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Activities   Assignments There are five assignments scheduled. Important Dates   Due Date Comments Solution Assignment 1 January 23 Due in class Solution (week 4) Assignment 2 January 30 Sent to TA by e-mail Demo on week 5 Assignment 3 February 13 Due in class Solution (week 6) Assignment 4 March 19 Due in class Solution (week 11) Assignment 5 April 2 Due in class Solution (week 13) Assignments will count 20% of the overall grade (5 x 4%)   Lab Exercises There are five lab exercises scheduled. Important Dates   Done in Lab on Marked on Lab Exercise 1 Week 3 (Jan. 19) Week 4 Lab Exercise 2 Week 8 (Feb. 23) Same day Lab Exercise 3 Week 9 (March 1) Same day Lab Exercise 4 Week 10 (March 8) Same day Lab Exercise 5 Week 11 (March 15) Same day Lab Exercises will count 5% of the overall grade (5 x 1%). It is essentially a binary mark: satisfactory or unsatisfactory   Exams There is one term exam scheduled and a final exam. Important Dates   Exam Date Midterm exam Monday February 23th, 2004 Final exam April 21th, 2004 starting at 14:00 The Midterm will count for 20% of the overall grade, while the final exam counts for 30%.   Project There are 25 teams all working on a similar project: implementing a database and decision support system for a retail electronics store. Specify your project groups. Each group should be composed of two students (a pair). The deadline is Wednesday march 3rd. After that, random groups will be created. The text for the project description can be found here . there are also tips about the project. More details can be found in the TA web page. Select your demo time using the on-line demo scheduling interface. Important Dates   Due date Project report March 29, 2004 Project demo Week of March 29, 2004 The term project will count 30% of the overall grade. [Home] [Announcements] [Calendar] [On-line Materials] [Activities] [Grading] [Glossary] [U-Chat Tool] [Web Links] Last updated: January 2nd, 2004 [About this site and list of symbols]