MSc CSML Induction Timetable
When does Induction start?
Getting to UCL
If you are coming from abroad or have not yet visited the Main UCL Campus, the address you need to head to is Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6BT.
Detailed instructions of how to get to UCL by public transport can be found on the UCL map web pages. The nearest mainline train station is Euston, and the nearest underground staions are Goodge Street and Euston Square.
We would recommend using the Transport for London Journey Planner below when making your travel arrangements.
Finding the Computer Science Department
The Computer Science Department is located in the Malet Place Engineering Building, (MPEB), at the southern end of campus. New students can access MPEB via the Engineering Front Building entrance on Torrington Place opposite Waterstones book shop.
Finding the Department of Statistical Science
The Department of Statistical Science is located in 1-19 Torrington Place, on the corner of Torrington Place and Tottenham Court Road. The main (security-manned) entrance is on the eastern side of the building.
Once in the building, go straight through the double doors in front of you, turn left down a corridor along the ground floor, and go up the stairs at the far end to the first floor (or use the lifts). Here there are some more double doors, after which you're in the department. At this point:
- Turn left for the departmental office, which is then the first door on the right
- Turn right for Lecture Room 102.
- Turn right for the Galton Lecture Theatre (Room 115). This is located beyond room 102, through yet another set of double doors.
Please see the Department of Statistical Science webpages for more information and maps.
Finding your way to a specific room
Rooms at UCL are usually represented by a room code with the exception of some lecture theatres and rooms that are also named after people. The room code consists of the building name, a floor number, a dot, then the room number.
(E.g. MPEB 1.02 = Malet Place Engineering Building, 1st Floor, Room 2)
UCL is a big place and so you will be given a map as part of your induction pack to help you find your way around in the first few weeks.
Useful Tips
UCL also has a routefinder system which is very useful for finding your way to a particular place, or if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch you can download the UCL iMap app (developed by a UCL CS student), to help you navigate your way around campus.
Induction Timetable
Please Note: All sessions below are subject to change. You will be given a printed copy of the timetable in your induction pack.
After initial registration on the Monday morning, the majority of lectures will be held in the Department of Statistical Science (again, please see above for directions). We have indicated which department each activity will be held in - [CS] or [Stats]. There are also central UCL activities indicated below which you should attend.
The foundation course will consist of [Stats] 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.
Stats sessions will be in Room 115 (Galton Lecture Theatre), 1-19 Torrington Place unless otherwise arranged.
| Monday 17th September 2012 | |||||||||
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| 9.30-10.00 | Room 102, 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | CS Welcome pack, and sign-up with Victoria Nicholl | |||||||
10.00–12.00 |
| Welcome talk, including basic information | |||||||
14.30-17.00 | Room 115 (Galton Lecture Theature), 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Probability and Random Variables, Ch 1-2 | |||||||
| Tuesday 18th September 2012 | |||||||||
10.00-13.00 | Room 115 (Galton Lecture Theature), 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Joint and Conditional distributions and expectations, Ch 3-5 | |||||||
14.30-17.00 | Room 115 (Galton Lecture Theature), 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Joint and Conditional distributions and expectations, Ch 3-5 (cont) | |||||||
| Wednesday 19th September 2012 | |||||||||
| 09.00-11.00 | Gower Street Site | Enrolment with UCL www.ucl.ac.uk/new-students/enrolment Note that this slot is earlier than the one sent to you by UCL, but you should enrol now so you have your ID card. You should have already completed your pre-enrolment online. Please remember to bring your passport and visa with you. | |||||||
11.00-13.00 | Room 115 (Galton Lecture Theature), 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Review of outstanding problems in Ch 1-5. Normal Theory and applications, Ch. 6 | |||||||
| 14:00-17:00 |
| [Stats] Methods of Estimation, Ch 8.1-8.5 | |||||||
| Thursday 20th September 2012 | |||||||||
| 14:00-14:30 | Room 115 (Galton Lecture Theature), 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | STATG019 Selected Topics in Statistics | |||||||
15.30-17.00 | Room 115 (Galton Lecture Theature), 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Descriptive Statistics, Ch. 10 (with Giampiero Marra) | |||||||
| Friday 21st September 2012 | |||||||||
14.00-17.00 | Gordon Street [25] Room 105 Public Cluster | [Stats] R Session - G3 Workshop 1 | |||||||
| Monday 24th September 2012 | |||||||||
10.00–13.00 | Basement Lecture Theatre, 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Introduction to significance tests, Ch 11.2, 11.3 | |||||||
14.30-16.00 | Basement Lecture Theatre, 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Categorical data and x2 - tests. Ch 13.1 - 13.4 Ending at 4.00pm for the postgraduate party at 4.30pm in Room 146, 1-19 Torrington Place | |||||||
16.30-18.00 | Room 146, 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Department of Statistics Postgraduate Party | |||||||
| Tuesday 25th September 2012 | |||||||||
| 09.30-10.00 | (5th floor) | Allocation of CS computer accounts | |||||||
| 10.00-11.00 | (1st floor) | Health and safety talk with Dave Twistleton, Safety Officer | |||||||
11.30 | Roberts G.06 (Ground Floor) |
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14.30-17.00 | Roberts G.06 (Ground Floor) |
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| Wednesday 26th September 2012 | |||||||||
| 10.00-11.00 | Basement Lecture Theatre, 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | Mr. Jeff Riley, Introduction to UCL Careers Service | |||||||
12.30-14.30 |
| Information Systems Talk | |||||||
| 15.30 | ULU | Computer Science Graduate Welcome Party | |||||||
| Thursday 27th September 2012 | |||||||||
10.00-13.00 | Room 102, 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Introduction to Stochastic Processes | |||||||
13:00-13:30 |
| Introduction to Library Talk with Gavin Beattie | |||||||
| 14.30-17.00 | Room 102, 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Poisson Processes and Further Applied Probability | |||||||
*ALL DAY* 10.30-16.00 | North Cloisters, Wilkins Building | Welcome Fair | |||||||
| Friday 28th September 2012 | |||||||||
10.00–12.00 | Galton LT (Room 115), 1-19 Torrington Place (1st Floor) | [Stats] Problem Class | |||||||
12.00–13.00 | |||||||||
| (1st Floor) | MSc CSML and ML Lunch: Speed Intro and Q&A session with David Barber and Mark Herbster | |||||||
*ALL DAY* | North Cloisters, Wilkins Building |
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What if I miss an Induction Event?
If you are unable to attend any of the induction events please let your Programme Administrator know so they can keep you up to date on important information that may have been missed.
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