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MSc CSML Registration Timetable

Welcome to the Department of Computer Science!

All MSc CSML Students will take the Statistics Foundation Course, which begins on Monday 15th September 2008. Lectures begin on Thursday 25th September 2008. Please see below for further details or email us if you have any questions.

Contents

Schedule for new Students		Registration for new students begins on Monday 15th September at 10.00am at the Malet Place Engineering Building, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT.
Joining UCL Action checklist		Check that you have done everything you need to do to prepare for university.
Map of UCL Main Campus		Including how to get to Department of Computer Science, (Malet Place Engineering Building)

Useful Links		Links to the following: Accommodation, Careers, Financial, Health, Sports and Welfare Information.

Schedule for new MSc CSML Students

Please Note: On the first day of registration, you should come to the Department of Computer Science which is in the Malet Place Engineering Building (MPEB). Click here for directions to the Department of Computer Science.

After initial registration on the Monday morning, the majority of lectures will be held in the Statistics Department, 1-19 Torrington Place. Click here for directions to the Department of Statistics.

The foundation course will consist of sessions as indicated below. These sessions will be based mainly on the books Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis by J A Rice and Introduction to Probability Models by S M Ross. Students should all have a copy of the former. Most sessions will consist of an informal introductory revision lecture, individual exercises and/or group discussion of examples.

Morning sessions are from 10AM - 1PM with a break at about 11-11.30AM. Afternoon sessions will generally be from 2.30PM - 5PM with a break at 3.30 - 4PM. We will arrange to have refreshments available in room 146 of the Statistics Department in the first week.

Please make sure you are on time to avoid missing important information.

Monday 15th September 2008
	10.00–11.30	MPEB 6.12	Welcome and Course Information -Dr David Barber, Course Director, Professor John Shawe-Taylor, CSML Director
	11.30–12.00	Room G9, UCL Registry	Enrolment with the college
	14.30-17.00	Stats, Rm 102	Probability and Random Variables, Ch 1-2 - Paul Northrop
Tuesday 16th September 2008
	10.00-13.00	Stats Rm 102	Joint and Conditional distributions and expectations, Ch 3-5 - Trevor Sweeting
	14.30-17.00	Stats Rm 102	Joint and Conditional distributions and expectations, Ch 3-5 (cont) - Afzal Siddiqui
Wednesday 17th September 2008
	10.00–13.00	Stats Rm 102	Review of outstanding problems in Ch 1-5. Normal Theory and applications, Ch. 6 - Richard Chandler
	14.30-17.00	Stats Rm 102	Descriptive Statistics, Ch. 10 - Christian Hennig
Thursday 18th September 2008
	14.30-17.00	Stats Rm 102	Simple Linear regression and least squares Ch 14.1 - 14.2 - Richard Chandler
Friday 19th September 2008
	13.00-13.30	Stats Rm 102	Introduction to UCL Careers Service, Ms Laura Brammar
	13.30-16.00	Stats Rm 102	Methods of Estimation, Ch 8.1-8.5 - Chrysoula Dimitriou-Fakalou
Monday 22nd September 2008
	10.00–13.00	Stats Rm 102	Introduction to significance tests, Ch 11.2, 11.3 - Christian Hennig
	14.00-15.45	Stats Rm 102	Categorical data and x2 - tests. Ch 13.1 - 13.4 - Ming-Yen Cheng
	16.00-18.00	Stats Rm 102	Department of Statistics Postgraduate Party
Tuesday 23rd September 2008
	10.00–13.00	Rockefella 337	Bayesian Workshop Ch 15.3 - Tom Fearn
	13.00-13.30	MPEB Rm 1.02	Health and Safety Talk, Dave Twistleton
	14.30-17.00	Stats Rm 102	Introduction to Stochastic Processes - Valerie Isham
Wednesday 24th September 2008
	10.00-13.00	Stats Rm 102	Poisson processes and further applied probability - Hilde Herbots
	14.00-14.30	Anatomy JZ Young Lecture Theatre	Information Systems Induction Talk - Learn how to access UCL email and use the Online Student Record System - PORTICO
Meet Staff and Students at the CS welcome party!	15.00-17.00	Duck and Dive Bar, ULU	Computer Science Welcome Party
Thursday 25th September 2008
	09.00–11.00	Roberts G06	Optional Module G009 (Decision and Risk) - Dieter Girmes
	11.00- 12.00 12.00-13.00	MPEB 1.02 MPEB 1.05 (Computer Lab)	Introduction to Unix Lecture, with Dr Graham Roberts Unix Lab session - this will give you a chance to familiarise yourself with the Computer Science computers
	14.00-17.00	UCL Union, 25 Gordon St - Public Cluster	Optional Module G003 (R-Session, Workshop 1) - Richard Chandler and Diane Berry
Friday 26th September 2008
	10.00–12.00	Stats Rm 102	Problem Class - Serge Guillas (
	12.00–13.00	Bloomsbury Lecture Theatre	Graduate School Welcome
	10.00-16.00	Wilkins Building North Cloisters	Freshers’ Fayre Clubs, societies and local and national businesses will all be there, vying for your attention. This is a great chance to get to know what's available to you as a student at UCL
All students will have a short meeting with David Barber on the afternoon of Friday 26th September to discuss how you have found the fortnight. Timeslots will be scheduled when you arrive. TIMES AND LOCATIONS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Top of page

