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Course Selection: labs and tutorials

 
Old 06-10-2008 at 07:15 PM   #1
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Course Selection: labs and tutorials
i started taking down all my required courses, days available, times available, etc. with regards to the lectures. i noticed that under the list of lectures they have the list of labs and then the list of tutorials. how does this work? do i get to pick and one lab and any one tutorial? or are there specific ones that i have to sign up for depending on which lecture i chose? i'm so confused :(
Old 06-10-2008 at 08:33 PM   #2
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You will have a core component(s) of your course. You will pick that first. From there, you will see the tutorials and labs available to you.

If there are multiple core sections, there will be core and tutorial sections that correspond with the lecture session.

For example, for Course 1A03 there are sections 1-4 (C01-C04), tutorials 1-28 (T01-T28), and labs 1-8 (L01-L08).

C01 has tutorials 1-7 and labs 1-2
C02 has tutorials 8-15 and labs 3-4
C03 has tutorials 16-23 and labs 5-6
C04 has tutoorials 24-28 and labs 7-8.

You need to pick a lecture session that also has tutorial and lab components that fit the rest of your schedule, and you can only take the ones that fit with your lecture session.
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Old 06-10-2008 at 11:30 PM   #3
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Is the academic counselling going to help us in deciphering the mystery of the master timetable or not?
Old 06-10-2008 at 11:55 PM   #4
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I suppose so, yes.

I dont know specifically what anyone is offering.
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Hi
Hi,
I just wanted to enquire if it is possible that chose C01 and T02 for the same Course?I am talking about Second year Mathematics course 2m03.
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Old 06-11-2008 at 06:21 AM   #6
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Most likely, yes. Provided there is more than one tutorial section that shouldn't be an issue.
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Old 06-11-2008 at 10:05 AM   #7
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I'm a little bit confused about this whole labs and tutorial thing! So if I have one lecture and one tutorial for a course, that means i have two classes for that course a week? So I'd have ten classes to go to a week?
Old 06-11-2008 at 10:09 AM   #8
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Generally, Lecture classes are either two hours or three hours a week. Then on top of that you have yours labs/tutorials which can range from 1 hour to 4 hours.
So for one course, you would usually have a minimum of three hours worth of class to go to a week.
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I'm a little bit confused about this whole labs and tutorial thing! So if I have one lecture and one tutorial for a course, that means i have two classes for that course a week? So I'd have ten classes to go to a week?
Yes. It isn't like highschool. You have lecture AND tutorial/labs each week for each course. Some courses have only lectures, some have both. So you'll be going to multiple lectures and tutorials each week for the same class.
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For example, for Course 1A03 there are sections 1-4 (C01-C04), tutorials 1-28 (T01-T28), and labs 1-8 (L01-L08).

C01 has tutorials 1-7 and labs 1-2
C02 has tutorials 8-15 and labs 3-4
C03 has tutorials 16-23 and labs 5-6
C04 has tutoorials 24-28 and labs 7-8.

You need to pick a lecture session that also has tutorial and lab components that fit the rest of your schedule, and you can only take the ones that fit with your lecture session.
okay that makes sense, but then i look at the 1st year bio class on the timetable and it has CO2 CO3 and CO4, but it also has LO1-LO56 and T1-T56, so how does that work?
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sorry i have another question, for math 1AO3 (calc) there are 3 core lectures and 3 tutorials, can i pick any of the tutorials?
the timetable looks like this:

C01 Tu Th Fr 08:3009:201 CNH/B107

C02 Mo Th 09:3010:201 MDCL/1110
Tu 10:3011:201

C03 Mo We Th 17:3018:301 MDCL/1110

T01 Tu 12:3013:201 MDCL/1110

T02 Fr 12:3013:201 MDCL/1110

T03 Fr 11:3012:201 MDCL/1110



so can i pick CO1 and TO3??
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Biology first year is a big class. So instead of having specific core sections with specific labs/tutorials that you can only choice from.

You pick either C01-C04, whichever you like. Then pick one from L01-L56. Pick one tutorial from T1-T56.

That's all. and you are done. its really not that too complicated.
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sorry i have another question, for math 1AO3 (calc) there are 3 core lectures and 3 tutorials, can i pick any of the tutorials?
the timetable looks like this:

C01 Tu Th Fr 08:3009:201 CNH/B107

C02 Mo Th 09:3010:201 MDCL/1110
Tu 10:3011:201

C03 Mo We Th 17:3018:301 MDCL/1110

T01 Tu 12:3013:201 MDCL/1110

T02 Fr 12:3013:201 MDCL/1110

T03 Fr 11:3012:201 MDCL/1110



so can i pick CO1 and TO3??
YES!!! do you start seeing the pattern now to how they are organized and what you can pick and cannot?
Old 06-11-2008 at 03:18 PM   #14
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ahah i think, so if it lists a bunch of core lectures and then just has a bunch of labs/tutorials listed under all of the lectures then I can pick any lecture, any tutorial and any lab i want
BUT lets say that CO1 has a list of labs/tutorials listed right under it, and CO2 has a list under it, then you can only chose from the list under your respected tutorial

is that right? ahah
Old 06-11-2008 at 03:28 PM   #15
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I am a bit confused by some of these responses. It has been my experience that, upon chosing a course (in science anyway) you are then given a lecture/lab/tutorial section that will fit your timetable. Of course, you can actually attend any lecture or tutorial that you want (provided that, in your tutorial section, attendance is not being taken, and you don't do things for marks, like participation) Labs, however, you are given a lab section/date, and if that doesn't suit you, you have to formally arrange to switch lab sections (there is only so much space in a lab, and too many people in one section can be dangerous)

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