YEAR ONE ORIENTATION PHASE 2

							YEAR ONE ORIENTATION
PHASE 2
FALL 2010



          Student Guide
     College/School/Program
            Processes
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YEAR ONE ORIENTATION
PHASE 2
  School and Program
   Policies/Practices

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PREREQUISITES
•   It is your responsibility to make sure you have the
    necessary prereqs
•   C Programming is a prerequisite course for most
    Winter courses
•   A prereqs list will be posted online




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UPCOMING ACADEMIC CHALLENGES
     Midterm exam time
         SEF Asgt #1
 Self-discipline for Deadlines
    Projects (due at end of
           semester)
       Final exam week
          Groupwork
      Semester 2 projects
 Year 2 and 3 course projects
   Year 3 Systems Project


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PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS

•   Realize that this is not high school
•   Allocate at least 1 to 2 hours outside of class for
    each hour in class
•   Attend classes on time
•   Check the appropriate course websites (where
    applicable)
•   Find out about missed material from a classmate
•   Hand in assignments on time

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DISCONTINUANCE

•   If you have 5 or more outstanding failures at the
    end of the Winter semester, you will be
    discontinued
•   If you fail the same SET-specific course twice,
    you will be discontinued
     • “SET-specific course” = a course that
        originates in the SET program and is taught
        by SET faculty
•   If you have taken over 7 years to complete the
    program, you will be discontinued
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EXAMS

•   The only accepted reasons for missing exams are
    specific weather issues (detailed in the video),
    documented illness, bereavement, and court.
•   You cannot enter an exam more than 30 minutes
    late. You cannot leave an exam before 30 minutes
    is up.
•   Can’t use resources and electronic equipment
    unless otherwise instructed.




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SUPPLEMENTALS

•   For most SET-related courses, you might be
    eligible for a Supplemental to enable you to
    have another chance to pass a course if:
    1.   Your final mark was between 50 and 54, inclusive
    2.   At least 75% of individual assignments in the
         course were submitted with an average mark of
         at least 50%
    3.   All major projects and group assignments must
         be submitted with an average mark of at least
         50%
    4.   All exams must be attempted
    If you qualify, you must follow the Procedure
     on Clearance of Academic Deficiency on page
     27 of the Student Guide
    This standard is in addition to the published          8
     standard in the Student Guide
RETAKING COURSES

•   If you fail a course, it is your responsibility to add it
    on the Student Portal or to see your coordinator on
    Special Timetable day in the week before it is re-
    offered to get the course added to your timetable
     • This does not happen automatically
     • If you don’t do it, you will not have the course
        added and the failure will remain outstanding
     • There is no guarantee that the course will fit into
        your timetable without having a conflict
     • You will most likely have to pay extra for the
        retake
•   If you pass a course but want to retake it, you can
    do so by paying extra
     • Your newest mark will apply (so you can fail a
        course after passing it)                                9
I’LL SAY IT AGAIN, IN A DIFFERENT FONT

Failed courses will
      NOT be
   automatically
   added to your
    timetables!
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TAKING AN EXTRA YEAR TO GRADUATE

•   If you do not graduate on time, you can take an
    extra year (or more)
•   If you do take an extra year:
    • You must meet the program design standards (i.e.
      courses passed) for the year that you graduate in
    • You must graduate within 7 years of starting




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GETTING REFUNDS ON DROPPED
COURSES
•   If you drop a course, you will only get a refund if:
    •   You are in part-time status, and
    •   You drop it before the Course Drop With Refund deadline
•   If you have to add a course that you previously dropped, you will most
    likely have to pay for it in full




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CO-OP

 •   It’s optional (but highly recommended)
 •   Apply during this upcoming Winter semester
 •   Average of first year, non-GenEd, marks
     •   80% or higher: accepted
     •   Less than 80%: case-by-case basis, based on course
         performance, interview, number of acceptances already
         granted
 •   Cannot have a failed or dropped non-GenEd course
 •   Exemptions and PLARs are ignored in calculating the
     average
 •   A few companies who have (so far) employed our co-ops:
     •   RIM
     •   Desire2Learn,
     •   Canadian Council of Christian Charities
     •   Immediate Sales Agency,
     •   Grand River Conservation Authority
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AFTER GRADUATION

•   University Linkages
        •   Wilfrid Laurier University
             •   Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 2.5 years instead of 4
    •       Lakehead University
             •   Bach. of Eng. in Soft. Eng. in 2 years instead of 4
    •       Griffith University
             •   Bach. of Eng. in Soft. Eng. in 3 years instead of 4
    •       Athabasca University (online)
             •   In process currently
•   Job Placement
    •       We traditionally have an excellent track record for graduate
            employment
    •       In 2007, we had the highest average starting salary of all
            computing-related programs at the College ($43917 vs. $42318
            for the next highest)
    •       Informally, our grads are getting MUCH higher offers

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DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
   Much of this is also found in the SET Program FAQ,
    found from a link off the main SET webpage or the
    C Programming course webpage




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ANY QUESTIONS?