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COMP 2100/2500/6442: Laboratories

There are 10 lab sessions. The lab activities will be composed of pre-lab tasks, assignment checkpoints, in-class activities and mini-tests. However, every lab will not involve all of these tasks. For e.g. lab 1 comprises of a set of pre-lab tasks and an in-class activity. It does not include assignment checkpoints or mini-tests.

Lab activities

• Pre-lab Task: These tasks need to be completed before the lab starts. Your tutor will mark these off at the beginning of the lab. If you have not completed these tasks beforehand, you will not receive marks for it. Ever lab will have pre-lab tasks.
• Assignment Checkpoint: These are similar to pre-lab tasks, but will be focused on getting you on track to complete your assignments. These must also be completed prior to your lab session.
• In-class activity: After your pre-lab tasks and assignment checkpoints are marked off, you may proceed to complete the in-class activity. This is usually a programming or modelling task. You may work on these activities in groups of 2 or 3 students. The aim of this excercise is to attempt the exercise and ask your tutor about any questions you might have. As long as your tutor is satisfied that you have attempted the excercise and/or completed it, you will receive marks.
• Mini-test: A mini-test is similar to an In-class activity. However, this is an individual exercise. Do not work in groups. Additionally, to score marks, the result or output of the activity must be correct. These will be held in weeks 3, 5, 8, 10, 13.

Marking and assessment

Each of the labs will be marked out of 4. The distribution of marks will be based on the activities held in individual labs.

The final mark for tutorials/labs will be based on your best 8 lab session marks. The best 8 marks for your lab sessions will be summed and divided by 3.2 to give you a mark out of 10.

For e.g. if you scored 4/4 for each of your best 8 lab sessions, then the final mark calculation would be (4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4)/3.2 = 32/3.2 = 10.

These sessions are worth 10% of your final marks.

You will get the most out of these sessions if you attempt and complete the exercises before the session.

Lab Schedule

Your one hour session is valuable time, as it is the only formal opportunity to get help and advice from your tutor. So make the most of it.

Note also:

• If you cannot make your normal lab group in a particular week, you may attend another session (provided there is space AND you arrange this with Gaurav prior to your normal lab session).
• If you cannot make your normal lab group on a regular basis, you should contact the course convener and ask for a change.

The lab sessions are scheduled in the follwing weeks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13.

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