Welcome  to  UVic  Engineering  !

Time  Management,  GPA

How  do  I  survive  the  first  year?    

 

 How  do  I  take-­‐‑off  in  my  professional  life?

Over  the  years,  many  started  their  bright  careers  from  here!

LLast  year  23%  did  not  proceed  to  2nd  

year!!    Some  others  suffered  years  due  to  low  GPA  from  the  first  year!!

I'm in 1st Year !WOW!! Its busy.

It could be Heaven or Hell. How do I be better prepared?

Time  Management  

GPA

Time  Management    Make  It  or  Break  It

A New and Different Life: o  This is a new environment! o  New tasks: Laundry? Cooking? o  New social structure

Different Learning Expectations o  More materials covered over a shorter period of time o  Learning by yourself (more materials and less classroom coverage) o  Becoming a professional

Not Easy to “Undo” o  Make a Weekly Study Schedule o  Plan for unexpected events

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GPA  -­‐‑  a  ticket  to  failure,  suffering,  or  success  during  1st  year

•  Know how to calculate GPA (Grade Point Average) for all courses •  Get the best GPA possible

Grade Grade Point

Percentage Description Standing GPA

A+ 9 90 – 100 Exceptional Performance Good ≥2 A 8 85 – 89 Outstanding Performance Probationary 1≤ & <2

A- 7 80 – 84 Excellent Performance Failed <1 B+ 6 77 – 79 Satisfactory Performance B 5 73 – 76 Good Performance B- 4 70 – 72 Solid Performance C+ 3 65 – 69 Satisfactory Performance C 2 60 – 64 Minimally satisfactory Performance

D 1 50 – 59 Marginal Performance F 0 0 – 49 Unsatisfactory Performance N 0 0 – 49 Did not complete course

requirements

Luca   Grade   Grade  Point  

Weight   Multiply:        Grade  Point  *  Weight  

  Alex   Grade   Grade  Point  

Weight   Multiply:        Grade  Point  *  Weight  

CSc  106   A     1.5         CSc  111   B-­‐     1.5      CSc  110   A     1.5         Math  100   C     1.5      Engl  135   B+     1.5         Math  110   F     1.5      Math  100   B+     1.5         Engr  110   B+     2.5      Math  122   B-­‐     1.5         Engr  130   COM     1.0                     Phys  110   C     1.5                                CSc  115   A     1.5         Chem  150   B-­‐     1.5      Math  101   A     1.5         Math  101   F     1.5      Psyc  100   B+     1.5         Engr  120   B-­‐     2.5                     Engr  141   C     1.5         Weight  Sum:     Grade  Point  Sum:         Phys  111   C     1.5      

              Weight  Sum:     Grade  Point  Sum:                        Grade  Point  Average  à           Grade  Point  Average  à                      Standing  à         Standing  à        

GPA  Worksheet

8 8 6 6 4

8 8 6

12 12 9 9 6

12 12 9

81 12

81 / 12 = 6.75 Good !!!

4 2 0 2 - 2

4 0 2 0 2

6 3 0 5 - 3

6 0 5 0 3

17 31 31 / 17 = 1.82

Probation

GPA Standing ≥  2 Good ≥  1  and  <  2 Probation <  1 Failed

UVic Standing Review

SEPTEMBER 2013!

S M T W T F S 1 WEEK 1

2 Labour Day [UVic closed]

3 New Student Orientation Day

4 First term classes begin

5 6 7

8 WEEK 2

9 ENGL 135 A03 Writing Diagnostic

10 11 12 13 14

15 WEEK 3

16 CSC 106 & CSC 110 Assignment 1

17 Last  day  for  100%  reduction  of  tuition  fees  for  first  term  courses

18 19 CSC 110 Pseudo-Quiz 1

20 Last day for adding courses that begin in first term

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22 WEEK 4

23 ENGL 135 A07-8 Assignment due CSC 110 Assignment 2

24 25 26 ENGL 135 A03 Informative Synthesis essay due CSC 110 Quiz

27 28

29 WEEK 5

30 CSC 106 Assignment 2 CSC 110 Assignment 3

Computer Science

ENGL 135 quizzes to be held throughout term (5) - Dates to be confirmed by Instructor

OCTOBER 2013!

