UIT2201: Computer Science and Information Technology Revolution
University Scholars Programme, NUS

Course Announcements and Updates (Spring 2012)

This page contains important announcements about the course.
It be continuously updated. Make sure you check out this page OFTEN.

  • 03-May-2012 -- Project Showcase and Free lunch!
    Project Showcase, Tuesday, 08-May-2012, 10-12nn,
    Check out latest status here

    I'll buy lunch for all. See all of you!

  • 15-Apr-2012 -- Project Demo Schedule is online!
    Please check your project demo schedule below.
    See you TOMORROW
    Exam topics are also online (Check HW-Exam page)

  • 10-Apr-2012 -- All notes, T11 are online!
    All lecture notes are online and updated;
    T11 is also online. Please prepare, see u on Friday.

  • 28-Mar-2012 -- T10 is online!
    T10 is online. Please prepare, see u on Friday.
    I need those survey forms by today. Please hand in to the drop-box outside my office. Thx.

  • 22-Mar-2012 -- T9 is online (finally)!
    T9 is online. Please prepare, see u on Friday.

  • 13-Mar-2012 -- T8 is online. M2-Review schedule revised.
    M2-review schedule has been revised. See you.
    T8 is online. Please prepare, see u on Friday.

  • 11-Mar-2012 -- M2-Review schedule is online.
    Check it and email me if there are real conflicts.

  • 11-Mar-2012 -- Notes for Topic 4, MidTerm scores are online.
    See also the distribution for the Mid-Term.

  • 09-Mar-2012 -- T7 hot off the press. I printed for everyone!

  • 03-Mar-2012 -- SS for T6-Dx, Scores for T2,T4,T5 online

  • 02-Mar-2012 -- Solution sketches
    Some students asked for it, so I drafted solution sketches to some of the problems in the tutorials.

  • 29-Feb-2012 [LEAP] -- Notes, Mid-Term, Tut6 online!
    Lecture notes for Topics 1-3 online and updated!
    Tutorial 6 is online. Please prepare for it.
    Mid-Term is on Tuesday, 06-March, 07:00pm -- 08:00pm, @USP-SR2.
    Important information on Mid-Term is also online (see "Tutorial Page")

  • 14-Feb-2012 -- HW5, Proj-Teams online, Check "Disc Forum"
    HW5 is online -- start preparing NOW.
    Project teams are ready. Check them out!
    Check out interesting discussions in our "Discussion Forum".
    Help each other out -- put in your views and suggestions there.

  • 08-Feb-2012 -- Project site, HW4 are online.
    HW4 is online -- start preparing NOW.
    Project web-site is also online. (Remember: 2 to a team, unless otherwise approved.)

  • 01-Feb-2012 -- HW3 is online! Prepare NOW!
    Also, some interesting reading material on Scratch are on the course homepage.

  • 31-Jan-2012 -- Lecture notes for Week 4 are online!

  • 26-Jan-2012 -- See everyone during tutorials tomorrow
    Hope you had a good CNY break. See you tomorrow for tutorials.
    Let's have interesting, stimulating and enlightening discussions.

    (Reminder: Gp 2 Tutorial (2-4pm) venue changed to ERC-SR10.)

  • 18-Jan-2012 -- No tut. this Friday, Textbook, HW2 out, TP-SR8 --> ERC-SR10
    Happy and Rewarding Chinese New Year to everyone
    Reminder: There will be NO tutorials this Friday (20-Jan)
    Textbook is available at Coop-Forum (probably under CS section).
    Tutorial 2-4pm venue changed from TP-SR8 to ERC-SR10.

    Tutorial 2 is OUT. Please start early on this one! Thanks.

  • 15-Jan-2012 -- Week 1 is over. See everyone in Lecture 2.
    Lecture 2 will cover interesting stuffs.
    Tutorials for Friday, 20-Jan are cancelled.
    since we will miss lecture on 24-Jan due to CNY.
    Tutorials resume on Friday, 27-Jan

  • 10-Jan-2012 -- First lecture, notes are up! Tutorials next...
    First lecture is over.
    Lecture notes for first two week are up. Tutorials next.
    Link to "NUS-USP UIT2201 Family" also up.
    Students, do the online Entry Survey on IVLE.


  • SO... Is UIT2201 interesting for you?

    YES, its TRUE.
    NO computing background is needed for this module.
    This module is not about programming, but about key ideas in the CS and IT revolution.
    This module will equip you with an IT-enabled mindset (ITEM) for your future endeavours, whether or not they are IT-related.

    To see whether UIT2201 is good for you, you may want to

  • 02-Jan-2012 -- UIT2201 is back!
    UIT2201 was not offered in 2011 as I was on sabbatical leave.
    It's back now... See all in about 1 week's time.

  • 02-Jan-2012 -- UIT2201 (Spring 2012) site initiated!
    Hello... and welcome to UIT2201
    Only a skeleton website now, but will be progressively filled up...
    Do check back again.

    • UIT2201 (Spring 2012) Announcement Page