TechFiesta 2011!

North South University Wireless Forum (NSUWF) invites you to attend and participate in the "TechFiesta 2011" to be held from October 17 to 19, 2011 in our campus.

The Tech Fiesta is being organized by NSU Wireless Forum, a telecommunication based student activity club of North South University. The club had organized this glorious and prestigious event in the previous year and yet again we are back with more to offer in TechFiesta 2011. The TechFiesta aims to be an impactful initiative in the growth of national technology. This event intends to explore the possibilities of augmenting new technologies in Bangladesh and address various critical issues related to their development.

In brief, the Tech Fiesta 2011 will comprise of the following events:

• Plenary Sessions 
• Technological Exhibition & Job Fair
• Inter-University TeleMpiad 
• Inter-University Gaming Contest 
• Open Source Campaign and CICT CyberConnect Live. 
• Launching MIT OpenCourseWare Mirror Site.  

Plenary Sessions
Plenary Session-I: Technology Transfer :Present and Proposed Policies.
Plenary Session – II: Open Source and its applications : GNU Radio, WiFi, WiMAX, GSM.  

Technological Exhibition & Job Fair
To provide the maximum exposure, an accompanying exhibition will be arranged to showcase the technical and business potential of the participating organizations. The organizations can talk about their companies and their products and services; to an audience that is a true representation of the local market. They can be sponsors of the event by putting advertisements of their companies or their projects. Participating organizations can also find investment opportunities or meet the people who are looking for such opportunities.
 
Inter-University TeleMpiad
The Inter-University TeleMpiad has been being organized as a regular event by NSU Wireless Forum for the last four years. This year the members of Wireless Forum have decided to hold the event along with the Tech Fiesta, the biggest event to be organized by the club. The TeleMpiad will consist of Olympiads on four different fields- physics, mathematics, telecommunications and electronics. Students of different renowned universities are expected to participate fruitfully in the Olympiads. As always, the Olympiads will be conducted and monitored strictly with efficiency and impartiality by a highly qualified judging panel.  

Inter-University Gaming Contest
In order to provide the participants an opportunity for recreational activities, there will be an Inter-University Gaming Contest. The contest will comprise of two game events- FIFA and NFS. The participants will represent their respective universities. The gaming contest will not only allow the participants to compete against one another but also make the visitors aware of the popularity of developing gaming community in our country.

Your presence and participation will make this event a success.

Road Show of Nestle Bangladesh

The Department of Career & Professional Development Services (CPDS) cordially invites you to attend the Road Show of Nestle Bangladesh.

Venue: OAT 801
Date: 12th October 2011
Day: Wednesday
Time: 11 A.M.

Your participation will be highly appreciated.

Invitation to Student Club Carnival 2011!

You are cordially invited to attend the grand event of NSU Student Club Carnival 2011, on 1st of October, 2011, Saturday. The event is expected to commence at 11 am.

The event will be inaugurated by honorable Board Chair as the Chief guest; honorable Vice Chancellor will attend the program as the Session Chair and honorable Pro-Vice Chancellor will attend the event as special guest.

Your attendance and participation is highly appreciated.

Assignments!

Assignments have been made available. You may find assignment folder within respective course folders. From now on assignments would be made available on a regular basis. You would be responsible to look for the assignments from time to time. You may follow the class schedule to monitor upcoming assignments. Submission dates would be mentioned within the assignment files.

Assignment guideline is given within the first assignment for you to follow. A sample cover page is also given to assist you.

Thanks.

Presentation Invitation!

The Department of Career & Professional Development Services (CPDS) cordially invites you to attend the following presentation.

 Title: Unilever BizMaestros’ 2011 in North South University Campus
 Date: 25 September 2011
 Day: Sunday
 Time: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
 Venue: OAT 801
 Speaker: Leadership Development Manager, Unilever Bangladesh Limited

Your participation will be highly appreciated. Thanks.

Welcome to Fall 2011!

I would like to welcome you all to a new semester, Fall 2011! Please browse through different sections of my blog to make yourself familiar. You may get hold of course outlines, assignments, power-point slides, and other resources using the course folder links shown above under the heading "Fall 2011 Folders". You may also visit the old blog posts to get ideas about the types of posts, resources shared, announcements, grading statistics etc.

