submission: Sunday 19th October 9pm.
The best poster will be rewarded with an attractive gift voucher worth $50! So submit your entries now to irc.compclub@gmail.com!
Fashion Show Recruitment
We are extending an invitation to you for the Diwali Night Fashion Show! The Fashion Show will showcase Indian Traditional Dresses (provided by us!). More importantly, we are currently recruiting participants for the show.
If you are interested, please email your details in the following format to irc.compclub@gmail.com by Saturday 18th October.
Required Details
Full name:
Matric No.:
Gender:
Size (S/M/L):
~ The International Relations Committee ~
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