4th October 2017 Agenda

Agenda for the Informatics Board of Studies meeting at 2.00pm Wednesday 4th October 2017 in Appleton Tower, Room 7.14. This replaces the meeting scheduled for 27th September 2017.

Apologies - Jane Hillston, Richard Shillock, Paul Anderson, Christophe Dubach, Jon Oberlander, Iain Murray, Nigel Goddard.

Minutes of Previous Meeting - 3rd May 2017

Matters Arising

1. New Course Proposal - Software Testing Distance Learning Course Proposal - Ajitha Rajan and Bob Fisher

04102017_BoS_04_Proposed Software Testing Distance Learning (355.33 KB PDF)

2. New Course Proposal - Performance Modelling Distance Learning Course Proposal - Bob Fisher & Jane Hillston

04102017_BoS_05_Proposed Performance Modeling Distance Learning (353.1 KB PDF)

3. New Course Proposal -  Image and Vision Computing Distance Learning Course Proposal - Bob Fisher & Tim Hospedales

04102017_BoS_22_Proposed Image and Vision Computing Distance Learning (355.01 KB PDF)

4. Course Update - Minor Changes to Course Descriptor: Decision Making in Robots and Autonomous Agents (INFR11090) - Subramanian Ramamoorthy

04102017_BoS_09_Proposed Decision Making in Robots and Autonomous Agents (INFR11090) Revised Descriptor (103.56 KB PDF)

5. Course Update Required - Course weighting for Applied Databases (INFR11015) - Gill Bell & Vicky Mactaggart

04102017_BoS_20_Course weighting for Applied Databases (INFR11015) (202.55 KB PDF)

Course DRPS from 2016/17

6. Course Change Proposal - Change to assessments and weightings for Database Systems - Paolo Guagliardo

04102017_BoS_19_Changing number and weights Database Systems (INFR10070) coursework (194.31 KB PDF)

7. Course Change Proposal - Revised Distance Learning Courses - Consistency Queries and Impact of Change & Consistent SCQF Levels for Campus and Distance Learning Courses - Bob Fisher

04102017_BoS_01.1_Spreadsheet Copy of Distance Learning Courses for 2017-18 (from May 2017 BoS) (230.57 KB PDF)

04102017_BoS_01_Revised Distance Learning Course Titles - Bob Fisher (from May 2017 BoS) (32.85 KB PDF)

04102017_BoS_21_Revised Distance Learning Courses (from September 2017) (50.44 KB PDF)

8. Minor DPT table changes - BSc Cognitive Science and Computer Science and Electronics (BEng Hons) - Alan Smaill

04102017_BoS_14_Proposed Minor DPT table changes for (CogSci) and (CS and E) Degrees (190.98 KB PDF)

9. Proposed - AI degree proposed closures and changes (AI+maths, AI+SE degrees, CS+maths degree) – Sharon Goldwater

04102017_BoS_07_Proposed Closure of (AI and Math) and (AI and SE) Degrees (583.15 KB PDF)

04102017_BoS_06_Proposed AI and Maths DPT Merger (123.67 KB PDF)

10. Course Closure/Kill List – Vicky Mactaggart & Stuart Anderson

04102017_BoS_18_Course Closure List as of 14.09.2017 (205.28 KB PDF)

11. Information Only - Close Computer Programming for Music Technology Course for 2018/19 - Gill Bell & Bjorn Franke

04102017_BoS_03_Upcoming Closure Computer Programming for Music Technology (MUSI09001) for 2018-19 (203.81 KB PDF)

12. Information Only - Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science availability to Maths students - Julian Bradfield

04102017_BoS_10_Update to ITCS availability to maths students from 2017-18 (190.99 KB PDF)

13. Information Only - KIS Learning & Teaching & Assessment Reports for Checking, Action and Anomalies - Vicky Mactaggart

04102017_BoS_11_Update - KIS Learning & Teaching & Assessment Reports for Checking and Action (19.78 KB Word)

14. Information Only - Changes made to Text Technologies for Data Science course - Walid Magdy

04102017_BoS_02_Update - Changes made to Text Technologies for Data Science (INFR11145) (192.75 KB PDF)

15. Information Only - Minor updates to AI DPT's for 3rd Years - Sharon Goldwater

04102017_BoS_13_Update Changes to compulsory elective subjects for AI DPTs (227.46 KB PDF)

16. Information Only - Types and Semantics for Programming Languages move to Dec exam – Stuart Anderson

See Teaching Committee Minutes - Item 18.05

04102017_BoS_16_Update - Assessment Structure for TSPL (50.77 KB PDF)

17. Information Only – Elevated Hurdles - Update from Teaching Committee – Stuart Anderson

See Teaching Committee Minutes - Item 18.03 Matters Arising

18. Information Only – with Management DPT pushed up to college to be removed – Vicky Mactaggart

19. Information Only – Distributed Systems (Level 11) & Extreme Computing – Stuart Anderson

20. Information Only – Computer Communications and Networks (INFR10074) Exams – Stuart Anderson

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