DAY TIME SECTION LAB INSTRUCTOR Tue 2:00pm-3:50pm B01/B02 Dr. Norman Thu 2:00pm-3:50pm B03/B04 Dr. Norman
Please note the number of your lab section. (``B01'' stands for ``laBoratory section 1''.) You should write your lab section number on every assignment you hand in and type it into every file of source code you work on.
Laboratory sections take place in EN A 02, EN A 119, and EN A 121. You may work in any one of these three rooms, regardless of what your timetable says.
Laboratory sections begin Tuesday, January 13. You will have a lab section almost every week. You will be given more precise information about the laboratory schedule as the term progresses.
This does not mean that you should not get help from others while you are doing your assignments. You are encouraged to discuss the assignments with instructors and fellow students, since this is one of the best ways to learn the material. However, you should not let anyone write your programs for you. When you hand in your assignments, ask yourself two questions:
Do I understand every line of code I wrote?The answer to both questions should be YES.
Could I do this assignment over again without any help?
Computers allow electronic copying of programs, which makes it very easy to cheat in a course like ENEL 315. If you are caught cheating you may be reported to the Dean's Office for appropriate discipline. If you cheat and don't get caught, you are still in trouble, because examination marks count much more than assignment marks in your final course grade.
Therefore, I believe that distributing solutions to lab exercises before the lab assignment due date is a serious form of academic misconduct. If I discover such activity, I will report it to the Dean's Office immediately. Distributing solutions means making solutions available to other students via paper copy, electronic mail, Web site, or any other medium.
If you don't hand in some term work due to illness, domestic affliction, or another legitimate reason, I am willing to make accommodations, but only if you report the problem to me as soon as is reasonably possible. Accommodations will be decided on a case-by-case basis; typically they will involve either accepting lab assignments after the due date or making changes to the weighting used to compute the course grade. #linktop
There will be one mid-session test. It will probably take place one evening in the week before Reading Week. When the details are known, they will be announced in lectures.
The mid-session test and the final examination will be closed-book - you may not bring any books or notes. You may not use electronic calculators or computers during either the mid-session test or the final exam.
Here is the weighting that will be used to assign grades:
Lab assignments: 20% Mid-session test: 30% Final examination: 50%
Regardless of your assignment and midterm marks, if your mark on the final exam is less than 40 percent, you will fail the course. Regardless of your assignment and midterm marks, if your mark on the final exam is greater than or equal to 40 percent and less than 50 percent, your grade will be D+ or lower.
Regardless of your mid-session test and final exam marks, you will fail the course if your overall lab assignment mark is less than 50 percent.
The URL for the ENEL 315 Home Page is
http://www.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/Norman/enel315/If you are using a Web browser on a computer in an Electrical Engineering lab, you may use the following shorter form:
http://www/People/Norman/enel315/