More Course Conflicts!
So I registered for my courses today, only to discover that the Systems Analysis and Design in Applications (CIS*3750) labs are only offered Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00AM - 12:50PM. However, I plan on taking Programming Language Foundations (CIS*3620), which has its lectures at 11:30AM - 12:50PM. This spells conflict.
I posted a thread here before regarding scheduling concerns, but it turned out to be just fine. The labs haven't been exceedingly essential to my success so far, so I can attend MATH*2170 (which unfortunately doesn't have a profressor with the greatest grasp of the English language) without too many worries. I'm hoping my concerns this time around are about as light.
I see they listed that Judi's teaching the class, so will labs be anything like CIS*2430 (which she taught), where attendance is mandatory to get marks, and midterms occasionally are done in-lab? D: I will be very relieved if that isn't the scenario afoot. Discuss.
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CIS 3750 Labs
The labs in 3750 are not like the labs in 2430, but neither are they optional.
You will need to be able to attend one of the labs on a regular basis (at least 50% of the labs will be required attendance, possibly more).
That said... we **might** (emphasis on might) be able to move one of the two labs to Friday, as long as the time doesn't conflict. I'll talk to Dr. Wirth and see.
This was not a promise....I can't guarantee I can do anything about it. But register in both for now. If you have a conflict, so will others.
A general comment on the
A general comment on the situation, even though it doesn't affect me anymore since I am a grad...
Why are labs almost always made on the same timeslot on Tue/Thu or MWF? Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to put the labs on two different class slots to maximize the chances a student can make it without conflicts?
Josh
I wonder if this really does
I wonder if this really does maximize the chances of a student being able to attend. Commonsense can sometimes be misleading.
the resolve
I talked with Dr. Wirth and have discovered that most people take 3620 in the fall of their fourth year. Thus, the course is scheduled to avoid conflicts with 4th year courses, not with 3rd year courses. His comment is in the discussion forum.
We can't really change the labs for this year, but will look at the schedule again for next fall -which I know doesn't help you...sorry :-(