Faculty of Informatics
CSCI463 Advanced
Computer Graphics
Subject Outline
Autumn Session 2007
Head of
School –Professor Philip Ogunbona, Student Resource Centre, Tel: (02) 4221 3606
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Subject
Coordinator |
Dr Ian
Piper |
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Telephone
Number: |
4221 3157 |
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Email: |
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Location: |
3.103 |
Dr Piper’s Consultation
Times During Session
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Day |
Time |
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Wednesday Friday |
13:30-15:30 9:30-11:30 |
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Subject Lecturer |
Mr Peter
Castle |
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Telephone
Number: |
4221 3837 |
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Email: |
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Location: |
3.102 |
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Day |
Time |
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Monday Thursday |
8:30-10:30 8:30-10:30 |
Subject
Organisation
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Session: |
Autumn
Session, |
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Credit
Points |
6 |
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Contact
hours per week: |
2hr lecture |
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Lecture
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Tutorial
Day, Time and Location can be found at: |
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Students
should check the subject’s web site regularly as important information,
including details of unavoidable changes in assessment requirements will be
posted from time to time. Any
information posted to the web site is deemed to have been notified to all
students.
In this subject students will learn how to use graphics
techniques such as ray tracing and radiosity to produce highly realistic images
with features such as shadows, reflection, refraction, texturing, penumbras and
motion blur. The rendering algorithms and their underlying mathematics are
covered with a practical component being the implementation of a ray tracer.
Applications including scientific visualisation are also covered.
At the completion of this subject, students will be able to:
(i)
describe and implement the
algorithms used to produce ray-traced images;
(ii)
discuss the underlying
mathematical models;
(iii)
discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of several visualisation techniques;
Attendance
Requirements
It is the responsibility
of students to attend all lectures/tutorials/labs/seminars/practical work for
subjects for which you are enrolled.
It should be noted that according to Course Rule 003{Interpretation Point 2 (t)} each credit point for a single session subject has the value of about two hours per week including class attendance. Therefore, the amount of time spent on each 6 credit point subject should be at least 12 hours per week, which includes lectures/tutorials/labs etc
Satisfactory
attendance is deemed to be attendance at approximately 80%* of the
allocated contact hours. Attendance rolls may be kept for lectures. If you are
present for less than 80%* you need to apply for special consideration,
otherwise a fail grade may be recorded.
This subject consists of
two hours of lectures.
Subject
Materials
There are no text books for
this subject – relevant research papers and other publications will be provided
in class.
Note:
There
are NO electronic lecture notes for this subject all material will be
given out in class.
This subject has the
following assessment components.
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Assessment Items & Format |
Percentage
of Final Mark |
Due Date |
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Practical
Assignments |
50% |
Advice
will be given in lectures |
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Final
Examination |
50% |
Examination
Period |
Students will
be required to produce assignment work in the form of working programs which
will be demonstrated in class. Details of individual assignments will be given
in lectures.
Assignments
will be assessed in class on the basis of demonstration by students. As such,
there will be not normally be an opportunity for late submission. In the event of
a reasonable case for special consideration being presented, late submission
and assessment of work may be allowed.
As a result, late penalties will not apply in
the usual manner.
Students must refer to the Faculty Handbook or online references which
contains a range of policies on educational issues and student matters.
Please note that if this is your last session and you are granted a supplementary exam, be aware that your results will not be processed in time to meet the graduation deadline.
Plagiarism
When you submit an assessment task, you are
declaring the following
1.
It
is your own work and you did not collaborate with or copy from others.
2.
You
have read and understand your responsibilities under the
3.
You
have not plagiarised from published work (including the internet). Where you
have used the work from others, you have referenced it in the text and provided
a reference list at the end ot the assignment.
4.
Plagiarism
will not be tolerated.
5.
Students
are responsible for submitting original work for assessment, without
plagiarising or cheating, abiding by the University’s policies on Plagiarism as
set out in the Calendar under University Policies, and in Faculty handbooks and
subject guides. Plagiarism has led to the expulsion from the University.
This outline should be read in conjunction with the following documents:
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Code of
Practice - Teaching and Assessment http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/teaching_code.html |
Key Dates |
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Code of
Practice - Students http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/cop_students.html |
Information
Literacies Introduction Program |
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Acknowledgement
Practice Plagiarism will not be
tolerated |
Student
Academic Grievance Policy http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/cop_supervision.html#8 |
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Special
Consideration Policy http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/courserules/specialconsideration.html |
Code of
Practice-Honours |
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Non-Discriminatory
Language Practice and Presentation |
Intellectual
Property Policy http://www.uow.edu.au/research/researchmanagement/1998IP.html |
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Occupational Health and Safety http://staff.uow.edu.au/ohs/commitment/OHS039-ohspolicy.pdf |
SCSSE
Internet Access & Student Resource Centre http://www.sitacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/internet_access_and_resource.shtml |
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SCSSE
Computer Usage Rules http://www.itacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/support/labs/rules.shtml |
SCSSE Style
Guide for Footnotes, Documentation, Essay and Report Writing |
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SCSSE
Student Guide |
Informatics
Faculty Librarian, Ms
Annette Meldrum, phone: 4221 4637,ameldrum@uow.edu.au |
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SCSSE
Subject Outlines |
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