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Old 06-08-2009 at 03:47 PM   #1
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Conflict – Are PSYCH 2RA3 (STATS) tutorials mandatory??
Ok so I’m going into third year in September and I’m switching from Honour Biology to Honours Biology and Psych therefore I have to pick up the two stats courses. I was just wondering if the tutorials are mandatory, because the 2RA3 tutorial conflicts with the Biochem 3G03 lecture. Both courses are needed for my program and for other courses I plan to take in forth year. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Old 06-08-2009 at 04:54 PM   #2
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Hey,
I took the two psych stats courses last year and they aren't necessarily mandatory since there are no tests or quizzes during the tutorials but they do help with the assignments. So they aren't mandatory. If you're lucky, they'll post the tutorials online (they're usually ppt presentations about how to do assignments) so you won't be missing much.


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Old 06-08-2009 at 05:30 PM   #3
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I don't know for sure since I never took the class, but if the tutorial counts as participation mark then you might want to try and sort that out. Tutorials are never mandatory, I mean, no one is telling you to go, it's usually upto you how you want to earn your grade.

Try looking up a course outline for it in the Psych section of the McMaster website, you may find out there.
Old 06-08-2009 at 06:36 PM   #4
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As someone who's taken Biochem 3G03 ...

SKIP THE LECTURES (if the tutorials are mandatory). Dan Yang is a really nice and funny guy, but I only went to about 2 of the classes - I ended up with a 12.
Old 06-08-2009 at 07:38 PM   #5
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As someone who's taken Biochem 3G03 ...

SKIP THE LECTURES (if the tutorials are mandatory). Dan Yang is a really nice and funny guy, but I only went to about 2 of the classes - I ended up with a 12.
THANKS!

Is it similar to Biochem 2EE3?? I mean in terms of the tests are they just straight from the lecture notes, because I found the lectures for that course USELESS!
Old 06-08-2009 at 08:30 PM   #6
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While they arn't mandatory, you should be available to go to them as they explain the labs. The first few you can do by yourself but as the course progresses, tutorials become more valuable for straightening things out for the lab. If you are really stuck though, you can always meet with the T.A.s outside of tutorial time instead to talk about the labs. Good luck!
Old 06-08-2009 at 09:50 PM   #7
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Umm... regardless of whether or not they are mandatory, I don't think SOLAR will allow you to have a time table with conflicts in it.
Old 06-08-2009 at 10:15 PM   #8
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I have a similar issue with Stats 2RB3 and Biochem 2EE3. The Stats tutorial is at the same time as one of the biochem lectures. Both are required, both only in that timeslot. How do I work around that?
Old 06-08-2009 at 11:08 PM   #9
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required for what? your program or for your own interests? take one at another time, e.g. next year if it's for your own interests. otherwise you should contact your faculty if its a conflict with actual required courses.
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THANKS!

Is it similar to Biochem 2EE3?? I mean in terms of the tests are they just straight from the lecture notes, because I found the lectures for that course USELESS!
The tests are mostly rehashes of the old tests - make sure you go to the tutorials and UNDERSTAND the questions (instead of just memorizing the answers). Yang will change things about the question, so if you aren't reading carefully or if you don't understand the concepts then you'll get it wrong =p.

Yang >>>> Zhorov though.
Old 06-15-2009 at 07:56 PM   #11
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What's odd is that BioChem2EE3 and Psych Stats are both required for BioPsych, so they really shouldn't be conflicting since every student in that program will need to take it. They might end up changing the time of the tutorial...
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