You may leave a comment, ask me a question, or share any academic or non-academic issues using the 'comments' link found toward the end of each post. If it is unique/personal in nature, please provide your email address so that I may give you a feedback to your email. Otherwise, you may leave an anonymous comment.

Today is the first class day of the semester. Hope you would have a wonderful time. Get hold of the text books as soon as possible and start reading! Best of luck for the semester. Thanks.

Eid Greetings!

On this auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, I would like to wish you all a great Eid! May you and your loved ones be showered with divine blessings.

Eid Mubarak!

Fall 2011 Academic Calendar!

The Registrar's Office has released the academic calendar for Fall 2011 semester.

Fall 2011 Academic Calendar

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Library Notice!

The NSU Library will remain closed from August 26 to September 3, 2011 on the occasion of Shab-e-Quadr and Eid-ul-Fitr.

The NSU Library will maintain the following service hours during this semester break from 4 to 18 September 2011:

Sunday to Thursday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday & Saturday: Closed

Thank you.

Grades Posted!

Grades have been posted into the system.  If you have access to the Student Information System (SIS), you may know your grade from the system. You may look at your grade at the time of Advising for the next semester. You may also email me to know your grade. Following is a summary of the grades for the semester (Summer 2011).


Special Mention:
Following students showed outstanding performance in my courses this semester. Heartiest congratulations to them for their achievement.

Abidur Rahman 1010380030 (FIN254)
Rishad Tabassum Rahim 1020705030 (FIN254)
Md. Raihanul Islam 1110230030 (ACT201)
Kaniz Fahmida 1110075030 (ACT201)

Thanks.

Marks Made Available!

All your marks for the semester have been uploaded to the respective course folders. Inform all your classmates about it. Please go through your records carefully and identify if there is any mistake in recording your marks. If you identify any mistake anywhere you must immediately inform my TA (by phone) and/or me (by email) about it by 20th August, 2011 (Saturday).

Grades would be assessed on Sunday afternoon based on these marksheets. You may email me to know your grades on Monday and onwards.

Thanks.

Summon Notice!

Following two students have been summoned! They are hereby ordered to appear before me on the 21st of August, 2011 (Sunday) between 10 am and 12 pm in my office. They may contact me (by email) or my TA (by cellphone) if they are unable to show up during those hours.
1. Name: Md. Sxxxxx Hxxxxxx (Id: 093-0068-030)
2. Name: Fxxxxx Txx Zxxxxx (Id: 093-0785-530)

In addition, following students are requested to contact me or my TA ASAP.
1. Md. Axxx Hxxxx (Id: 092-0759-030)
2. Axxx Ixxxxx (Id: 092-0757-030)
3. Sxxxxx Axxxxx Sxxx (Id: 092-0564-030)

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Unwanted Emails!

Recently I have been receiving emails from some students requesting special consideration. Let me reiterate this in my blog that I don't entertain any such requests. I don't evaluate any student individually. All my students will be treated in the same FAIR manner. Whether you love me or hate me, you will get whatever you deserve.

Thank you!

Final Exam Script!

I am planning to be available in my office on Thursday (18th of August, 2011) between 10 am and 12 pm. If you are interested to check your final exam script you may visit my office during those hours.

Thanks. 

Final Exam Notice!

The Registrar's Office has announced final exam dates for the semester. Following are the relevant ones for you.


ACT201 => 13-Aug-2011 (SAT) at 8:00 am in NAC514

FIN254 => 14-Aug-2011 (SUN) at 12:00 pm in NAC514

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Revised Academic Calendar - Summer 2011!

The Registrar's Office has revised the academic calendar for Summer 2011. Please find the updated version in the following link.

Revised Academic Calendar - Summer 2011.

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FIN254 Midterm-II!

There has been a revision of class schedule due to couple of reasons. First reason is the missed classes because of a series of country-wide hartals. Secondly, there is a change in govt. holiday for observance of Shab-E-Barat due to change in moon sighting.

We are going to hold the make-up class on 16th of July (Saturday) for the missed class on 10th of July. Moreover, 17th of July (Sunday) is now a regular ST day that was previously reserved for a holiday to observe Shab-E-Barat.

