Lab Proctor Positions

I was asked to forward the following notice:

From: Kavita Sharma
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 11:02 AM
Subject: Lab proctor posting on e-jobs

I have posted the lab proctor position on e-jobs this morning – 2 positions for each option.  Please inform your students.

Closing date:  midnight Wed Sept 16th (no late applications will be accepted)
How to apply: Email applications to: kavita_sharma@bcit.ca or drop off applications to SW2-201

Anticipated start date: September 21, 2015

BCIT Writing Centre & Peer Tutoring - FREE - starting Mon Sept 21

I was asked to announce the following:

Free services in the Learning Commons to help you succeed:

Writing Centre -  Writing peer tutors are available 7 days/week – book an appointment online or drop in with your written assignment

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Peer Tutoring Peers from 20 BCIT programs are available 6 days/week to can help you with your studiesDrop by for help with course content or to work on learning skills for success at BCIT

Learning Skills BootcampSpecial Event Sept 21-24   Make the best of your BCIT experience.  Through conversation and seminars, our peer tutors will share their strategies for learning efficiently and effectively.  (seminar schedule attached)

We’re located in the Burnaby campus library.  Contact us at LearningCommons@bcit.ca if you have questions.  Up-to-date schedules are posted in the Learning Commons and at http://www.bcit.ca/learningcommons/

Checking Your Marks

Your mark thus far is shown in the HTML document:

Content / Course Information / Marks

Enter your BCIT IT (starting with A00) and your marks retrieval password.  This password has been sent to you in an internal (D2L) e-mail accessible by clicking on the envelope icon along the top of the course web page.

Each row shows the item name, the maximum mark and your mark.  Composite items (e.g. Labs, Final Mark) show a percentage.  These items, including the final mark, only include the items that have been marked thus far.  Your rank in the class is based on the final mark (1 is highest).

If there is a mark of zero for an item you submitted:

In the Dropbox folder under the "Feedback" column you can retrieve an annotated version of your PDF submission.  It will contain with my comments and your mark.

The marking scheme (rubric) is given in:

Content / Course Information / Marking Scheme

Mid-Term Exam

Will be held on Friday, October 30 at 2:30 PM.  By unanimous consent, two hours (one hour more than the scheduled lecture time) will be allowed.

It will cover up to the end of Lecture 4.

It is open-book (all notes and books allowed).  Calculators are the only electronic devices allowed.

Previous mid-terms and solutions for this course (and the very similar course, ELEX 3525) are available on-line (see the course information sheet for the URL).

Mid-Term Exam Results

The marking scheme and the solutions have been published.

The marks ranged from 11 to 17 out of 19 with a mean and median of 14.

You can retrieve your mark from the marks file (see below).

Notes for Assignment 2

Rescheduling of ELEX 4340 lecture for Wednesday December 9

As per the class’ unanimous request to change the lecture to 10:30, we will meet at 10:30 AM in SW1-3555. 

This is the telecom programs’ networking lab so I can show you some routers and switches.

Final Exam

The final exam for ELEX 4340 is scheduled for Tuesday, January 12 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM in NE25-304.

It will be a 3-hour open-book exam.

Please check your marks

All Pre-Labs, Labs and Assignments ave now been marked.  Your marked submissions are available in the feedback section of the dropbox.

Please check the marking and the recorded marks against the marking scheme.

Also let me know if there was an excused absence that I missed.

Final Marks

Congratulations, everyone passed. 

The final exam marks ranged from 45% to 100% with a mean of 86% and a median of 94%.  The solutions and marking scheme are available.

The tentative final marks for the course range from 68% to 97% with a mean and median of 86%.  The distribution of the final marks is shown below.

The final marks are subject to change.

Please check to make sure there were no errors in entering or computing your marks.

Thanks!