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The final exam is Tuesday, April 13, 2004
at 7:00 P.M. It will be held in the same room as the lectures,
Brodie 1-52. Bring a pencil suitable for filling out an OMR
card. The format is multiple choice and true-or-false
questions. The course marks will be assigned as follows. The
standard calculation is as per the course outline.
| Component |
Standard |
Alternate |
| Assignment 1 |
5% |
5% |
| Assignment 2 |
5% |
5% |
| Assignment 3 |
5% |
5% |
| Midterm |
30% |
30% |
| Lab Test |
15% |
25% |
| Final Exam |
40% |
30% |
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Total |
100% |
100% |
| Assignment 4 |
Bonus 5% |
Bonus 5% |
| Pop Quiz |
Bonus 1% |
Bonus 1% |
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Bonus Total
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106% |
106% |
The final mark will be computed two ways using both the
standard formula and the alternate formula. The final grade
will be determined by the higher of these two calculations.
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The sign up sheet for lab tests is
available in Brodie 1-81. The test is in four independent
parts and each part can be attempted twice. You need at least
1.5 hours (and possibly 2 hours) to go through all four parts
of the test. The idea is to take the lab test and, if you feel
that you could have done better, take it again.
You must be physically present in the computer lab in
Brodie G-20-C to take the test. You cannot be awarded a mark
unless you have signed in with the instructor or lab
demonstrator. Testing times have been set up according to the
schedule below. Please come to Brodie 1-81 to sign up or email
the instructor with your preferred schedule.
Please note that in order to take this test, you must
acquired have a Brandon University username and password; you
must also have purchased a text book used the PIN to acquire a
username and password for the Prentice Hall online training
site, www.phgenit.com.
Please ensure you have completed these requirements before showing
up for the test. If you need help, consult the instructor
in Brodie 1-79 or John Chen in Brodie 1-81.
| Wednesday |
March 24 |
2:30 - 4:30 |
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| Thursday |
March 25 |
7:00 - 9:00 |
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| Tuesday |
March 30 |
8:30 - 10:30 |
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| Wednesday |
March 31 |
2:30 - 4:30 |
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| Thursday |
April 1 |
7:00 - 9:00 |
This slot will be used only if absolutely
necessary |
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Mar 19 |
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The due date for Assignment 4 has been extended to March 16 |
Mar 8 |
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Term marks to date. Click
here. |
Feb 27 |
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If you need to get in touch with the instructor, you can
find the phone number by clicking here
and entering instructor's name in the search box. Phone calls
will normally be returned the same day. Don't know his name?
Click here. |
Feb 24 |
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Check the Assignments page
for Assignment 4,
due March 8. |
Feb 24 |
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If you're having trouble with Assignment 3, consult with
the instructor or John Chen in 1-81 Brodie. Have the
assignment in by Friday Feb 27 at noon. |
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The midterm test is
on February 24. The test will be conducted in class,
commencing at 8:45 P.M. It covers Chapter 0 through 9 in the
text. To prepare, read the text and do the review questions on
the CD. There will also be some spreadsheet questions. The
format is multiple choice. Bring a sharpened #2 pencil. |
Feb 10 |
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Pop quiz results |
Feb 10 |
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Check the Assignments page
for Assignment 3, due Feb 24. |
Feb 10 |
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Refer to the new Notes on Databases |
Feb 3 |
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There will be a pop quiz on February 3. This quiz is worth
one mark. To get the mark, you have to do the quiz in class
and your OMR answer sheet has to be 100% machine readable. |
Jan 27 |
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Refer to the new Notes on
Spreadsheets |
Jan 27 |
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Online Training Schedule
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Week of |
Section |
| March 29 |
Lab Tests |
| March 22 |
Lab tests |
| March 15 |
Exploring - Power Point 2002 - Chapter 2
Exploring - Power Point 2002 - Chapter 2 (Prescriptive
Testing) |
| March 8 |
Exploring - Power Point 2002 - Chapter 1
Exploring - Power Point 2002 - Chapter 1 (Prescriptive
Testing) |
| March 1 |
Exploring - Access 2002 - Chapter 2
Exploring - Access 2002 - Chapter 2 (Prescriptive
Testing) |
| Feb 23 |
Exploring - Access 2002 - Chapter 1
Exploring - Access 2002 - Chapter 1 (Prescriptive
Testing)
Exploring - Excel 2002 - Chapter 4
Exploring - Excel 2002 - Chapter 4 (Prescriptive
Testing) |
| Feb 9 |
Exploring - Word 2002 - Chapter 4
Exploring - Word 2002 - Chapter 4 (Prescriptive Testing)
Exploring - Excel 2002 - Chapter 3
Exploring - Excel 2002 - Chapter 3 (Prescriptive
Testing) |
| Feb 2 |
Exploring - Excel 2002 - Chapter 2
Exploring - Excel 2002 - Chapter 2 (Prescriptive
Testing)
Also, start working on the Access chapters |
| Jan 26 |
Exploring - Word 2002 - Chapter 3
Exploring - Word 2002 - Chapter 3 (Prescriptive Testing) |
| Jan 19 |
Exploring - Excel 2002 - Chapter 1
Exploring - Excel 2002 - Chapter 1 (Prescriptive
Testing) |
| Jan 12 |
Exploring - Word 2002 - Chapter 1
Exploring - Word 2002 - Chapter 1 (Prescriptive Testing) |
| Jan 5 |
Exploring - Word 2002 - Chapter 2
Exploring - Word 2002 - Chapter 2 (Prescriptive
Testing) |
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Jan
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Click on the logo to access the online
training site. Have your PIN ready. Register for course pr63n2mm.
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Jan
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Course Outline
- books, marks allocation, topics |
Jan
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