Welcome Back! Professor Shahrokh Valaee Associate Professor Associate - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome Back! Professor Shahrokh Valaee Associate Professor Associate - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome Back! Professor Shahrokh Valaee Associate Professor Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies Who am I? Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies Oversees and manages the delivery of the UG program Manages and facilitates annual
Who am I?
- Associate Chair, Undergraduate
Studies
- Oversees and manages the delivery of the UG
program
- Manages and facilitates annual undergraduate
teaching assignments for all ECE courses
- Provides student counselling support
- I teach ECE361S Computer Networks I
Who Are We?
Linda Espeut (Manager and Counsellor) Jayne Leake (Administrative Coordinator and Counsellor)
Student Advisors
Karen Irving Mary Miceli
Where is the Undergrad Office?
Sandford Fleming Building 10 King's College Road Room: Basement 600A Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:45am‐5:00pm
Some of the Services we Offer:
- Questions/concerns about courses and
timetables
- Academic advice
- Questions about the 600 Hours Practical
Experience Requirement
- Questions about graduation
We are here to help you!
Need Academic Assistance?
Academic Assistance
- ECE Study Room
– Location: BA 1120 – TCard Access only
- Academic Success Centre
– Location: Koffler Centre (214 College Street) – Workshops include: Time Management, Dealing with Exam Anxiety – More information: http://www.asc.utoronto.ca/
- Learning Skills Strategist
– Undergraduate Engineering students are now able to access learning skills sessions with U of T Academic Success Centre Learning Strategist Michael Richards.
- U of T Engineering students can make an appointment at the Registrar’s Office in GB
157 or the First Year Office in GB 170.
- Counsellor & Wellness Coordinator
– Engineering students are able to access brief, time‐limited counselling services with Laurie Coleman, a registered social worker.
- Students will need to meet with Linda Espeut to be referred to Laurie.
Second Year Workload Table
Fall 2013
Week # ECE212H1F Iravani, Reza ECE241H1F Anderson, Jason ECE244H1F Abdelrahman, Tarek MAT290H1F Nachman, Adrian MAT291H1F Pro, Curtis DISCLAIMER: Due to unforeseen circumstances, dates and percentages are subject to change without further notice.
1
Sept 9‐15
2
Sept 16‐22
Lab 1 (4%) Sept 20 – Lab (1.7%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)
10 quizzes given, accepting best 8/10
3
Sept 23‐ 29
Lab 1 (4%) Sept 27 – Lab (1.7%) Sept 23 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%) 4
Sept 30‐Oct 6
Lab 2 (4%) Oct 4 – Lab (1.7%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%) 5
Oct 7‐13
Lab 2 (4%) Oct 9 – Midterm 15% Oct 11 – Lab (1.7%) Oct 7 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%) 6
Oct 14‐20
Lab 3 (4%) Oct 15 – Midterm (20%) Oct 18 – Lab (4.17%) Oct 17 – Midterm (30%) Quiz (3%) 7
Oct 21‐27
Lab 3 (4%) Oct 25 – Lab (1.7%) Oct 22 – Midterm (30%) Quiz (3%) Oct 24 – Midterm (30%) 8 Oct 28‐Nov 3 Lab 4 (4%) Nov 1 – Lab (1.7%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%) 9
Nov 4 ‐10
Lab 4 (4%) Nov 11 ‐ Midterm 15% Nov 8 – Lab (1.7%) Nov 4 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%) 10
Nov 11‐17
Lab 5 (4%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%) 11
Nov 18‐24
Lab 5 (4%) Nov 23 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%) 12
Nov 25‐Dec 1
Nov 29 – Lab (8%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%) 13
Dec 2‐4
Review Dec 4 – Lab (4.17%) Review Review
ROSI E‐mail Address
Our office sends important information to your ROSI e‐ mail account. Please ensure you check this account regularly. When sending emails to the Undergraduate Office, please use your @mail.utoronto.ca email address.
- Please also remember to include your:
- Name
- Student Number
- Year of Study
Lab Access
A listing of labs you have access to can be found at:
http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/lab‐support/lab‐and‐staff‐list/
Strict lab rules are enforced. If you do not abide by the rules, your account will be locked.
Code of Conduct: http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/lab‐support/rules/ No Food or Drinks Policy: http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/lab‐support/no‐food/
Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
c: 1480‐1521 First to circumnavigate the earth
What is Magellan?
- A course selection software tool to help
you plan and verify your program and CEAB requirements
Why Should I Use Magellan?
- An easy and fast way to verify program
and CEAB requirements
- Automatically calculating the academic
units (AUs) for your 3rd and 4th year study plans
Information Sessions
- TBD – Information will be sent out to students
- Course Selection Sessions – January 2014
Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
- Serious crime!!
- Plagiarism: representing
someone’s else work as your own
- Example of Academic
Offences:
– Cheating – Using unauthorized aid
- Serious Academic
Consequences
Get involved OUTSIDE of the classroom!
Opportunities include:
- ECE Club
- Spark
- IEEE Club
- LOT
- WISE
For other Engineering clubs/activities: http://skule.ca/clubs/
I EEE UofT Student Branch
Welcome Message
Second Year Orientation and BBQ – Sept 6th, 2013
W hat is I EEE?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers You probably have used - IEEE Citation Style IEEE – World’s Largest Professional Organization Responsible for
– Industry Standards – Conferences – Publications
400,000+ Members in 160 countries
I EEE Student Branch @ UofT
Provide professional development opportunities Events we host every year:
9/ 10/ 2013
Additional Events
Other events and Collaboration
Special Opportunities
In May 2013, we hosted a conference for undergraduate students, part of which was a $3,000 Design Competition for students across Ontario.
Take-Aw ay & Contact I nfo
We provide support in Professional Development
– Expand your professional and industry knowledge – Explore various career path after graduation – Establish professional connections
News & Events posted at ieee.toronto.edu Want to get involved? Contact us at:
– I EEE.UT.StudentBranch@Gm ail.com – Post on our wall – Search “I EEE UofT” on Facebook