Joining UCL Action Checklist

Before Arrival

Make sure your accommodation is organised.
Be vaccinated against meningitis. All students admitted to universities in the UK are advised to be vaccinated.
Open a bank account (although you may have to wait until after you have enrolled and have evidence that you are a student).
If required, obtain a student visa and appropriate entry clearance. If you are here for less than 6 months and would like to be involved in volunteering, you need to apply for a full student visa. Please see www.ucl.ac.uk/transition/joining-ucl/international-students for further details on immigration and entitlement to work.
If you are traveling from abroad, arrange to have sufficient money transferred to a bank account accessible from the UK.
Send your LEA financial notification letter or, if appropriate, overseas sponsorship details to UCL’s Student Fees Office.
Arrange to have your post redirected from home.
Tell family and friends what your term-time address will be.
If you have a disability and need adjustments to be made and/or support to be put into place when you come to UCL, contact the UCL Disability Centre as soon as possible.
If you do not already know how to, take a crash course in basic cooking, using a washing machine, ironing!

After Arrival

Buy a map of London (one that includes a street index).
Report to your department as instructed.
Enrol at UCL.
If you are an international student, attend the special Orientation Programme for International Students.
Register with a doctor, either at the UCL Health Centre or at another doctors’ surgery.
Register with UCL’s Library and Information Systems (to obtain a UCL computing network ID). You can obtain information on doing so when you enrol.
Decide which optional modules you wish to study
Register your module selections online using Portico (www.ucl.ac.uk/portico).
Attend the UCL Students’ Union Freshers’ Fayre.
If you have a disability (including dyslexia) register with the UCL Disability Centre.
Check the TERM DATES for this year and put them in your diary.
Find out a bit about UCL and it's 180 year history!

Information provided by UCL Transitions Department
- Full details available at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/transition/joining-ucl/action-checklist

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Map of UCL Main Campus and Computer Science Department, (click map to zoom)

The Department of Computer Science is located in the Malet Place Engineering Building - Section C4 and C5 on the Map below



	Also see:	An Interactive Map of UCL Information on Traveling to UCL
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Useful Links

Accommodation
UCL Student Residence Office.	Enquiries about UCL student housing. 117 Gower Street. Tel: 020 7679 6322 E-mail: residences@ucl.ac.uk	www.ucl.ac.uk/accommodation
University of London Housing Services	Private rental listings, tenancy advice. 4th Floor, ULU Building, Malet Street.	www.housing.lon.ac.uk

Careers and Work Services
UCL Union JobShop	UCLU service to help you find part-time, casual or vacation employment. 1st Floor Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street.	http://www.uclunion.org/find-a-job/
UCL Careers Service	Help with developing skills, choosing a career and applying for jobs. 4th Floor, ULU Building, Malet Street.	www.ucl.ac.uk/careers

