This unit will cover a wide variety of techniques and computing systems developed for supporting business applications software systems in Chinese language. Specific topics include Chinese-enabling systems, Chinese character sets and encoding methods, Chinese character input methods, Chinese character output, and Chinese computing on the Internet. To enable students to understand the development of global software for all human languages including Chinese, the principles and techniques for multilingual information processing, including universal character encoding methods will be discussed. The unit will be taught in English, but students need to have a good knowledge of written Chinese.
3 hrs/week
For on campus students, workload commitments are:
BUS3200, BUS4200, BUS5200, FIT3104
Familiarity with written Chinese
Chung-Hsing Yeh
Dr Yan Xu
Mr Peter Huynh
At the completion of this unit students will:
Examination (2 hours): 70%; In-semester assessment: 30%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment I: Chinese Information Presentation on a Chinese Language IT Topic | 15% | 6 January 2012 |
| Assignment II - Multilingual Web Authoring | 15% | 6 January 2012 |
| Examination 1 | 70% | To be advised |
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Register for tutorials and check the unit Blackboard site for lecture and tutorial information | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 |
| 1 | Unit Outline and Assignments; Introduction to Chinese Computing (I) | |
| 2 | Introduction to Chinese Computing (II); Chinese Computing Systems; Chinese-Enabling Systems | |
| 3 | Qing Song Input Method; NJStar Chinese Input Method Editor | |
| 4 | Cang Jie Input Method (I) | |
| 5 | Cang Jie Input Method (II) | |
| 6 | Chinese Character Input; Chinese Character Output | |
| 7 | Chinese Character Sets and Encoding Methods (I): Part 1 | |
| 8 | Chinese Character Sets and Encoding Methods (II): Part 1 | Assignment topic approval is required; Assignment 1: Chinese Information Presentation - due 6 January 2012; Assignment 2 - Multilingual Web Authoring - due 6 January 2012; |
| 9 | Chinese Character Sets and Encoding Methods (III): Part 2 | |
| 10 | Chinese Character Sets and Encoding Methods (IV): Part 2; Multi-Width Encoding Methods | |
| 11 | Multilingual Character Sets and Encoding Methods; The Unicode Character Encoding Standard (I) | |
| 12 | The Unicode Character Encoding Standard (II); Unit Review; Exam Preparation | |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
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You must get permission from your tutor for the topic you choose to do. The assessment will be based on both contents and presentation. A References page must be included after the Content pages for the reference materials and websites consulted. It is advised that you follow your tutor's instructions to do this assignment. The marking criteria and specific tasks to be carried out will be made available during tutorials.
The assessment will be based on how you demonstrate your understanding of multilingual
Web authoring with an appropriate choice of Web page design approach and proper
applications of tools and techniques.
Your multilingual web page should demonstrate
(a) proper use of character images for presenting multilingual information and
(b) well-formatted and consistent page layout.
One component page of your personal web page must include the information about your study at Monash (e.g. your Master course or a specific unit).
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