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 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.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 1 hr laboratory/wk
For on-campus students, workload commitments are:
BUS3200
Familiarity with written Chinese
Chung-Hsing Yeh
Mr Peter Huynh
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Register for tutorials and check the unit Moodle 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 23 December 2013; Assignment 2 - Multilingual Web Authoring - due 6 January 2014; |
| 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 in 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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Examination (2 hours): 70%; In-semester assessment: 30%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment I - Chinese Information Presentation | 15% | 23 December 2013 |
| Assignment II - Multilingual Web Authoring | 15% | 6 January 2014 |
| Examination 1 | 70% | To be advised |
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The assessment will be based on both contents and presentation. You must get permission from your tutor for the topic you choose to do. 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.
The marking criteria will be made available during tutorials.
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