Disability Support
Disability Services	Advice, support and resources. Rm G16, Ground Floor, South Wing. Tel: 020 7679 0100, E-mail: disability@ucl.ac.uk	www.ucl.ac.uk/disability
Dyslexia Assessment and Support Centre (DASC)	Free diagnostic service for students. Chandler House. Open by appointment only. Tel: 020 7679 4223, E-mail: c.jamieson@ucl.ac.uk	www.ucl.ac.uk/disability

Financial
Student Financial Support and Welfare	Information about loans, bursaries, grants and scholarships. Rm G19, Ground Floor, South Wing. Tel: 020 7679 7021/2823, E-mail: sfs@ucl.ac.uk	http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/financial-support/
Student Fees Office	Contact this office if you are having any difficulty paying your fees. Ground Floor, South Wing. Tel: 020 7679 4125/4128, E-mail: fees@ucl.ac.uk	www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students
Scholarships	Information on Scholarships, bursaries, grants and loan schemes for prospective and current students.	http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/scholarships/

Health
Health Services including Dental Services	You may register with the NHS Practice if you live in central or north London. 3 Gower Place (Reception 2nd Floor, Dental 5th Floor).Tel: 020 7387 6306	www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/health

Sports and Extra Curricular
Events	A range of events at UCL such as performances, exhibitions and public lectures.	http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/events/
Sports and Fitness	The Bloomsbury Fitness Centre houses a fully equipped gym and offers a range of fitness classes for all levels. 3rd/4th Floor, Bloomsbury Building.	http://www.uclunion.org/leisure-fitness/bloomsbury/
Clubs and Societies	About 140 clubs and societies in arts and media, sports and a range of other interests. 2nd Floor, Bloomsbury Building.	http://www.uclunion.org/clubs-societies/a-z.php
Bloomsbury Theatre	UCL’s own West End theatre. Gordon Street. Tel: 020 7388 8822	www.thebloomsbury.com
UCL Union (UCLU)	Student representation, welfare, entertainment, cafés and shops. Main Building, 25 Gordon Street.	www.uclunion.org
University of London Union	Members of UCLU are members of the University of London Union (ULU). Student representation, sports facilities, swimming pool, cafés and shops. ULU Building, Malet Street.	www.ulu.co.uk

Welfare and Support
Nightline	A confidential listening, support and information service run by students, from 6.00pm–8.00am nightly. Tel: 020 7631 0101	www.nightline.org.uk
UCL Online Student Support Group	Advice and support for common student problems.	www.ucl.ac.uk/support-pages
Rights and Advice	UCLU service offering advice on all student matters. 1st Floor, Bloomsbury Building. Tel: 020 7679 2998/2507, E-mail: uclu-rights.advice@ucl.ac.uk	http://www.uclunion.org/get-advice/
Student Counselling	Confidential, individual appointments to discuss personal issues. 3 Taviton Street. Tel: 020 7679 1487, E-mail: j.etienne@ucl.ac.uk	www.ucl.ac.uk/student-counselling
Dean of Students Dr Ruth Siddall	Consult the Dean of Students, Deputy Dean of Students or one of the Advisers to Women Students about any issues you’re having, either study-related or personal. E-mail: Dean.of.Students@ucl.ac.uk, Tel: 020 7679 4545	www.ucl.ac.uk/dean-of-students/
Advisers to Women Students	Dr Dorothy Einon, Tel: 020 7679 5385, E-mail: d.einon@ucl.ac.uk
Sexual/Racial Harassment	Sexual and/or racial harassment is not tolerated at UCL: if you experience it, take action and seek advice. You can approach a member of staff such as the Dean of Students, Advisers to Women Students, or Rights and Advice (see contact details above).
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Department of Computer Science, UCL (University College London)
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Phone: 020 7679 7214 (+44 20 7679 7214)
Fax: 020 7387 1397 (+44 20 7387 1397)

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This page last modified: 18 September, 2008 by

c.neil@cs.ucl.ac.uk