The University of Queensland
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
Semester 2, 2005
COMP3202- Modelling & Visualisation
Course Profile
Version
This is version 1.4 of the COMP3202 course profile, dated 20th September 2005.
Course Summary
| Course Code(s): | COMP3202 |
| Unit Value: | #2 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 hours per week (2L1T1P) |
| Purpose: | COMP3202 is is Real-time Modelling and Visualisation. |
Teaching Staff
Note: If you are calling from outside the University follow the appropriate instructions for each location below.
| University of Queensland (St Lucia) indial |
(07) 336 5xxxx or (07) 334 6xxxx |
| Ipswich Campus indial | (07) 338 1xxxx |
Mr. Lazaros Kastanis (Course Coordinator)
Office: 69-714
Phone: 56130
Fax: (07) 3365-6136
Email: lek@acmc.uq.edu.au
Consultation Time: Thursday 10 - 12am.
Mr. Sean Ivermee
Office: 69-715
Phone: 57505
Fax: (07) 3365-6136
Email: biffabin@acmc.uq.edu.au
Consultation TBA
Dr Stephen Jeffrey
Office: 69-714
Phone: 56130
Fax: (07) 3365-6136
Email: sjj@acmc.uq.edu.au
Consultation TBA
Tutors
Mr. Wei Seng Ho
Email: s4020091@student.uq.edu.au
Course Goals
It is expected that upon successful completion of the course, students will:- understand the principles of real-time Modelling, texture acquisition and correction, and human perception with relevance to Virtual Reality environments
- understand the details of VRML and its use in visualisation
- have a working overview of state-of-the-art application areas and visualisation arenas
- have a good understanding of Virtual Reality hardware and software options
- be able to create Virtual Reality environments
Graduate Attributes Developed
The University of Queensland has defined a set of graduate attributes to specify
broad core knowledge and skills associated with all undergraduate programs (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/contents/view.asp?s1=3&s2=20&s3=5).
This course addresses these attributes as follows:
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A. IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIELD OF STUDY |
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Graduate Attribute |
Specific Competencies (What) & Learning Activities & Assessment (How) |
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A1. A comprehensive and well-founded knowledge of the field of study. |
What: Real time Modelling and Visualisation practices. |
| How: A comprehensive Lecture Series, Tutorials and Assignments | |
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A2. An understanding of how other disciplines relate to the field of study. |
What: An understanding of Human perception is critical to the effective creation of Virtual Environments |
| How: A comprehensive set of lectures investigating Human Perception and its relevance to effective visualisatiion | |
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A3. An international perspective on the field of study. |
What: Visualisation and virtual environments are a critical part of many commercial and research projects |
| How: A series of guest lecturers from industry and case studies of successful applications of Visualisation | |
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B. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION |
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Graduate Attribute |
Specific Competencies (What) & Learning Activities & Assessment (How) |
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B1. The ability to collect, analyse and organise information and ideas and to convey those ideas clearly and fluently, in both written and spoken forms. |
What: End of Semester group assignment. |
| How: Groups are required to model a assigned subjects. To ensure a successful outcomes students are required to gather data from the field to complete the assignment. Assignments are presented at the end and include an oral and written presentation. | |
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B2. The ability to interact effectively with others in order to work towards a common outcome. |
What: Final group based assignment. |
| How: Due to the large workload of the final assignments students in groups are expected to allocate tasks to each other and combine for the final product. Effective group interaction is essential for a successful outcome. | |
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B3. The ability to select and use the appropriate level, style and means of communication. |
What: Presentation of final assignment. |
| How:Students are given an allotted time to present their project and findings. The group is questioned by peers and staff at the end of the presentation. Presentations need to be well thought out and relevant information delivered during the presentation | |
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B4. The ability to engage effectively and appropriately with information and communication technologies. |
What: Comprehensive lecture series detailing current and leading edge technologies in the field. |
| How: Through the use of VR and multimedia technologies students are expected to deliver a level of creativity in their work. Information and techniques are provided for students to freely explore the best avenue of delivery of the task or subject matter. | |
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C. INDEPENDENCE AND CREATIVITY |
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Graduate Attribute |
Specific Competencies (What) & Learning Activities & Assessment (How) |
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C1. The ability to work and learn independently. |
What: Mid Semester Test, Final group assignment |
| How: A mid semester test will be conducted based on the preceding lecture series. The final group assignment will require individuals to further pursue there assigned tasks and to improve there skills. | |
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C2. The ability to generate ideas and adapt innovatively to changing environments. |
What: Final assignment. |
| How: Effective field data collection and the problems encountered during this process will require students to think creatively and independently of accepted methodologies. | |
