UNSW High School Computing

Note: 2011 applications close shortly

Subject - University Computing Course for High School Students

To - Mathematics Head Teacher, Computing Head Teacher, Director of Studies

Do you have an outstanding student with a strong interest in computing or mathematics?

Each year UNSW offers a limited number of places in its advanced first-year university level computing course COMP1917 to talented high school students. Students will be taught by UNSW academic Richard Buckland (http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2007/oct/Buckland.html). The course is designed to be stimulating, challenging, and lots of fun.

Videos of past offerings of COMP1917 are freely available ([[|watch on YouTube]]).

This course is not an HSC subject substitution, but a genuine university computing course with the same content, assignments, and exam as taken by first-year Computing, Science, and Engineering students at UNSW. Students who subsequently enrol in a UNSW Computing or Engineering degree will receive credit for the course.

Details:

• For students in Year 11 (Year 10 and 12 applications will be considered if there are sufficient places and HSC studies allow the time)
• No previous programming experience is required, mathematical insight is useful.
• UNSW does not charge fees for this course. Any associated costs will not be covered by UNSW (transport to/from UNSW, etc). Students who do not have access to a computer at home will be given access to UNSW computers.
• Students attend weekly tutorial classes at UNSW and selected local schools, held Wednesdays 4:00-7:00pm on the dates below.

• Lectures will be viewed weekly via YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/unswelearning) or iTunes.

• Students who obtain 85 or higher in the course automatically qualify for the elite computing program on entry to UNSW.
• Passing this course is regarded as strong evidence of aptitude for those intending to apply for UNSW entry via the FEAS interview process.
• We intend to record the tutorial class and material and post it on the internet in the same manner as the lectures.
• Guardian's permission must be obtained. UNSW will not be responsible for the students outside of class time and have limited liability during class time.
• Other UNSW policies apply (rules about cheating, copying assignments, etc)

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• 2011

• 2010 Applications For 2010 have closed

• 2009 Applications for 2009 have closed