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--- grades [2019/02/12 20:16] – jonathan
+++ grades [2019/04/23 22:28] (current) – jonathan
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   *Friday March 8 - Last date to drop course without receiving a grade
   *Thursday April 3 - Last date to submit term work
-  *Project Due Date:
+  * **Project Due Date** - Wednesday 3 April 11am (strict)
-  * Friday April 3 - Classes end
+  * Wednesday April 3 - Classes end
-  * April 5-20
+  * April 5-20 - Exams. This is closed book exam, but you may bring one data sheet (US   * Letter, both sides). **EECS3342Z Exam**: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:00 180 minutes
 ===== Schedule and Required Readings =====
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   * Tuesday 29 Jan: Labtest3 ✓
   * Tuesday 05 Feb: Labtest4 ✓
-  * Tuesday 12 Feb: Labtest5 (York cancelled due to weather)
+  * Tuesday 12 Feb: Labtest5 ☓ (York cancelled due to weather; see below for how the weights of this test is distributed over future Labtests)
-  * Tuesday 26 Feb: Labtest/Rodin (will now count 12%). This Labtest will take the whole Lab hour, and will involve developing models in Rodin.
+  * Tuesday **26 Feb 12.30pm to 2.00pm**: Labtest/Rodin (will now count 12%). This Labtest will involve developing models in Rodin. You must review and understand all material up to reading week, including class work, required readings, Lab1 to Lab6, the Labtests, and in particular the Labtest Preparation.
-  * Tuesday 05 March: Labtest6 (will now count 5%)
+  * Tuesday 05 March: Labtest5 (will now count 5%). Ensure that you have done Lab5 and Lab6.
-  * Tuesday 12 March: Labtest7 (will now count 5%)
+  * Tuesday 12 March: Labtest6 (will now count 5%)
-  * Tuesday 19 March: Labtest8
+  * Tuesday 19 March: Labtest7 (5%)
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   * Marks are not "belled" or "curved", in the sense of being adjusted to approximate a normal distribution. They usually aren't normally distributed anyway in statistical terms and I know of no statistical transformation such as normalization which would make the scores more meaningful and/or accurate.
   * You can't "lose marks" for anything - you didn't have them to begin with. Letter grades are assigned to raw mark numerical scores on a basis which I feel is both fair and reflects the meaning of each letter grade as determined by the York Senate and published in the York Undergraduate Programmes Calendar and referenced above.
   * Only the letter grades have meaning as determined by the cut-offs posted as each assignment unit is handed back.
-  * Marks are not a judgement on your intelligence or diligence or good intentions; they are just a reflection of the work you handed in. If you were very busy with other work, or recuperating from an illness, or emotionally stressed, it would be not be surprising if your mark was lower than under optimal conditions. However, a reason does not function as an excuse and does not provide a basis for altering the mark, which is a description of what you did, not why you did it. Work that is submitted late generally receives a grade of F.
+  * Marks are not a judgement on your intelligence or diligence or good intentions; they are just a reflection of the work you handed in. If you were very busy with other work, or recuperating from an illness, or emotionally stressed, it would not be surprising if your mark was lower than under optimal conditions. However, such reasons do not provide a basis for altering the mark, which is a description of what you did, not why you did it.
+ * Work that is submitted late generally does not receive a passing grade unless there are substantial extenuating circumstances. This is because we attempt to release feedback early so that students can check their work.
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