Welcome Back! 2nd Year ECE Student Orientation

September 5, 2014

Professor Shahrokh Valaee Associate Chair,

Undergraduate Studies

Who am I? • Associate Chair, Undergraduate

Studies • Oversees and manages the delivery of the UG

program • Manages and facilitates annual undergraduate

teaching assignments for all ECE courses • Provides student counselling support • I teach ECE361H1 Computer Networks I

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Who Are We?

Linda Espeut (Manager and Counsellor)

Jayne Leake (Administrative Coordinator and Counsellor)

Student Advisors

Karen Irving Mary Miceli 2nd Year ECE Student Orientation

Where is the Undergrad Office?

Sandford Fleming Building 10 King's College Road Room: Basement 600A

Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:45 am – 4:30 pm

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Some of the Services we Offer:

• Questions/concerns about courses and timetables • Academic advice • Questions about the 600 Hours Practical Experience

Requirement • Questions about graduation

We are here to help you!

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Need Academic Assistance?

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Academic Assistance • ECE Study Room

– Location: BA 1120 – TCard Access only

• Academic Success Centre – Location: Koffler Centre (214 College Street) – Workshops include: Time Management, Dealing with Exam Anxiety – More information: http://www.asc.utoronto.ca/

• Learning Skills Strategist – Undergraduate Engineering students are now able to access learning skills sessions with U of T

Academic Success Centre Learning Strategist Michael Richards. U of T Engineering students can make an appointment at the Registrar’s Office in GB

157 or the First Year Office in GB 170.

• Counsellor & Wellness Coordinator – Engineering students are able to access brief, time-limited counselling services with Laurie

Coleman, a registered social worker. Students will need to meet with Linda Espeut to be referred to Laurie.

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Second Year Workload Table Fall 2014

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Week #

ECE212H1F Reza Iravani

ECE241H1F Paul Chow

ECE244H1F Tarek Abdelrahman

MAT290H1F Lacra Pavel

MAT291H1F Francis Dawson

DISCLAIMER: Due to unforeseen circumstances, dates and percentages are subject to change without further notice. 1

Sept 8-14

2 Sept 15-21 Sept 19 – Lab (1.4%) Sept 19 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)

10 quizzes given, accepting best 8/10

3 Sept 22- 28 Lab 1 (5%) Sept 26 – Lab (1.4%) Quiz (3%)

Quiz (3%)

4 Sept 29-Oct 5 Oct 3 – Lab (1.4%) Oct 3 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%)

Quiz (3%)

5 Oct 6-12 Lab 2 (5%) Oct 10 – Lab (1.4%) Quiz (3%)

Quiz (3%)

6 Oct 13-19 Oct 16 – Midterm (30%) Oct 17 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%)

Quiz (3%)

7 Oct 20-26 Lab 3 (5%) Oct 24 – Lab (1.4%) Oct 21 – Midterm (30%) Oct 23 – Midterm (30%)

8 Oct 27-Nov2 Oct 30 – Midterm (25%) Oct 31 – Lab (1.4%) Oct 28 – Midterm (30%) Quiz (3%)

Quiz (3%)

9 Nov 3-9 Lab 4 (5%) Nov 7 – Lab (1.4%) Nov 7 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%)

Quiz (3%)

10 Nov 10-16 Quiz (3%)

Quiz (3%)

11 Nov 17-23 Lab 5 (5%) Nov 21 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%)

Quiz (3%)

12 Nov 24-30 Nov 28 – Lab (10%) Quiz (3%)

Quiz (3%)

13 Dec 1-3 Dec 3 – Lab (4.17%)

For the purposes of this form, Week 1 is interpreted as the week starting Sep. 8th, 2014. Week 13 corresponds to the week starting Dec. 1st to Dec 3rd, 2014, which is the last week of classes for the fall term.

ROSI E-mail Address Our office sends important information to your ROSI e-mail account. Please ensure you check this account regularly.

When sending emails to the Undergraduate Office, please use your @mail.utoronto.ca email address. Please also remember to include your:

• Name • Student Number • Year of Study

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Lab Access A listing of labs you have access to can be found at:

http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/undergraduates/hardware-computer-labs/

Strict lab rules are enforced. If you do not abide by

the rules, your account will be locked.

Code of Conduct: http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/lab-support/rules/

No Food or Drink Policy: http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/lab-support/no-food/

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Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan

c: 1480-1521 First to

circumnavigate the earth

What is Magellan? • A course selection software tool to help

you plan and verify your program and CEAB requirements

Why Should I Use Magellan? • An easy and fast way to verify program

and CEAB requirements • Automatically calculating the academic

units (AUs) for your 3rd and 4th year study plans

Magellan Information Session • Fall 2014 – Part of ECE201

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Plagiarism and Academic Integrity • Serious crime!! • Plagiarism:

Representing someone’s else work as your own

• Examples of Academic Offences: – Cheating – Using unauthorized aid

• Serious Academic Consequences

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Academic Integrity Website: http://academicintegrity.utoronto.ca/

Get involved OUTSIDE of the classroom!

Opportunities include: • ECE Club • Spark Design Club • WISE (Women in Science and Engineering)

• IEEE Club (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

For other Engineering clubs/activities: http://skule.ca/clubs/

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IEEE UofT Student Branch David Li, Executive Chair Welcome Message

Second Year Orientation – Sept. 5, 2014

What is IEEE? • Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers • You probably have used - IEEE Citation Style • IEEE – World’s Largest Professional

Organization • Responsible for

– Industry Standards – Conferences – Publications

• 400,000+ Members in 160 countries

IEEE Student Branch @ UofT • Provide professional development

opportunities • Events we host every year:

Additional Events

• New initiatives last year

Electronics Workshop

Lab Tours Programming Competitions

Seminars

New Initiatives This Year

18

Technical Mock Interview

Networking Opportunities

Design Team – We Accept First Years!

Special Opportunities • In May 2013, we hosted a

conference for undergraduate students, part of which was a $3,000 Design Competition for students across Ontario.

Take-Away & Contact Info

• We provide support in Professional Development – Expand your professional and industry knowledge – Explore various career path after graduation – Establish professional connections

• News & Events posted at ieee.toronto.edu • Want to get involved? Contact us at:

– IEEE.UT.StudentBranch@Gmail.com – Post on our wall – Search “IEEE UofT” on Facebook

Any Other Questions/Concerns? E-mail us at

askece@ecf.utoronto.ca

Have Facebook? Join our page!

Electrical & Computer Engineering @ U of T https://www.facebook.com/ECEUndergradUofT

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Welcome BBQ Lunch Information

Make sure you have a ticket! If you don’t have a ticket, see Karen or Mary Location: Bahen Patio

= BBQ Lunch

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