FAQ Assignment 2

  1. Q : What must I save the file name as?
    1. This is the format of the filename for the final file which you have to upload into the system. Please follow this file-naming style so that it will make it easy for us to search for your file and to submit it to Lancaster website. And please do not use spaces between words, use underscore.
      1. CSC3044_A2_StudentID_name.pdf
    2. for example
      1. CSC3044_A2_1432415_alwinkumar.pdf
  2. Q : for the proposed security solution, is it refer to the management issues above? or it's a solution refer to other issues?
    1. You are free to propose any solution which is related to improve the computer security of the overall system
  3. Q : for question 3, what exactly is malicious intent ?
    1. a malicious intent is a negative behavior where the person wants to carry out on another victim such as stealing money or stealing identities

General FAQ

  1. When is the deadline for submission? Should we follow the e-learn or the date on the first page of the assignment?
    1. Follow the date on the cover of the assignment. The system is open for late submission.
  2. I need some extra time to complete the assignment
    1. Please send an email with a valid reason and it will be approved on a case by case basis.
  3. Should I advise my friend?
    1. finish your own task first and then proceed to provide advise
    2. You can advise and guide but not do the assignment for them
      1. your friend may say “I'm sick and admitted to the hospital”
      2. please help to do my assignment
      3. your response should be “Why don't you explain your situation to the lecturer. He/She might understand and make some other arrangements”
        1. all lecturers are not that bad :-)
  4. If you help others(your friend) to do their assignment
    1. you will create a person (your friend) who will always assume he/she can get others to do his/her work in the future and they can relax (such as to go and play golf)
    2. think about this
    3. and the worst part is when the friend twists the story and tells the lecturer that you copied from the person
      1. this has happened :-(
  5. Can i share my answers with my friends?
    1. this is similar to allowing your friend to copy from you
    2. so it is not allowed
  6. Can I copy from my friend?
    1. attempt your best by yourself, by your own effort
    2. if you are in a desperate situation
      1. example some personal incident, you can always talk to the lecturer and others
      2. they can always arrange another solution
      3. cheating is not a solution
    3. if you are at the last assignment and you feel bad about not attending classes the whole year
    4. it is ok- at least you learned that you have to sit for classes in the future
    5. try again next year
      1. you don't have to rush through life
      2. :-O real incident : one of my friend was caught cheating in the final exam
        1. he was banned for 1 year
        2. he was actually an A student, we really don't know why he chose this desperate move on the last minute
        3. anyway he came back, completed his studies, graduated and learned an important lesson in life
        4. the rest of us, we were not too far ahead with 1 year difference
        5. so it didn't make a difference
        6. don't worry, you won't get promoted to become the CEO in the first year. so a year doesn't make a difference
        7. but cheating is equivalent to cheating in life
  7. Does it matter if I get an A or B
    1. No, in life it doesn't matter
    2. Did you question the guy who claims he is good in wiring to change the 240volts fuse in your house? He came and he changed it and you paid him. No discussion about his high school English level. But on the lighter side, maybe that's me, I change my own fuse in my house :-)
    3. but then again, you should always strive to be a better 'you'
    4. if you got a B last year in Maths, strive for a B+ this year and strive for an A next year
    5. life is about improvement
    6. Let me relate an incident last week, I met one MC for a ceremony who feels he/she has been the best because of experience for over 20 years
      1. but the funny part was, it was a lousy event by my standards
      2. why?
      3. because the MC never improved over the years
      4. one example was when the VIP walked in, the MC didn't even welcome the VIP,
      5. I had to get up and nudge the MC to welcome the VIP; the VIP was feeling a bit awkward without being welcomed
      6. so life is about improvement; for anyone; if you're a MC for an event or a student studying for an exam
  8. When am i supposed to send the assignment
    1. plan earlier
    2. attempt to send in before the due date
    3. don't wait until the last minute
    4. if something unexpected happens, you will be really in a tight spot, so always attempt to finish it earlier
  9. What is the percentage of similarity which will be valid?
    1. for essays it will be at 20%
    2. for subjective questions
      1. the rate will be determined by the similarity score on a case by case basis by the department
  10. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/06/cheat

“I don’t want to fly in an airplane that was programmed by somebody who cheated in this class”