Applications are open for StormHacks 2022
posted by Shiva Sanei on Jan. 13, 2022, 2:37 p.m.
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posted by Shiva Sanei on Jan. 13, 2022, 2:37 p.m.
Hello CSSS Members,
Simon Fraser University's second ever Major League Hacking accredited hackathon - and it's happening all online!
Dare to dream? ✨
Enter our dream world by applying to StormHacks 2022 run by Surge! Taking place virtually from February 18 - 20th, 2022, this event is sure to make all your wildest dreams come true. Join hackers from across the globe as they learn new skills, create unique software projects, and picture a better world. Whether you come for the fun and games, or you blow people away with a technical project, there will be a lot of swag, networking, and events to keep you engaged throughout the event. Looking for more reasons to attend? We’ll be having workshops before and during the event to give you everything you need for a successful 36 hours. Follow us down the rabbit hole by applying at www.stormhacks.com before January 28th at 11:59PM PST.
Event name: StormHacks 2022
Date: February 18 - 20, 2022
Website: www.stormhacks.com
posted by Mitchell Gale on Dec. 15, 2021, 12:46 a.m.
Hi All,
The Computing Science Student Society is meeting with the Director of the School of Computing Science next week. We would love for you to let us know what questions you might have regarding computing science at SFU.
Please fill out this one question survey by end of day Thursday December 16th, 2021.
http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/415802770
Similar to last time we will follow up with answers to many of the questions.
See below the previous announcement during the Summer 2021 semester with questions/answers discussed during that meeting.
Good luck on your remaining finals.
Thanks,
Mitchell Gale
Computing Science Student Society President
Hi All,
Thank you for your many questions.
I asked the Director your questions and provided a summary of responses below.
Bold are the questions.
non-bold are a summary of the response/discussion had.
Indented sections are my comments on them.
As many of you know the remote course offering list can be found here. https://www.sfu.ca/students/support/classes-2021/remote-classes-fall.html
Some notes about Covid-19 and on campus learning.
- Ventilation is being inspected and improved as well as additional filtration systems
- Bulk of courses are in person
- Instructors are being recommended to record lecture slides/voice and host online. In most cases this won't be a room recording as some lectures previously had, but likely a screen capture and audio recording. For in person classes, exams are going to be in person, so being close to SFU is important.
"CMPT courses have awarded the lowest average grades in SFU over the last 10 years, as well the lowest average grades for 2019/2020 (both lower and upper division courses). Are there any plans to deal with this at all, in regards to scholarship acquisition, grad school applications, and how our transcripts look to employers?"
Computing Science Courses are around the average grade given by SFU for the over the past 3 years (time frame they looked into this for).
He showed me the differences and it was exceptionally close to the SFU average for the past 3 years, within a few hundredths of a grade point.
"When is ASB construction set to end"
Scheduled to be done around the end of the Fall term.
"Can there be more evening classes?"
Evening classes are not offered often, they need to work with the instructors schedule. They also can make the course less accessible to people taking early courses causing large gap between their classes.
"Do concentrations still exist within Computing Science"
http://www.sfu.ca/students/calendar/2021/fall/programs/computing-science/major/bachelor-of-science-or-bachelor-of-arts.html (Look near the bottom of the page)
"Taking courses CMPT courses abroad is difficult in terms of transferring of credits."
If not all the same topics are taught in a course at SFU it is possible that the course will not transfer over. There are lots of Universities and their courses change, so it's not practical to have a list of all Universities and which courses can be transferred.
"Will CMPT 318 (Cyber Security) be turned into a regular course"
Yes, it will be turned into a regular courses with a unique course number.
"Are there plans to be more Cyber Security courses in the future?"
Yes, there are plans to have more Cyber Security courses in the near future."Can CMPT 376w be made more technical"
Apparently the course is in a bit of a shift due to the addition of CMPT 105w some of the material now covered in CMPT 376w will be taught in CMPT 105w leaving CMPT 376w to see coverage change.
"What is happening with the removal of CMPT 127"
CMPT 127 is being combined with CMPT 125.
"Why do some upper division courses in the AI column not have CMPT 310 as a per-requisite?"
The school does not like making unnecessary per-requisites to courses as they can act as "gate-keepers".
"Will Cryptocurrency/Blockchain be added to coverage of courses"
They are important technologies and they likely will have components taught in future.
When exactly courses covering these technologies will be taught, it's not yet know.
We will do this again in the Fall.
Thanks,
Mitchell Gale
Computing Science Student Society Presidentposted by Chun Kei Li on Dec. 13, 2021, 4:48 a.m.
Hello members,
The Computing Science Student Society is proud to announce our final event for the year! Thanks to your feedback from our recent poll, we've decided to host an Ice Skating Social and would love to see you there!
Date: 27th December 4:30pm - 9pm
Itinerary:
- Meet up at the CSSS common room ASB9802 4:30pm OR Meet at Kensington Skating Rink at 5pm
- Skating from 5-6:30pm
- Leave for SFU at 7pm
- FREE PIZZA at the SFU Common Room
Additional Details:
- Skating costs will be covered, however you will be required to bring/rent your own skates. Renting skates at the rink costs 3.2CAD.
- COVID-19 Safety Guidelines will be in effect. We will be checking your vaccine card.
Sign up now at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/csss-ice-skating-social-tickets-222490985527?aff=Email
Best Regards,
Argus (Chun Kei) Li
Director of Events
Computing Science Student Society
Simon Fraser University
posted by Johnson Luong on Nov. 25, 2021, 11:28 p.m.
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posted by Mitchell Gale on Nov. 25, 2021, 10:39 p.m.