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Welcome to SWEN 501

This course is the first course on the Master of Software Development programme. Students will learn to design, read, write and debug small programs and work on larger software projects within groups while applying software development methodologies and tools. The course will be taught as an intensive full time block over five weeks from July 6–August 9.

Welcome!

There are a few things that you need to know.

1. Direction and Access:

The course takes place at the Pipitea campus, in Rutherford House, room 439. This is the glass-walled room directly adjacent to the elevators on the fourth floor. Rutherford House is in the central city, next to the bus terminal, across the road from the train station (connected by a tunnel), and diagonally opposite the Parliamentary complex.

On the first day you can access the facilities from 09:30 onwards without a student ID card.

A student swipe card will be required for the Master of Software Development room (RH439). You can collect your ID card from Hunter 103 on the Kelburn campus after submitting a photo and other details to the office.

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2. COVID-19 and other illnesses
  • If you are unwell, stay home until you are fully recovered, and contact the lecturer as soon as possible to let them know you won't be there.
    • We will accommodate for absences and missed time (including at the beginning, if you can't make day 1) - keep yourself and your classmates safe.
  • General university information on other support and health services is available here.
  • We may need to adapt to changing circumstances during the course and the year, so it is possible that some aspects may change at short notice. We will advise by email if anything happens out of hours.

3. General
  • There are lockers. Bring a padlock and claim one if you wish.
  • There are student kitchens on the ground and mezzanine floors. You are welcome to bring your own food and lunches, coffee cups, etc, but please keep it clean and do not cook anything objectionable.
  • Register your school computing account here — you'll use your University-level login to create that, and then this account for many of our systems including the loaner laptops.

4. Teaching hours etc.
  • In general, class will be on Mon-Thu 10-4. Teaching will occur at times within this period, but there are no set times - this will depend on the exercise at hand.
  • Friday from 10:00-12:00 is dedicated for industry engagement & seminars.
  • There are no set seating plans and places; indeed, we will move you around to ensure this doesn’t happen.
  • You will be issued with a loaner laptop. This will need to be returned near the end of the program. If you want to bring and use your own, you are welcome to do so.
  • We sometimes use videos as part of the teaching. Please bring headphones so that you can watch them without being disturbed by others, and vice-versa.
  • All connections are wifi and there is a printer/photocopier/scanner available for your use.

See you all 6 July.
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