[HBT] Dell Computers for Sale
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 The School has a number of surplus Dell Desktop computers for sale in Hobart. The machines have various specifications, ranging from: - 2.8 GHz to 3.3 GHz CPUs;
- 1GB to 4GB of RAM;
- 40GB to 320 GB HD;
- DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW drive;
- 17" Dell LCD;
- a mouse and keyboard, and the original operating system installation media (Windows XP to Windows 7 depending on the system).
Note that no operating system is currently installed (the hard-drives have been erased). Prices vary from $40 to $250 for the systems based on their individual specifications. Please note the following "sale rules": - all items have been tested and are in working order, but it is up to the purchaser to be satisfied that they are suitable for their purposes
- there is no warranty of any kind
- you may request a demonstration that the machine you are about to purchase is in working order
- no bulk sales - individual sales to staff and students only
- no reservations - you must inspect in person, and pay to take away
- no transport between campuses
- all sales are final
Note that we cannot offer any support. Please visit the School's Help Desk in Hobart to inspect or purchase equipment. |
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UTas Team 8th on The Day in Aus/NZ Programming Contest
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Congratulations to Ting Ting Cao, Duncan Berry and Kate Fernandes for winning the Hobart site and finishing 8th on the regional scoreboard on the day, as team "UTas A", in the South Pacific Regional round of the ACM ICPC. See the newsroom for more info re the local on the day outcome and look via the main contest site for more info on the overall regional outcome, including the finalised results when they appear in due course. |
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OzCHI 24-hour design challenge
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Do you want to be part of an intense but fun challenge that will run you off your feet? Sign up NOW for the OzCHI 24-hour design challenge. Run over 24 hours from 10AM this Saturday to 10AM Sunday, your team needs to design *something* based on a brief you'll receive at the start of the challenge. This could be a website or iPhone app, but previous UTAS teams have come up with a crazy array of solutions to various problems ranging from wearable video cameras hidden in hats, intelligent speakers smuggled into trees and LED lights stuck to garbage bins. How you answer the design brief is entirely up to you! The competition is THIS WEEKEND. UTAS have been finalists the last few years running. Let's get together another couple of strong teams this year! Go to:
http://www.ozchi24.org Typical team sizes are 3-5 people, but if you can't get a team together, email Matthew (mdorazio@utas.edu.au) and he'll try to fit you into one |
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[HBT] Spider Phobia Research Study
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Researchers from the School of Computing and Information Systems are seeking participants to help develop a trial treatment for spider phobia. Specific phobias are intense and unreasonable fears of certain things like snakes, spiders or mice which interfere with people?s day to day living. Estimated to affect 12.5% of the adult population at some point in their lives, it is the most common anxiety disorder, and disproportionately affects women. When confronted by the object of their phobia, a person will experience extreme anxiety or panic. If you, or someone you know, suffers from a persistent and unreasonable fear of spiders, are female, and aged between 17 and 35, please consider participation in the MorphFear trials. Participation will take no more than an hour (far less in most cases), and participants will be reimbursed $20 for participation. To join in the study, please send a message to contact@morphfear.com expressing your interest, or visit www.morphfear.com for further information and contact details. |
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Information Sessions for 2014 enrolment
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The School of Computing and Information Systems has undertaken a significant revision of its degree offerings. A considerable degree and curricula development process based on the Australian Computer Society (ACS) recommended process was undertaken with information sought from stakeholders. A comprehensive study of what was available nationally and internationally was also undertaken, as well as a review of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) international curricula in all ICT related-fields and as well as a review of ACS curricula for accreditation. On the basis of all the information gathered, a new single undergraduate degree Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (BICT) and a new single postgraduate degree Master of Information Technology and Systems (MITS) have been developed and will be offered from 2014. The existing degrees will continue for teach-out purposes only. As a result of the curricula renewal from 2014 we will be offering a whole range of new units and most of our existing units will be discontinued. Information about the new degrees and units can be found at: http://www.utas.edu.au/computing-information-systems/new-courses Information sessions will be held throughout semester 2 to provide information on the changes and the impact on existing students. If you are going to continue your enrolment into 2014 we recommend you attend one of the following information sessions: - Launceston
- Monday 29th July 11am V137
Information for students enrolling in Honours or postgraduate units in 2014 - Monday 29th July 12noon V137
Information for students enrolling in undergraduate units in 2014 - Hobart
- Wednesday 31st July 1pm Centenary Lecture Theatre
Information for students enrolling in Honours or postgraduate units in 2014 - Wednesday 31st July 2pm Centenary Lecture Theatre
Information for students enrolling in undergraduate units in 2014
- Video Conference (Hbt/Ltn) - repeats of above sessions
- Tuesday 13th August 12noon V137/Cent473
Information for students enrolling in undergraduate units in 2014 - Monday 16th September 12noon V137/Cent473
Information for students enrolling in undergraduate units in 2014 - Tuesday 1st October 12noon V137/Cent473
Information for students enrolling in Honours or postgraduate units in 2014
To address your immediate concerns: You will not be required to change your degree and there will be sufficient units available for you to complete your current degree and all the core content from existing units required for ACS membership will continue to be available. |
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Games Player Motivation Survey
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 Researchers at the School of Computing and Information Systems are investigating various forms of player motivation in video games and need your help! Play a few puzzle games and then fill out a short survey. The study will take no more than 20 minutes. if you are interested in taking part in this study (and you are at least 18 years of age), please get in contact with us. We would love to hear from you. The associated information sheet is available here Feel free to direct any inquiries to: Adam.Zulkifly@utas.edu.au |
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Not Receiving Your UTas Email?
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If you forward your UTas email to an external email provider, there's a chance you will not receive important email from UTas. This issue particularly affects email services provided by Microsoft (including hotmail, outlook.com, msn.com and live.com email addresses) and Apple (including mac.com, me.com and iCloud.com email addresses). These and many other email providers use a blacklisting service to block sites that are considered senders of spam, and unfortunately at times this can include UTas due to the volume of email we send. Please reconsider carefully if you use email forwarding. It can take weeks for these services to lift any blacklisting they apply to UTas, and during this period you will not receive email that could be important in relation to your studies and your assessment. |
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