Computer Science and Informatics
Induction details for undergraduate and postgraduate taught students in the School of Computer Science and Informatics.
Undergraduate
Computer Science
Important information
New students
Before induction, please complete the following tasks:
- Complete online enrolment
- If not already in possession of one, please collect your Student Card
- Please consider installing Office 365 especially the Microsoft Teams client.
- Complete any personal arrangements e.g. opening a bank account
- More details can be found at New students - Cardiff University
- Consult the map of Cardiff buildings (ABACWS is location 63)
Year 1
For students entering Year 1 on the following programmes:
(Including all Year in Industry programmes and Year Abroad programmes) |
Monday 23 September
Time | Activity | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
13:00 – 17:00 | Induction Talk Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr James Osborne, Director of Teaching and Learning Dr Theo Spyridopoulos, Year Tutor for Computer Science Year 1 | ABACWS, Room 0.01 |
13:00 – 17:00 | Introductory Lab Sessions & Tours - provided by Student Ambassadors | 1.34/1.39 (Laboratories) Tour of Abacws, Library, Centre for Student Life and nearby campus |
Mandatory Training
You are required to complete both Health and Safety (H&S) and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) training. These are both available online.
We will notify students of their slots in the school welcome email which you will receive 1 / 2 weeks before induction week. A detailed breakdown of the induction session will also be provided in this email, so please remember to check this email before arriving on Monday 23 September.
Year 2
For students entering Year 2 on the following programme:
(Including all Year in Industry programmes and Year Abroad variations) |
Tuesday 24 September
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
14:00 | Induction talk Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr James Osborne, Director of Teaching and Learning, UGT Dr Alia Abdelmoty, Year Tutor for Computer Science Year 2 | ABACWS, Room 0.01 |
2+2 Undergraduate Articulation Programme
Students joining us as part of the 2+2 Undergraduate Articulation Programme should also attend this session.
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
15:00 | Induction talk Dr. Natasha Edwards, 2+2 Coordinator | ABACWS, Room 0.04 |
Tuesday 24 September
Year in Industry Students only
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
10:00 – 10:20 | Session Briefing | ABACWS, Room 5.05 |
10:30 – 13:00 | Poster session | ABACWS, Room 0.34 |
Students on the Year in Industry option should check their emails for further directions from the Placement team regarding the Placement Poster session.
Thursday 26 September
Optional Module Drop-ins
We will arrange for the module leaders for the Year 2 optional modules to be available on Thursday 26 September 2024 to answer your questions. Please look out for further information regarding the timing and formats of these sessions in your school welcome email.
Year 3
For students entering Year 3 on the following programme:
(Including all Year in Industry programmes and Year Abroad variations. |
Tuesday 24 September
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
15:00 | Induction talk Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. James Osborne, Director of Teaching and Learning, UGT Dr. Elaine Haigh, Year Tutor for Computer Science Year 3 | ABACWS, Room 0.01 |
Year in Industry Students only
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
9:00 – 10:00 | Placement Poster Set-Up
| ABACWS, Room 0.34 |
| 10:30 – 13:00 | Placement Poster session | ABACWS, Room 0.34 |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
Students on the Year in Industry option should check their emails for further directions from the Placement team regarding the Placement Poster session.
Thursday 26 September
Optional Module Drop-ins
We will arrange for the module leaders for the Year 3 optional modules to be available on Thursday 26 September 2023 to answer your questions. Please look out for further information regarding the timing and formats of these sessions.
Year 4
For students entering Year 4 on the following programme:
(Including all Year in Industry programmes and Year Abroad variations) |
Tuesday 24 September
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
16:00 | Induction talk Frank Langbein, Year Tutor for Computer Science Year 4 | ABACWS, Room 0.04 |
Optional Module Drop-ins
We have arranged for the module leaders for the Year 4 optional modules to be available on Thursday 26 September 2023 to answer your questions. Please look out for further information regarding the timing and formats of these sessions.
Applied Software Engineering
Important information
New students
Before induction, please complete the following tasks:
- Complete online enrolment
- If not already in possession of one, please collect your Student Card
- Please consider installing Office 365 especially the Microsoft Teams client.
