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= UNSW Advanced Computing Course for High School Students =

=== StopPress: 2011 applications close 7 Feb 2011 ===

''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 [[http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2007/oct/Buckland.html|Richard Buckland]].  The course is designed to be stimulating, challenging, and lots of fun.

Videos of past offerings of COMP1917 are freely available ([[http://www.youtube.com/user/unswelearning#g/c/6B940F08B9773B9F|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 You``Tube 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)

== Apply ==

 * 2011 [[HS1917|Apply!]]
 * 2010 ~- Applications for 2010 have closed -~
 * 2009 ~- [[/2009|Applications for 2009]] have closed -~