News & Notices

Student Lab Closures Over Summer

Most of the CIS computer labs in Hobart and Launceston have now been closed until semester 1, 2010.

• HOBART
  The two labs currently available for student use are PC Lab 4 (room 369) and Mac Lab 1 (room 376), both in the Centenary Building.
  The Masters Lab in the CIS Building is still available as before, to those with prox card access.


• LAUNCESTON
  Only the Multi-Purpose (Windows/Mac) Lab (room V197) is available for student use. After 1/12/09, after hours access will be disabled. If you require access after hours for study purposes (e.g. Summer School units), please apply at the Help Desk

CSIRO Honours and Postgraduate Scholarship Program

The CSIRO has announced both Honours and Postgraduate Scholarship Programs for 2010. Prospective students may apply by completing the application form available under the relevant research area on the CSIRO Careers site. Applications close November 30.

Vacation Student Placements at TEMCO

TEMCO in Northern Tasmania has available vacation student placements for CIS students who about to commence their 3rd year of study in 2010.

For further information see the JobWatch page

Ubuntu 9.10 Now Available

The latest releases of Ubuntu Linux (9.10, Karmic Koala) is now available for burning in the School's labs. There are three versions available - i386 Server, i386 Desktop, and i386 NetBook.

On Macintosh systems, choose the "CD+DVD ISO Images" link in the Shortcuts folder of the Dock. Instructions for burning the images are in a text document inside this folder.

On PCs, select "Start->Computing Resources->CD Images on huntley" (Hobart), or "Start->Computing Resources->CD Images on liffey" (Launceston) to mount the share. Instructions for burning the images are posted on the lab walls, and in a PDF document inside the share.

Summer School (January 2010) - Units Available for Enrolment

KXH112 Virtual Reality and Advanced Media Technology
(Launceston Only) - Part of the Creative Arts Summer School
Intensive Teaching Period: 13 January – 22 January 2010
No pre-requisite required; Available for all students
For more information, see the description on the HIT Lab AU web site
or contact Professor Young Choi, ph 03 6324 3346

KXT102 Programming with Data Structures
(Summer School available on both Hobart and Launceston campuses)
Intensive Teaching Period: 18 January - 29 January 2010
Pre-requisite required: KXT101
For more information, contact the School office on your campus.

Job Watch

Visit our job watch page for details of potential jobs that would be suitable for Computing students and/or Computing graduates.