Exam

Notices to Student
- Important: Online Examination Arrangements and Training Sessions (7 April 2022) [Message from the Examinations Office]
- Important: Regulations Governing Students’ Academic Conduct Concerning Assessment and Academic Integrity Statement for Online Examination (20 April 2022) [Message from the Examinations Office]
- Important: Mandatory Mock Examinations for Online Examinations (26 April 2022) [Message from the Examinations Office]
- 2021-22 Second Semester Examinations (29 April 2022) [Message from Faculty of Engineering Office]
All online examinations of MSc courses in the Department of Computer Science on OLEX will be proctored via Zoom. The examination arrangement of MSc courses are as follows:
Course Code | Course Title | Professor | Format of Final Exam | Exam Date | Time |
Open-Book / Closed-Book | Use of Calculator | Format of Answer | Special Notes |
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COMP7103 |
Data mining | Sozio Mauro | Online Exam on OLEX | May 12 (Thu) | 6:30-8:30pm | Closed-book | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | This is a closed book examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7105 |
Advanced topics in data science | Nikos Mamoulis | Online Exam on OLEX | May 13 (Fri) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7106 |
Big data management | Reynold Cheng | Online Exam on OLEX | May 21 (Sat) | 9:30-11:30am |
Closed-book |
Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to bring to the examination TWO sheet(s) of A4-sized paper with printed/written notes on both sides. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7305 |
Cluster and cloud computing | C.L. Wang | Online Exam on OLEX | May 10 (Tue) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7309 | Quantum computing and artificial intelligence | Daniel Ebler | Online Exam on OLEX | May 14 (Sat) | 2:30-5:30pm | Closed-book | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to bring to the examination ONE sheet(s) of A4-sized paper with HANDWRITTEN notes on both sides. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7408 | Distributed ledger and blockchain technology | S.M. Yiu, Yong Guan & K.P. Chow | Online Exam on OLEX | May 11 (Wed) | 6:30-8:30pm | Closed-book | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to bring to the examination ONE sheet(s) of A4-sized paper with printed/written notes on both sides. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7409 | Machine Learning in Trading and Finance | H.F. Ting | Online Exam on OLEX | May 13 (Fri) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper |
Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7506 | Smart phone apps development | T.W. Chim | Online Exam on OLEX | May 13 (Fri) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7507 (Subclass B) |
Visualization and visual analytics | Loretta Choi | Online Exam on OLEX | May 16 (Mon) | 6:30-8:30pm | Closed-book | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | This is a closed book examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7901 | Legal protection of digital property | Kevin Pun | Online Exam on OLEX | May 17 (Tue) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper |
Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
COMP7905 | Reverse engineering and malware analysis | Frankie Li | Online Exam on OLEX | May 19 (Thu) | 6:30-8:30pm | Closed-book | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | This is a closed book examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
DASC7606 (Subclasses A & B) |
Deep Learning | Bethany Chan & Francis Chin | Online Exam on OLEX | May 18 (Wed) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
DASC7606 (Subclass C) |
Deep Learning | Sozio Mauro | Online Exam on OLEX | May 18 (Wed) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
ECOM6004 |
Legal aspects of I.T. and e-commerce | Kevin Pun | Online Exam on OLEX | May 17 (Tue) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
ECOM6008 | Supply chain and e-logistics management | Benjamin Yen | 100% In-couse assessment. No Examination. | ||||||
ECOM6022 | Topics in electronic commerce | Paul Cheung | 100% In-couse assessment. No Examination. | ||||||
ECOM6023 | E-financial services | Juergen Rahmel | Online Exam on OLEX | May 7 (Sat) | 2:30-4:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
ECOM7122 | Entrepreneurship development and FinTechventures in Asia | Amy Shuen | 100% In-couse assessment. No Examination. | ||||||
FITE7405 | Techniques in computational finance | J.R. Zhang | Online Exam on OLEX | May 16 (Mon) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Allowed | Handwritten on paper |
Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
FITE7409 (Subclasses B & C) |
Blockchain and cryptocurrency | Allen Au, K.P. Chow & S.M. Yiu | Online Exam on OLEX | May 17 (Tue) | 6:30-8:30pm | Closed-book | Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to bring to the examination ONE sheet(s) of A4-sized paper with printed/written notes on both sides. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
ICOM6034 | Website engineering | Roy Ho | Online Exam on OLEX | May 6 (Fri) | 6:30-8:30pm | Open-book (printed/handwritten materials only) | Not Allowed | Handwritten on paper | Candidates are permitted to refer to any printed/handwritten materials in the examination. Internet searching and crowdsourcing from group messages, online forums or social media, etc. are strictly forbidden. |
Please note that this webpage may be updated any time. Instructors have the final decision and may have further instructions on the examinations.
If you have any queries concerning the final exams for MSc courses in the Department of Computer Science, please contact exam@msc-cs.hku.hk.
Update History:
- 7 Apr 2022
- 14 Apr 2022 (added information on "Format of answer")
Important URLs to Guidelines/Reference Materials:
- Instructions to Candidates for Online Examinations (http://www.exam.hku.hk/pdf/instructions2candidates_online_exams.pdf)
- Advice for Taking Proctored Exams via the OLEX System and the OLEX-Moodle (http://www.exam.hku.hk/getProtected.php?tname=protected/pdf/guideline.conducting.proctored.exams.panopto.zoom.pdf);
- Step-by-Step User Guide for Students Using OLEX (https://its.hku.hk/kb/olex-user-guide/).
Further Information:
- University Examinations Regulations (http://www.exam.hku.hk)
- The OLEX System (https://www.its.hku.hk/olex)
Supporting contacts for OLEX:
If you have encountered any technical problem, you may contact ITS via olexhelp@hku.hk.
For any examination policy or arrangement, please contact the Examinations Office at olex@hku.hk or exam@hku.hk.