CMPUT 299 Security in a Networked World
Contact Information
Revised: January 25th, 2008
Instructor
Instructor: Ioanis Nikolaidis
Office: ATH 3-22
Phone: 492-5757
E-mail: <yannis@cs.ualberta.ca>
Office Hours: MW 2-3pm or e-mail for appointment
Note: I have reserved only two hours each week as consolidated office hours for the courses I teach ("consolidated" means that they are reserved for students of all the courses that I happen to teach in the same term). However, these are not the only times you can meet me. Invariably there are students who cannot make it during the specified office hours, due to scheduling conflicts. I much rather prefer if you contact me by e-mail and then we can set up a mutually convenient time. This allows me also to group meetings in consecutive time slots. By default, I assume a 15 minute slot. If you anticipate that a 15 minute meeting is not enough or if there are any special issues that need to be discussed, then please let me know in advance.
Teaching Assistants / Lab Schedule / Help Sessions
Teaching Assistants:
Jianzhao Huang <jianzhao@cs.ualberta.ca>
Reza Sadoddin <sadoddin@cs.ualberta.ca>
Important: If you have a question or concern about marks on a particular assignment, your first point of contact is the TA (or TAs) that marked the assignment in question. Since the question/concern must be brought to the instructor's attention within 10 days of the day you are notified about your mark for the assignment/exam, the best way to initiate the process of possible re-evaluation is (within the 10 day period) to send the TA an e-mail and to cc- to the instructor. This approach lets the instructor know that you are actively pursuing a re-evaluation and that you are in discussions with the TA. If after contacting the TA, you still think the assignment should be re-considered, then you should contact the instructor directly.
Marking TA(s):
- Assignment 1: TBD
- Assignment 2: TBD
- Assignment 3: TBD
Lab Schedule
Lab room: CSC 235
The Lab is available during the entire term, however the TAs have regular hours when they are present in the lab:
- Wednesday 9am-12noon: Reza Sadoddin
- Thursday 1pm-4pm: Jianzhao Huang
Discussion
Newsgroup: ualberta.courses.cmput.299
Use the usual posting etiquette for newsgroups, but also pay particular attention to (a) not giving away answers that compromise the assignments (e.g., supplying source files etc.) and (b) not expecting to use the newsgroup as a means to get a quick solution to a technical problem you are facing (as it usually happens a few hours before an assignment deadline). We will do our best to answer questions posted in the newsgroup within a working day, and sometimes we will answer very quickly, but this is not a guarantee that the newsgroup will provide you the solutions you need in real-time. During weekends, we reserve the right to rest (including not responding to the newsgroup postings) and you should try to rest as well!
Help Sessions
On occasion, TAs present valuable information of tutorial value during the lab sessions. Such presentations are announced in advance (one more reason to check your e-mail and course newsgroup on a daily basis).