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C3. The ability to identify problems, create solutions, innovate and improve current practices. |
What: Final Assignment written submission |
| How: Numerous problems in data collection and Modelling will present themselves during the final assignment. Students are expected to identify and report these problems and how they were overcome. | |
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D. CRITICAL JUDGMENT |
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Graduate Attribute |
Specific Competencies (What) & Learning Activities & Assessment (How) |
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D1. The ability to define and analyse problems |
What: Final assignment. |
| How: Effective field data collection and the problems encountered during this process will require students to think creatively and independently of accepted methodologies. | |
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D2. The ability to apply critical reasoning to issues through independent thought and informed judgment |
What: Final assignment. |
| How: In many situations good data cannot be acquired due to access or safety issues. At this point students are expected to improvise based on the information available. | |
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D3. The ability to evaluate opinions, make decisions and to reflect critically on the justifications for decisions. |
What: Final assignment and mid semester test |
| How: Numerous problems in data collection and Modelling will present themselves during the final assignment. Students are expected to identify and report these problems and how they were overcome. In addition a mid semester multiple choice test will reflect students ability to evaluate opinions and make decisions based on the options. | |
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E. ETHICAL AND SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING |
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Graduate Attribute |
Specific Competencies (What) & Learning Activities & Assessment (How) |
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E1. An understanding of social and civic responsibility |
What: Field Data collection |
| How: Students have a civic and social responsibility in terms of behavior. During the field data collection exercise students are expected to show responsibility when accessing sites or data sources. These issues are covered in the lecture series. | |
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E2. An appreciation of the philosophical and social contexts of a discipline |
What: Uses of visualisation in Society |
| How: Visualisation and virtual environments are used extensively in the area of Mental health. The uses of such technologies and the pro's and cons are discussed during the lecture series. | |
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E3. A knowledge and respect of ethics and ethical standards in relation to a major area of study |
What: The School demands good conduct in the computing labs and honest conduct in submitting work. |
| How: During the first lectures issues of Plagiarism and the what is expected in terms of conduct from students will be covered. | |
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E4. A knowledge of other cultures and times and an appreciation of cultural diversity. |
What: Visualisation is used throughout the world in many differing cultures and applications. |
| How: A series of guest lecturers from industry and case studies of successful applications of visualisation in differing applications and social contexts. | |
Assumed Background
There are no pre-requisites for this course. Prior knowledge of graphics and 3D Modelling packages may be useful but not essential.
Resources
In the first lecture (or class meeting) students will be directed to the web address
at which this course profile can be read. Students enrolled at St Lucia
who wish to retain a hard copy of the profile can use the free print quota provided
each semester to students enrolled in courses in the School of Information Technology
& Electrical Engineering. For information on how to use this print quota,
see the School
Policy on Student Photocopying and Printing (St Lucia). Students enrolled
at the Ipswich campus will either be provided with a hard copy or given directions
in class on how to obtain a free copy.
Textbook
There is no set Text for this course. Students will be given a
list of relevant readings.Reference Texts
N/A
Handouts Some course notes will be provided on the web, along with links to other web sites and reading material.FacilitiesLab sessions and tutorials will be held in the ITEE lab 78-109.ConsultationLazaros Kastanis: Thursday 10 - 12am, Building 69, Room 714Stephen Jeffrey: TBA
Sean Ivermee: TBA
Wei Seng Ho: During Practical Sessions
Distribution of NoticesNotices will be available on the web site, and will also be announced at lectures.
The course web site is available at
http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~comp3202. The course web site will contain some Course Notes, the lecture series, Lab Exercises and the Assignments, as well as links to related web sites and relevant reading material.NewsgroupThe course newsgroup is uq.itee.comp3202. This group is available on both the University and School news servers (news.uq.edu.au and news.itee.uq.edu.au). Students are free to post questions (and answers!) to the newsgroup. Copies of announcements will also be posted to the newsgroup. The teaching staff will monitor the newsgroup. The newsgroup should be used for discussion and posing questions relevant to the course material. Email directly to the teaching staff should be restricted solely to administrative questions. The newsgroup are primarily there as a forum for comp3202 students.
Teaching Activities
Lectures
- There are two lectures each week:
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- Lecture 1:Monday 12-1 (room see mySi-net)
- Lecture 2:Tuesday 9-10 (room see mySi-net)
Tutorials
There are no tutorials. Tutorials are replaced
with Lab Sessions
Pracs
Students should sign-up for and attend a weekly prac session (commencing
in week 2). This is designated L3* in mySI-net.