S M T W T F S 1 2 3

CSC 110 Pseudo-Quiz 2

4 MATH 122 Midterm 1

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6 WEEK 6

7 ENGL 135 A07-8 assignment due

8 Last day for 50% reduction of tuition fees for courses

9 10 CSC 110 Midterm Exam

11 12

13 WEEK 7

14 Thanksgiving Day [UVic closed]

15 CSC 106 Assignment 3

16 17

18 19

20 WEEK 8

21 ENGL 135 A03 Rhetorical Analysis essay due CSC 106 Midterm Exam CSC 110 Assignment 4

22 23 24 25 26

27 WEEK 9

28 ENGL 135 A07-8 assignment due CSC 110 Assignment 5

29 30 31Last day for withdrawing from first-term courses without penalty of failure; ENGL 135 A03 In-class proposal due

Computer Science

ENGL 135 quizzes to be held throughout term (5) - Dates to be confirmed by Instructor

NOVEMBER 2013!

S M T W T F S 1 MATH 122 Midterm 2

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3 WEEK 10

4 CSC 106 Assignment 4 CSC 110 Assignment 6

5 6 7 8 9

10 WEEK 11

11 Remembrance Day [UVic closed]

12 Reading Break

13 Reading Break

14 15 16

17 WEEK 12

18 ENGL 135 A07-8 assignment due CSC 106 Assignment 5 CSC 110 Assignment 7

19 20 21 CSC 110 Pseudo-Quiz 3

22 23

24 WEEK 13

25 26 27 28 CSC 110 Pseudo-Quiz 4

29 MATH 122 Midterm 3

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Computer Science

ENGL 135 quizzes to be held throughout term (5) - Dates to be confirmed by Instructor

DECEMBER 2013!

S M T W T F S 1 WEEK 14

2 ENGL 135 A03 Research essay due; ENGL 135 A07-8 assignment due CSC 110 Assignment 8

3 4 Last day of classes for first term courses

5 6 7 Exams begin for first term courses

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16 17 18 19 20 Exams end for first term courses

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23 24 25 Christmas Day [UVic closed]

26 Boxing Day [UVic closed]

27 [UVic closed]

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29 30 [UVic closed]

31 [UVic closed]

Computer Science

ENGL 135 final exam - Date to be confirmed by UVic

Learning  Requires  .  .  .    

Repetition, discussion, practice Ø Create a study group

Ø Make sure everyone in the group can do everything Ø Never put your name on something that you did not do

Ø Attend instructor office hours / Go to Help Desks Ø Introduce yourself and talk about the course Ø If you don't have a question, just come and listen

Ø Do homework that is assigned Ø Make sure you can do anything

(not just the questions that were on the assignment.)

Studying  &  Time  Management

Ø  Plan your week

Ø  Schedule every course Ø Don't delay the difficult ones!

Ø  Plan for the unexpected

Ø When everything is done:

Schedule in a little fun

Academic  Integrity: •  Becoming and Acting as a Professional

o  Essential for Future Professional Engineers o  Act Professionally o  Show Respect: Teachers, Peers and Everyone

•  Honor and Honesty o  Be Aware of the Problems of Cheating and Plagiarism

•  Becoming Good Team Player and Leader •  Being Open-minded •  Facing Challenges Head on •  Providing Feedbacks •  Learning More from the Foundations of Professionalism

in Engineering Workshop

Research  Shows:   1st Year University is one the largest transitions

that will happen in your life!! o  Self-management of Learning o Moving: associated Life or Cultural Changes o Workload is HIGH in this program!

Goals: o  Ensure YOU learn as much a possible in 1st year courses o  Ensure YOU become an Engineer

Want  to  Discuss  Further?   Drop in to visit your advisor:

Computer Science: Jane ECS 512 jguy@csc.uvic.ca

Deadline for course drops: October 31