- Complete any personal arrangements e.g. opening a bank account
- More details can be found at New students - Cardiff University
- Consult the map of Cardiff buildings (ABACWS is location 63. Julian Hodge is location 13)
You will need your ID card to collect your laptop, so please collect this as soon as possible
Year 1
For students entering Year 1 on the following programme:
|
Monday 23 September
Laptop Collection
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Tuesday 24 September
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
9:30 | Induction talk Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. James Osborne, Director of Teaching and Learning, UGT Ramalakshmi Vaidhiyanathan, Year Tutor for Applied Software Engineering Year 1 | Julian Hodge Building (Room 2.01) |
Mandatory Training
You are required to complete both Health and Safety (H&S) and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) training. These are both available online.
You may use the NSA teaching spaces to complete this training after 13:00 on Tuesday.
You are welcome to complete the training on your own device as well.
Year 2
For students entering Year 2 on the following programme:
|
Monday 23 September
Laptop return
If you did not return your laptop last year (or required it for a re-sit), then you need to return it for reimaging. Ideally, please return your laptop to the office on the ground floor in Abacws before the 23September. On the 23September you may take your laptop to the Katherine Johnson suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. You will then be able to collect your laptop on Friday 27September from the same location.
A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week and please select a time on Friday 27 September.
Tuesday 24 September
Laptop collection
If you did return your laptop last year, you may collect a reimaged laptop from the Katherine Johnson suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings.
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings on the morning of Tuesday 24 September. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Wednesday 25 September
Welcome back
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
14:00 | Induction talk Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. James Osborne, Director of Teaching and Learning, UGT Dr. Usashi Chatterjee, Year Tutor for Applied Software Engineering, Year 2 | Julian Hodge Building (2.01) |
Year 3
For students entering Year 3 on the following programme:
|
Monday 23 September
Laptop return
If you did not return your laptop last year (or required it for a re-sit), then you need to return it for reimaging. Ideally, please return your laptop to the office on the ground floor in Abacws before the 23 September. On the 23 September, you may take your laptop to the Katherine Johnson suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. You will then be able to collect your laptop on 27 September from the same location.
A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week and please select a time on 27 September.
Welcome back
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
13:00 | Induction talk Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. James Osborne, Director of Teaching and Learning, UGT Carl Jones, Year Tutor for Applied Software Engineering, Year 3 | Julian Hodge Building (Room 3.02) |
Tuesday 26 September 2023
Laptop collection
If you did return your laptop last year, you may collect a reimaged laptop from the Katherine Johnson suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings.
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings on the morning of Tuesday 24 September. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Postgraduate
MSc Advanced Computer Science
New students - before induction
Before induction, please complete the following tasks:
- Complete online enrolment
- If not already in possession of one, please collect your Student Card
- Please consider installing Office 365 especially the Microsoft Teams client.
- Complete any personal arrangements e.g. opening a bank account
- More details can be found at New students - Cardiff University
- Consult the map of Cardiff buildings (ABACWS is location 63, Queen’s South is location 65)
You will need your ID card to collect your laptop, so please collect this as soon as possible
For students on the following programme:
(with or without placement) |
Monday 23 September
Collect your laptop
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Wednesday 25 September
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
15:00 | Welcome Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. Ian Cooper, Director of Teaching and Learning, PGT Dr. Xianfang Sun, Programme Lead | ABACWS, Room 2.26 |
| 16:00 | Tour of Abacws, Centre for Student Life and Library | Leave from the Abacws foyer after the induction talk |
Optional Module Drop-ins
We have arranged for the module leaders for the Year 4 optional modules to be available on Thursday 26 September 2024 to answer your questions. Please look out for further information regarding the timing and formats of these sessions.
MSc Artificial Intelligence
New students - before induction
Before induction, please complete the following tasks:
- Complete online enrolment
- If not already in possession of one, please collect your Student Card
- Please consider installing Office 365 especially the Microsoft Teams client.
- Complete any personal arrangements e.g. opening a bank account
- More details can be found at New students - Cardiff University
- Consult the map of Cardiff buildings (ABACWS is location 63, Queen’s South is location 65)
You will need your ID card to collect your laptop, so please collect this as soon as possible
For students on the following programme:
|
Wednesday 25 September
Collect your laptop
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Thursday 26 September
Welcome talk
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Tour of Abacws, Centre for Student Life and Library | Starting point to be confirmed in your school welcome email |
16:00 | Welcome Dr Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. Ian Cooper, Director of Teaching and Learning, PGT Yi Zhou, Programme Lead | ABACWS, Room 5.05 |
MSc Computing and IT Management
New students - before induction
Before induction, please complete the following tasks:
- Complete online enrolment
- If not already in possession of one, please collect your Student Card
- Please consider installing Office 365 especially the Microsoft Teams client.
