Welcome Back!

Professor Shahrokh ValaeeAssociate Professor

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 ECE361S Computer Networks I

Who Are We? 

Linda Espeut (Manager and Counsellor)

Jayne Leake (Administrative Coordinator and Counsellor)

Student Advisors 

Karen Irving Mary Miceli

Where is the Undergrad Office? 

Sandford Fleming Building10 King's College RoadRoom: Basement 600A

Office Hours: Monday to Friday8:45am‐5:00pm 

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! 

Need Academic Assistance? 

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.

Second Year Workload Table Fall 2013

Week#

ECE212H1FIravani, Reza

ECE241H1FAnderson, Jason

ECE244H1FAbdelrahman, Tarek

MAT290H1FNachman, Adrian

MAT291H1FPro, Curtis

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

Sept 9‐15

2 Sept 16‐22

Lab 1 (4%) Sept 20 – Lab (1.7%) Quiz (3%)Quiz (3%)

10 quizzes given, accepting best 8/10

3Sept 23‐ 29

Lab 1 (4%) Sept 27 – Lab (1.7%) Sept 23 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)

4Sept 30‐Oct 6

Lab 2 (4%) Oct 4 – Lab (1.7%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)

5 Oct 7‐13

Lab 2 (4%)Oct 9 – Midterm 15% Oct 11 – Lab (1.7%) Oct 7 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)

6Oct 14‐20

Lab 3 (4%) Oct 15 – Midterm (20%) Oct 18 – Lab (4.17%) Oct 17 – Midterm (30%) Quiz (3%)

7Oct 21‐27

Lab 3 (4%) Oct 25 – Lab (1.7%) Oct 22 – Midterm (30%) Quiz (3%) Oct 24 – Midterm (30%)

8Oct 28‐Nov 3 Lab 4 (4%) Nov 1 – Lab (1.7%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)

9 Nov 4 ‐10

Lab 4 (4%)Nov 11 ‐Midterm 15% Nov 8 – Lab (1.7%) Nov 4 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)

10Nov 11‐17

Lab 5 (4%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)

11Nov 18‐24

Lab 5 (4%) Nov 23 – Lab (4.17%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)

12 Nov 25‐Dec 1

Nov 29 – Lab (8%) Quiz (3%) Quiz (3%)

13Dec 2‐4

Review Dec 4 – Lab (4.17%) Review Review

ROSI E‐mail AddressOur 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

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

http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/lab‐support/lab‐and‐staff‐list/

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 Drinks Policy: http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/lab‐support/no‐food/

Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan

c: 1480‐1521First 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 

Information Sessions• TBD – Information will be sent out to students• Course Selection Sessions – January 2014

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity • Serious crime!!• Plagiarism: representing someone’s else work as your own 

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

• Serious Academic Consequences 

Get involved OUTSIDE of the classroom!

Opportunities include:• ECE Club• Spark • IEEE Club• LOT• WISE

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

IEEE UofT Student Branch

Welcome Message

Second Year Orientation and BBQ – Sept 6th, 2013

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:

9/10/2013

Additional Events

Other events and Collaboration

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

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