The available prac sessions are listed below (subject to change).
| Prac Session | Day | Time |
| P1 | Wednesday | 10am - 10.50pm |
| P2 | Wednesday | 11am - 11.50am |
| P3 | Thursday | 8am - 8.50 am |
| P4 | Thursday | 9am - 9.50am |
| P5 | Thursday | 10am - 10.50am |
Attendance
You are not required to attend any of the teaching sessions (except those in which an assessment activity is taking place), however, you are strongly encouraged to do so. The lectures, tutorials and pracs have been specifically designed to aid your learning of the course material. Failure to attend a session may result in you being disadvantaged. It is up to you to find out what happened at any class session that you miss.
Teaching Plan
Lectures are on Monday's 12pm - 12.50pm and Tuesdays 3pm - 3.50pm
| Week Number | Monday's Date | Lecture Number | Lecture Topic | Assessment |
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| 1 | 26 July | 1 | Introduction to the Course and house keeping issues | |
| 2 | Background to Virtual Reality and Virtual Environments | |||
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Human Perception
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Human Perception (Continued)
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| 3 | 9 August | 5 |
Human Perception (Continued)
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Principles of real-time Modelling,
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| 4 | 16 August (17 August is Exhibition Holiday) | 7 |
Principles of real-time Modelling,
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Principles of real-time Modelling,
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| 5 | 23 August | 9 |
Principles of real-time Modelling,
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Principles of real-time Modelling,
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| 6 | 30 August | 11 | VRML | |
| 12 | VRML | |||
| 7 | 6 September | 13 | Case Studies in Visualisation | |
| 14 | Platforms, hardware, visualisation arenas | |||
| 8 | 13 September | 15 | A walk around an example building. | |
| 16 | Viewing a Structure as a Model Project Management. | |||
| 9 | 19 September | 17 | Performance, using Performer, scene graphs | |
| 18 | Performance, using Performer, scene graphs | |||
| 26 September |
Mid-semester break (one week) |
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| 10 | 3 October | 19 | Mid Semester Test | 20 % |
| 20 | Group Sign-on for Assignment 2 | |||
| 11 | 10 October | 21 | ViSAC Demos | |
| 22 | ViSAC Demos | |||
| 12 | 17 October | 23 | ViSAC Demos | |
| 24 | Guest Lecture (T.B.A.) | |||
| 13 | 24 October | 25 | Guest Lecture (T.B.A.) | |
| 26 | Review period and Question time for Assignment 3 | |||
| 31 October | Revision Period | |||
| Exam Week 1 | 7 November | Assignment 2 Presentations | ||
| Exam Week 2 | 14 November | Assignment 2 Presentations | ||
Assessment
COMP3202 will be assessed by several methods as outlined below. Your final grade (on a 1 to 7 scale) will be determined by combining the marks from the various assessment components as described below. For each assessment item, reference is made to the specific learning objectives (from the list above) which the assessment item will address.
Assignments
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Assessment type
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Weighting for Final Grade
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Available on:
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Due in by:
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Assignment 1
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30%
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Monday 8August(Week 3)
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Wednesday 31st August(Week 6)
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Mid Semester Test
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20%
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Monday 3rd October (Week 10)
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Assignment 2
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50%
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Wednesday 21st September (Week 9) |
Friday 28th October (Week 13) |
Laboratory Exercises
The Laboratory Exercises will help your understanding of the
Course Notes and provide the opportunity for practice using Tucan, VRML etc.
Completion of the Laboratory Exercises will be useful and essential preparation
for the Assignments.
Final Examination
There is no Final Examination but there is a mid term test worth
20% of overall course marks. The Mid Semester test worth 20% of the overall marks
will be partially multiple choice and partially written. You will require a HB
or 2B pencil and an eraser to complete the exam. Text books or other reference
material are not allowed during the examination hut dictionaries are allowed after
being checked by the examiner. The mid semester exam will cover the principals
and theory from the preceding lectures
Determination of Final Grade
The total marks for the assignments and mid semester exam will be used to determine the final grade (1 - 7)Determination of Final Grade
Your final mark will be calculated from your marks for the assignments, your tutorial presentation mark, and your mark for the final exam. You must pass the final exam to pass the subject. Your final grade is then computed from the final mark using the following table:
| final mark | grade |
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| 85-100 | 7 |
| 71-84 | 6 |
| 65-70 | 5 |
| 45-64 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 20-34 | 2 |
| 0-19 | 1 |
1. Serious Fail
Fails to satisfy most or all of the basic requirements of the course.
2. Fail
Fails to satisfy some of the basic requirements of the course.
3. Pass Conceded
Falls short of satisfying all basic requirements for Pass but can be granted concession for deficiencies through:
being close to satisfactory overall, or
having compensating strengths in some aspects of the course, or
having compensating strengths in other courses, or
other mitigating considerations.