- Complete any personal arrangements e.g. opening a bank account
- More details can be found at New students - Cardiff University
- Consult the map of Cardiff buildings (ABACWS is location 63, Queen’s South is location 65)
You will need your ID card to collect your laptop, so please collect this as soon as possible
For students on the following programme:
|
Wednesday 25 September
Collect your laptop
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Thursday 26 September
Welcome talk
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
13:00 | Welcome Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. Ian Cooper, Director of Teaching and Learning, PGT Dr. Catherine Teehan, Programme Lead | ABACWS, Room 0.01 |
| 14:00 | Tour of Abacws, Centre for Student Life and Library | Leave from the Abacws foyer after the Induction talk |
MSc Computing
New students - before induction
Before induction, please complete the following tasks:
- Complete online enrolment
- If not already in possession of one, please collect your Student Card
- Please consider installing Office 365 especially the Microsoft Teams client.
- Complete any personal arrangements e.g. opening a bank account
- More details can be found at New students - Cardiff University
- Consult the map of Cardiff buildings (ABACWS is location 63, Queen’s South is location 65)
You will need your ID card to collect your laptop, so please collect this as soon as possible
For students on the following programme:
(with or without placement) |
Monday 23 September
Collect your laptop
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Wednesday 25 September
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
13:00 | Welcome Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. Ian Cooper, Director of Teaching and Learning, PGT Dr. Federico Liberatore, Programme Lead | ABACWS, Room 0.01 |
| 14:00 | Tour of Abacws, Centre for Student Life, and Library | Leave from the Abacws foyer after the induction talk |
MSc Cyber Security and MSc Cyber Security and Technology
New students - before induction
Before induction, please complete the following tasks:
- Complete online enrolment
- If not already in possession of one, please collect your Student Card
- Please consider installing Office 365 especially the Microsoft Teams client.
- Complete any personal arrangements e.g. opening a bank account
- More details can be found at New students - Cardiff University
- Consult the map of Cardiff buildings (ABACWS is location 63, Queen’s South is location 65)
You will need your ID card to collect your laptop, so please collect this as soon as possible.
For students on the following programmes:
|
Thursday 26 September
Collect your laptop
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Welcome talk
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
15:00 | Welcome Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. Ian Cooper, Director of Teaching and Learning, PGT Dr Amir Javed, Programme Director | ABACWS, Room 4.07 |
| 16:00 | Tour of Abacws, Centre for Student Life and Library | Leave from the Abacws foyer after the induction talk |
MSc Software Engineering
New students - before induction
Before induction, please complete the following tasks:
- Complete online enrolment
- If not already in possession of one, please collect your Student Card
- Please consider installing Office 365 especially the Microsoft Teams client.
- Complete any personal arrangements e.g. opening a bank account
- More details can be found at New students - Cardiff University
- Consult the map of Cardiff buildings (ABACWS is location 63, Queen’s South is location 65, Julian Hodge Building is location 13)
You will need your ID card to collect your laptop, so please collect this as soon as possible.
For students on the following programme:
|
Wednesday 25 September
Collect your laptop
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Thursday 26 September
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
9:30 | Programme lead welcome and induction activities Dr Ian Cooper and members of the NSA teaching and administration teams. | Julian Hodge Building (3.02) |
MSc Natural Language Processing
New students - before induction
Before induction, please complete the following tasks:
- Complete online enrolment
- If not already in possession of one, please collect your Student Card
- Please consider installing Office 365 especially the Microsoft Teams client.
- Complete any personal arrangements e.g. opening a bank account
- More details can be found at New students - Cardiff University
- Consult the map of Cardiff buildings (ABACWS is location 63, Queen’s South is location 65)
You will need your ID card to collect your laptop, so please collect this as soon as possible.
For students on the following programme:
(with or without placement) |
Wednesday 25 September
Collect your laptop
You should book a slot to collect your laptop from the Katherine Johnson Suite (S2.22) in the Queen’s buildings. A link will be provided to you in your school welcome email which you will receive 1-2 weeks before induction week.
Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Tour of Abacws, Centre for Student Life and Library | Starting point to be confirmed in your school welcome email |
16:00 | Welcome Dr. Kathryn Jones, Head of School Dr. Ian Cooper, Director of Teaching and Learning, PGT Dr. Luis Espinosa-Anke, Programme Lead | ABACWS, Room 2.26 |
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