DATA1902: Informatics: Data and Computation (Advanced)

• Early feedback task: A simple MCQ covering the first 3 weeks of content to help understand their progress and level of understanding, so that they can make informed decisions about their study plan for this unit.

  • Late work and simple extension are not accepted for these assessments. 
  • When special consideration is approved for a task, the appropriate consideration should be “mark adjustment” based on estimating a grade using the average from other tasks or the final exam.
• Weekly coding tasks: Tasks where the student must write a Python program to produce precisely described output. The program will be run automatically against test cases. Grade is based on participation. These tasks can start in any time but are recommended to start in tutorials (the latest) and completed in the student's own time
  • Late work and simple extension are not accepted for these assessments. 
  • When special consideration is approved for a task, the appropriate consideration should be “mark adjustment” based on estimating a grade using the average from other tasks or the final exam.
• Practice Python coding test: Done in student’s own time. There are several tasks in the test. The aim is to calculate a precisely described output that extends a Python code skeleton, for others, the student must develop the code from scratch. The aims are the same, i.e. to calculate precisely described output from data in a file. Each task is graded automatically, by comparing the output produced on several different inputs to what is described. This carries no weight in final grade, but is intended to accustom students to the setting in preparation for the later coding test, and to trigger remedial learning for any student who does not succeed in the practice.
  • Late work is not accepted for this assessment. 
  • When special consideration is approved, the appropriate consideration should be “No action”.
• Python coding test: Held during your lab session. There are several tasks in the test. For some of tasks, the student must extend a Python code skeleton, for others, the student must develop the code from scratch. The aims are the same, i.e. to calculate precisely described output from data in a file. Each task is graded automatically, by comparing the output produced on several different inputs to what is described.
  • Late work and simple extension are not accepted for these assessments. 
  • When the special consideration is approved for the first time, the student will take a supplementary test at 10-11am on 17 October 2026 (Saturday).
  • If a student cannot attend the supplementary test and Special Consideration is approved, the outcome will be mark adjustment, where the assessment mark will be calculated in proportion to the student's final examination mark.
• Project
  • Stage 1:
    • This is the first part of a group project (the students in a group must all be attending the same scheduled lab session). This stage involves finding data from a domain of interest for the students, data cleaning and importing to a tool, and doing a very simple analysis from some of the data. The group will also use computational tools to explore the data, and report on both what was done and what was found (using appropriate summaries and charts). A report is required. It is crucial that each group manages its internal working effectively, and use mechanisms to detect problems and report them to the coordinator early.
  • Stage 2:
    • The group will use computational tools to produce a predictive model for some aspect of the data, and evaluate this model; deliverable is a A0 or A1 poster on both what was done and what was found. It is crucial that each group manages its internal working effectively, and use mechanisms to detect problems and report them to the coordinator early.
  • Special Consideration for both Stage 1 & 2:
    • Late submissions and simple extensions are not available for these assessments.
    • The Stage mark comprises a group component and an individual component. The group mark is conditional upon submission of the student's individual component. Students who do not submit their individual component will not receive the group mark.
    • If a student's first application for Special Consideration is approved, the outcome will be an extension of up to two weeks. The Stage mark will be released only after the individual component has been submitted.
    • If a second application for Special Consideration for the same assessment is approved, no further extension will be granted. Instead, the assessment mark will be determined by mark adjustment, using the same proportion as the student's final examination mark, in accordance with the approved Special Consideration outcome.
• Exam: The exam contains multiple choice and essay questions, covering knowledge, conceptual understanding, practical skills, and learning outcomes.
  • Late work and simple extesnsion are not accepted for these assessments. 
  • When special consideration is approved, the appropriate action should be “replacement exam”.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Minimum requirement: It is a double pass policy of the School of Computer Science that, to pass this unit, students must achieve at least 40% in the written examination. A student must also achieve an overall final mark of 50 or more. Any student not meeting these requirements may be given a maximum final mark of no more than 45 regardless of their average.