CSC8104 Introduction

The module learning outcomes, and intended skill outcomes can be found on the Enterprise Middleware page.

To complete this coursework you MUST first complete the tutorial document and then move onto the coursework document.

Tutorial

Follow this document

You may also watch this video, prepared for last year’s tutorial, to see the steps in action.

Many steps of the tutorial and video concern the environment setup necessary to undertake the coursework on your own machines. This year much of this setup has been performed for you on university machines. If you are solely using a university machine to perform the coursework, you should complete only the subsections of the tutorial which are highlighted as neccessary for all students.

Tip	Because the video was prepared last year, there are some minor changes (software versions etc…​). It is recommended as a supplement to the tutorial document, not a replacement. Additionally, much of the video is concerned with environmental setup unnecessary on University machines.

Important

Immediately after you create your Github account, send your registration email to Hugo Firth at (h.firth@ncl.ac.uk), including your name and university email address. If you already have an account, email Hugo Firth at (h.firth@ncl.ac.uk) with your name, email address and Github username. Hugo will then create your private repository and grant you access. You will then receive an email notification from Github containing details of your new repository. This will be sent to the email address you registered with Github.

Coursework

Follow this document.

Important

You must use the allocation list below to decide which service type to implement.

Course Teacher Profiles

Module (Course) Leader: Dr Ellis Solaiman is the Enterprise Middelware module (course) leader, and also leads a number of courses at the school of Computing Science, Newcastle University including the MSc final Project and Dissertation. He obtained his PhD in Computing Science from Newcastle University in 2004. His research interests are related mainly to the management of distributed systems (Cloud and IoT), trust, and Computer Science Education.

Industry (Red Hat) Lead: Dr Paul Robinson is a Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat and Leads the JBoss Developer team who provide Red Hat’s Middleware developer programme. Paul is also a Visiting Fellow at the University. Paul has lead the Enterprise Middleware coursework for over 10 years. He also supervises students for their Masters dissertation through industrial placements at Red Hat.

Head Demonstrator: Hugo Firth is a fourth year PhD student with the Digital Insitute who has studied at Newcastle University since 2010. Hugo has previously worked as a web developer, and is currently conducting research into horizontally scalable databases. He is currently the head demonstrator on the Enterprise Middleware course.

Demonstrator: Saleh Mohamed is a second year PhD student with the Centre for Doctoral Training in Cloud Computing for Big Data and is currently researching on distributed run-time infrastructure for Internet of Things (IoT). He previously received his MSc in Computer Science (Cloud Computing) from Newcastle University.

Demonstrator: Priyaa Thavasimani is a second year PhD student working on the ReComp Project in the School of Computing Science under the supervision of Dr Paolo Missier. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from India. She worked as Software Engineer at Torry Harris Business Solutions. Further she worked as Assistant Professor in India. Her area of passion includes Reproducible Research, Big/Meta Data Analytics, Statistical Computing, Green Computing, Mobile Application Development, and Service Oriented Architecture.

Demonstrator Yinhao Li is a first year PhD student in the scalable computing group. His research interests are Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing and Edge Computing. He previously received his MSc in Computer Science from the China University of Geoscience.

Finally

Demonstrators will be available in your cluster rooms during all practical sessions. You should go and see them if you are having any difficulties. This includes understanding what you have to do.

Discussion Boards will also be available for CSC8104 in Blackboard (http://bb.ncl.ac.uk). You may post any questions about the tutorial or coursework assignment here, and the discussion boards will be monitored by Course Demonstrators. Also, any question which demonstrators encounter frequently (either on Blackboard or in practical) will be placed in a Frequently Asked Questions document which we maintain here. Before asking a question we encourage you to check both these places to see if it has already been answered.

In particular, notice the answer which refers to documentation. The use of 3rd party documentation is absolutely essential throughout this coursework, and demonstrators may often answer questions by pointing you to the relevant websites.

Tip	If you see a question on the discussion boards you know how to answer, we strongly encourage you to assist your colleagues!

Allocation List

Student name	Service Number	Service
Alper Akin	810401	Flight
Mahfuz Ali	810402	Hotel
Ruoson Wu	810403	Taxi
Yue Yan	810404	Flight
Steve Cathcart	810405	Hotel
Ryan Halliburton	810406	Taxi
Zayyad Gaya	810407	Flight
An Zhang	810408	Hotel
Huan Xu	810409	Taxi
Ploy Songsang	810410	Flight
Jay Gao	810411	Hotel
Konstantinos Georgopolous	810412	Taxi
Aleksander Antoniewicz	810413	Flight
Elliott Lewandowski	810414	Hotel
Kirsty Webb	801415	Taxi
Ed Spooner	810419	Flight
Jonathan Carlton	810417	Hotel
Stephen Shephard	810418	Taxi
Cameron Trotter	810416	Flight
Maryam Al Hooti	810420	Hotel
Ahmed Al-Naabi	810421	Taxi
Georgios Rovolis	810422	Flight
Shaun Barney	810423	Hotel
Patrick Burke	810424	Taxi
Joshua Knauer	801425	Flight