26/07/2004 Consolidated assessment tasks from three to two items to allow more integrated assessment tasks

• Two assignments (40%)
• Examination (60%)

The final mark will be calculated using a weighting formula:

where A = overall assignment percentage, E = examination percentage, R = 100/assignment weight

If a student achieves a grade of 0% for assignments the final grade will be:

If a student achieves a grade of 0% for the examination the final grade will be:

• Software Title:
• Vendor:
• Version:
• OS: MS Windows XP ( ) and/or LINUX ( )
• License Details: (A valid software license certificate/s or Vendor permission must be available upon request if the software is to be installed for teaching)
• Are we currently licensed: Yes ( ) or No ( ) (If unsure, please check with your local IT support )
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?:
• If (No), will the software license be arranged by: Staff member requesting the software ( ) or Technical Services* ( ) ? *If the latter is selected, please discuss your requirement/s with myself ASAP, prior to finalising your request, as there could be financial or resourcing implications.
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation ( ), or Server ( ) ?
• Type of license: Site License ( ), Freeware ( ), FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) ( ), Shareware ( ), Lab based ( ) # of Licenses needed ____
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week ___ ) and/or Semester 2 (Week ___ ):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: (Name) (Phone) (Email)
• Additional Information: Special Requirements, Software Configuration/Installation Requirements, etc:

Software Required:

1. Latest version of full Oracle SQL for Windows XP Client (including sqlldr) - available under Monash University license
2. Access to the Monash University Oracle Server (orac.its.monash.edu.au) or alternative running at least Oracle 8.1.5 - available under Monash University license
3. ConText (text editor) (at least 0.97.5) - freeware available from http://www.context.cx
4. WinSCP (SFTP/SCP software, at least 3.7.1) - open source available from http://winscp.sourceforge.net
5. Mozilla Firefox (browser, at least 1.0) - open source available from http://www.mozilla.org
6. PHP installed local (at least 5.0.2 with DBX, OCI8, PDF, MYSQL & LDAP extensions) - available under PHP license from http://www.php.net
7. ActivePerl installed local (at least 5.6.1.638 with DBI 1.27 & DBD-Oracle8 1.06 modules) - available under ActiveState Community license from http://activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl

Server Requirements:

1. Webserver, preferably Apache, where students can upload via SFTP/SCP & test their scripts securely (students must be allowed to change their own passwords)
2. PHP (at least 5.0.2 with DBX, OCI8, PDF, MYSQL & LDAP extensions) - available under PHP license from http://www.php.net
3. ActivePerl (at least 5.6.1.638 with DBI 1.27 & DBD-Oracle8 1.06 modules) - available under ActiveState Community license from http://activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl
4. Latest version of full Oracle SQL for Windows XP Client (including sqlldr) - available under Monash University license
5. Access to the Monash University Oracle Server (orac.its.monash.edu.au) or alternative running at least Oracle 8.1.5 - available under Monash University license
6. ColdFusion (at least MX 6.1) - available under Monash University license
7. MySQL (at least 4.1) - GNU general public license available from http://dev.mysql.com

• Software is required one week before teaching semester begins
• Tester for software: Jason Smith x47063, Jason.Smith@infotech.monash.edu
• Further special requirements: Nil