Schedule
| Week | Date | Lab # | Location | CA |
| Week 1 | ||||
| Week 2 | 19 Aug | Lab 0 | Take home | 2% |
| Week 3 | Lab 1 | Take home | ||
| Week 4 | 2 Sep | Lab 2 | Sit in | 5% |
| Week 5 | Lab 3 | Take home | ||
| Week 6 | 16 Sep | Lab 4 | Sit in | 5% |
| Week 7 | Lab 5 | Take home | ||
| Week 8 | 7 Oct | Lab 6 | Practical Exam | 9% |
| Week 9 | Lab 7 | Take home | ||
| Week 10 | 21 Oct | Lab 8 | Sit in | 5% |
| Week 11 | Lab 9 | Take home | ||
| Week 12 | 4 Nov | Lab 10 | Practical Exam | 9% |
Cheating
We have detected cheating cases in the past and have had to refer them to the disciplinary committee. Please see Statute 06 with regards to the cheating offense - penalties include suspension, a fine of $10,000 or even expulsion. Needless to say, it is an extremely traumatizing experience for the student who is the subject of the disciplinary proceeding.
Take Home Trial lab (Lab 0) 2%
A trial lab with no CA weightage is conducted at week 2 on Aug 18th. This is a take home lab assignment. A correct submission is awarded 2% of the course marks.
The first real lab begins at week 3 and is held every two weeks thereafter. While the actual questions will be released to you at least 3 days before the scheduled take-home lab, they will usually be released much earlier. You are encouraged to read up ahead to know what to expect ahead of time.
Take home labs are not
graded. They
are for your own practice only.
These are called take-home labs because you are not required to attend the lab session to complete the labs. However the lab sessions will be conducted by the tutors who can give feedback to your previous labs, answer any programming questions you have, or provide additional programming questions to practice on.
The first sit in lab begins at week 4 and is held every two weeks thereafter. As the name suggest, you must be physically at the venue to complete the sit-in lab tasks. The questions will only be released as a hard copy document distributed by your invigilator (also your tutor). You are to return the document after the test. The duration for each sit-in lab is 1 hour 30 minutes.
You will be barred from entry if you are more than 15 minutes late. No one is allowed to leave early.
The sit-in labs is very much like any other exam or term test that you have encountered. It is open book and you may bring in any hardcopy materials. You are not allowed to communicate with anyone other than your tutor(s) in this period of time.
Medical Leave: You are required to produce a valid MC if you are sick to take the make up lab. Otherwise it is deemed that you have sat for and obtained 0 marks for that lab.