4. Pass
Satisfies all of the basic learning requirements for the course, such as knowledge of fundamental concepts and performance of basic skills; demonstrates sufficient quality of performance to be considered satisfactory or adequate or competent or capable in the course.
5. Credit
Demonstrates ability to use and apply fundamental concepts and skills of the course, going beyond mere replication of content knowledge or skill to show understanding of key ideas, awareness of their relevance, some use of analytical skills, and some originality or insight.
6. Distinction
Demonstrates awareness and understanding of deeper and subtler aspects of the course, such as ability to identify and debate critical issues or problems, ability to solve non-routine problems, ability to adapt and apply ideas to new situations, and ability to invent and evaluate new ideas.
7. High Distinction
Demonstrates imagination, originality or flair, based on proficiency in all the learning objectives for the course; work is interesting or surprising or exciting or challenging or erudite.
Each passing grade subsumes and goes beyond the grades lower than it. At the discretion of the lecturers, final grades may be scaled upwards but not decreased.
Assessment Policies
Submission
Submission of the Assignments will be via electronic submission.
Your assignment submission must be accompanied by a declaration that the submission
is your original work.
Late Submission
Late Assignments will be penalised, except in extenuating circumstances which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Medical certificates must be given to the course coordinator prior to the day of assignment submission. Other reasons requiring an assignment extension must be dealt with via the course coordinator prior to submission day. After the fact reasons for late submission will not be accepted. It is the students responsibility to contact the course coordinator prior to a assignment deadline to show reason why a late submission should be accepted without penalty. Late submission will be penalized according to the following table.
| Late Period | Penalty |
| 3 - 6 hours | 10 % deduction |
| 6 - 12 hours | 20 % deduction |
| 12 - 24 hours | 35 % deduction |
| over 24 hours | Assessment not accepted |
Return of Assignments
Assignments will not be returned, but feedback on each assignment will be provided electronically. Students can organize to pick up their assignments by contacting the course coordinator.
Late Arrival or Nonattendance at Examinations
The policy and procedure for late arrival or nonattendance at centrally controlled examinations is set out in the University's Examinations policy (HUPP 3.30.5), sections 8 and 10.2.
The way in which late arrival at a School-controlled examination is dealt with will be at the discretion of the course coordinator, who may be guided by the policy for centrally controlled exams.
In the case that a student requests a special exam for a School-controlled exam, the request will be considered and, if allowed, the timing shall be determined by the course coordinator, in consultation with the School's Chief Examiner where necessary, and in accordance with HUPP 3.30.5. Unless otherwise indicated in the Course Profile, applications must be made in writing to the Head of School no later than one week after the exam. Late applications will not be accepted.
Academic Merit, Plagiarism, Proper Referencing, Collusion and Other Misconduct
The School and the wider academic community in general takes academic integrity and respect for other persons and property very seriously. In particular, the following behavior is unacceptable:
- Submission of plagiarised work, i.e. work that contains content copied from an unacknowledged source.
- Submission of work without academic merit, i.e. work that adds little or nothing to material available from reference sources such as textbooks, websites, etc., even where this is appropriately acknowledged.
- Engaging in collusive behavior, i.e. inappropriate working together with other students where individual work is required, or working with people outside your team where team work is required.
- Copying work done by other students.
- Failing to adhere to the School's regulations concerning behavior in laboratories, in particular occupational health and safety regulations.
Penalties for engaging in unacceptable behavior can range from cash fines
or loss of grades in a course, through to expulsion from the University.
You are required to read and understand the School Statement on Misconduct,
available on the ITEE website at: http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/about_ITEE/policies/student-misconduct.html.
This Statement includes advice and links to other sites on how to properly
cite references and other sources in your submissions and on acceptable levels
of collaboration.
If you have any questions concerning this statement, please contact your lecturer
in the first instance.
Assessment Feedback
Timely feedback on all progressive assessment in this course will be available in accordance with University policy (HUPP 3.30.6 Student Access to Feedback on Assessment). Student consultation times will be used for assesment feedback unless by prior arrangement wiht the lecturer in question
Students wishing to view examination answer scripts and/or question papers should consult with the School office (Room 217, General Purpose South Building [78], St Lucia; Room 218, Building 1, Ipswich) regarding arrangements.
It is a student’s responsibility to incorporate feedback into their learning; making use of the assessment criteria that they are given; being aware of the rules, policies and other documents related to assessment; and providing teachers with feedback on their assessment practices.
Support for Students with a Disability
Any student with a disability who may require alternative academic arrangements in the course is encouraged to seek advice at the commencement of the semester from a Disability Adviser at Student Support Services.