Because of this changed situation, second midterm of FIN254 would now be held on 17th of July (Sunday) instead of previously scheduled 19th of July. To compensate you for earlier scheduling chapter 8 has been excluded from the midterm syllabus. So, the syllabus includes chapter 5, 6, and 7 only.

Please notify all your classmates about this change. Thanks.

Make-ups for Missed Classes!

According to the information received from the BBA Department, missed (and to be missed) classes of 06 (Wed), 10 (Sun), and 11 (Mon) of July, 2011 will be made-up and held on 14 (Thu), 16 (Sat), and 23 (Sat) of July, 2011 respectively.

Other details would be discussed in the class. Thank you.

Why does Creativity Disappear?

By Laurie Tarkan | June 30, 2011

In the pre-mobile device days, when you waited for a train or a bus, or on your commute to work, you would probably do nothing but think or read. It could get pretty boring indeed.

Today, on the other hand, every time you have a second with nothing to do, you go online, you text, you make a call. Boredom be damned. But therein lies the problem.

“The thing about mobile devices,” says Genevieve Bell, Ph.D., the director of interaction and experience research, at Intel, “is the promise that you’ll never be bored again, you’ll never have to be anywhere without something to do.”

Bell, an anthropologist who has spent hundreds of hours observing families in their homes, believes that by avoiding boredom, you’re doing your brain (and your career) a disservice. ”Boredom is linked to creativity. You have your best thoughts in the shower, when driving, tidying up the house, and weeding the yard,” she says. Other researchers have stated that boredom is central to learning and creativity.

On the flip side, when you’re constantly consuming information via your devices, you stop processing the information and developing your own ideas. You have less time to think about what you’re consuming. To be effective in most jobs, you need to stop and reflect and that requires down time.

Your brain on boredom

Boredom is a period in which your brain is restless, but that turns out to be the perfect opportunity to let your mind wander or try out new ideas. Remember doodling and daydreaming (now that I mention it, mobile devices have likely put a dent in daydreaming too). These somewhat mindless activities can allow you to solve problems or at least constructively entertain yourself.

Though it may seem as though the cognitive part of your brain shuts down when you’re bored, MRI studies of people when they’re bored show that their brains are only 95% as active as the brains of the fully engaged.

But mobile devices and all other electronics tap into that restless feeling and provide your brain with stimulation–so there’s no need for you to entertain yourself. But that’s exactly what you have to resist, says Bell.

Here’s how to recoup a bit of boredom in your day-to-day.
Stop being obsessed with doing. "There’s a work ethic, the notion that working and being productive is how you get ahead, a sign of goodness,” says Bell. “Doing nothing is a rejection of the work ethic,” she says. Try it. Slice out some part of your day for doing nothing.

At work, carve out technology-free times. “If you spend your entire day triaging your inbox, you’re not really doing a lot of thinking work,” she says. Instead, set up your email to only come in twice a day or simply ignore it until designated email-checking times. You control your devices rather than letting them control you.

Create technology-free rooms at home. It's helpful to have a physical space meant for you only, and take advantage of the trend towards cell-phone free cars, journey etc. (just don’t succumb to face book, SMS or checking your emails).

Be bored with others. You don’t have to do it alone. Nothing wrong with hanging out with friends and doing nothing.

Spend a weekend without the internet or time commitments, meaning a day with your kids that doesn’t start with any physical activity and end with a trip to a show or friend's or relative's place. Even try to manage to entertain yourself without structure.

Take unplugged vacations, deliberately seeking out destinations where you cannot connect.

Go to mosque or temple or the church (or any spiritual house). Not saying those are boring places to be, but they do require you to sit and think, unless you’re sneaking a glance at your mobile device, god forbid.

Next time you have a moment of down time, resist the urge to check in with your devices and remember what it feels like to let your mind rest.

Let yourself be bored-has that been a source of creativity or rejuvenation.

Thank you.

Today's Classes!

According to the decision made by the Registrar's Office, classes scheduled today (Sunday, 3 July 2011) from 1:00 pm onward will be held as per schedule.

Official Notice

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