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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000080">Scott Alessandro</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000080">Associate Director, Sloan Educational
Services</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman"
color="#000080"> <font size="-1"><b>Massachusetts Institute of
Technology</b></font></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman" size="-1"
color="#000080"><b>Sloan School of Management</b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000080">Room E52-108</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000080">50 Memorial Drive</font></blockquote>
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color="#000080">Cambridge, MA 02142-1347</font></blockquote>
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color="#000080"> </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000080">Telephone: 617.253.6296</font></blockquote>
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color="#000080">Facsimile:
617.258.9181</font></blockquote>
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color="#000080">Email: </font><a
href="mailto:salessan@mit.edu"><font face="Arial"
size="-1">salessan@mit.edu</font></a><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000080"
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><a href="http://mitsloan.mit.edu/"><font
face="Arial" size="-1">http://mitsloan.mit.edu</font></a></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Round II
Institute-wide Course Bidding for Fall 2007 courses begins tomorrow,
Thursday, May 10 at 9 AM. In preparation, please review the
following important bidding information. This information, the Fall
2007 Course Schedule and more detailed course information is available
on the bidding web site (https://sloanbid.mit.edu) under Course
Information Resources.<br>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>CourseFest: </b></font><font
color="#000080"><b> https://coursefest.mit.edu/cfest/</b></font><font
color="#0000FF"><b> (MIT Certificate
required)</b></font></font></blockquote>
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</b></font>CourseFest is a multimedia catalog of Sloan elective course
offerings. This virtual library brings to life course
information beyond a catalog description through faculty presentations
of courses overviews. It is an excellent tool when preparing for
pre-registration via course bidding. Use the Sloan course
schedule to find the most current list of instructors and
offerings.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#0000FF"><u><b>Course Bidding Instructions<br>
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</b></u><b>http://sloanbid.mit.edu<br>
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</b></font><font face="Arial"
color="#FF0000"><b>Passwords:</b></font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">If it's the first time you're using the
system, use your MIT ID# as both your login and password.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Create a new password under 'Change Password'
once you've entered the system -- write it down.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Passwords are case sensitive and up to twenty
characters in length.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">If you have used the system before and have
forgotten your password, please use the password retrieval tool on the
login page.</font></ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#FF0000"><b>Make informed bidding decisions: (more information
on specific classes to come...)</b></font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">See<b> Announcements</b> upon entering the bid
system for any updates or changes to the schedule.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Fall Course Schedule: Seat availability
in each round will be a large indicator of how to distribute bidding
points.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">CourseFest: link to this under Course
Information Resources, view brief faculty videos providing overviews
of elective offerings, as well as written course overviews, course
evaluations and syllabi.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Course Evaluations are also available at Dewey
Library Reserve Desk. Note that Special Seminar course numbers
change each semester and data may not be available.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Survey the market: Talk to your
classmates!</font></ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#FF0000"><b>Bidding Basics:</b></font><br>
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<li><font face="Arial">Every student gets 1000 points each term to bid
on classes.</font>
<li><font face="Arial" color="#FF0000">The bid point range for any
subject during Rounds I and II is 0-1000 points (this is a change from
previous bidding semesters. It is now possible to bid 0 points for a
course).</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Bid now for both H1<u> and</u> H2
classes.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">The system will not allow you to bid for units
exceeding your credit limit.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">If you drop a bid at any time during an open
round, you will be refunded all points placed on that course.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Check that you have bid successfully by
reviewing your work under 'My Bids & Courses'.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Make a printout of your bids prior to exiting
the system - this is your receipt!</font>
<li><font face="Arial">All bids are resolved simultaneously at the end
of each Round. Don't wait until the last minute to place
bids!</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Successful bids become your pre-registration
and will appear on your Registration Form.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">When finished bidding, completely log out of
the system, especially if using a lab computer!</font></ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#FF0000"><b>Sectioned Classes:</b></font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">You have four choices when choosing a sectioned
class - read them carefully.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">You may bid for only one section per
class.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">The bidding system allows you to create a
conflicting schedule; review your results carefully -- you may not
have gained the section for which you bid.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">If you receive a section that you don't want,
your options are:</font></ul>
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<blockquote>1.<x-tab> </x-tab><font
face="Arial">to drop your section and rebid on a different open
section in a subsequent round;</font></blockquote>
<blockquote>2.<x-tab> </x-tab><font
face="Arial">to enter the section swap site, opening August
1;</font></blockquote>
<blockquote>3.<x-tab> </x-tab><font
face="Arial" color="#000000">to drop the bid and rebid points on a
waitlisted section(s).</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#FF0000"><b>Course Pre-Requisites &
Restrictions:</b></font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">The system will not allow you to view courses
restricted to students in other programs.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Prerequisites: do not waste bid points if you
don't have the necessary pre-reqs. Pre-requisites are listed in the
MIT Course Bulletin, available on http://sloanbid.mit.edu. You may
first want to email an instructor to discuss your particular
situation.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">'P' restriction requires instructor permission,
which should be obtained prior to bidding. Without instructor
approval you may be asked to leave the class, wasting bid
points. </font></ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#FF0000"><b>Round II,</b></font><font face="Arial"
color="#0000FF"><b> May 10, 9:00 a.m. - May 21, 5:00
p.m.</b></font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">In Round II Sloan students receive refunded
points from unsuccessful bids in Round I to bid for additional open
classes.</font>
<li><font face="Arial"><u>Unsuccessful Round I & II bids do not
create waitlist positions</u> - you must bid toward the waitlist
during the waitlist round.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">If a successful Round I bid is dropped in Round
II, your points are returned and the seat immediately becomes
available for bidding.</font></ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#FF0000"><b>Waitlist Round,</b></font><font face="Arial"
color="#0000FF"><b> July 16, 9:00 a.m. - July 30, 5:00
p.m.</b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
face="Arial"><u><b>Waitlists</b></u></font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">After Round II bids are resolved, the system
re-opens to allow bidding only on Waitlists.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">A list of closed classes will be posted on the
Sloanbid website under 'Course Information Resources'.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">** All students will receive an additional 1000
points in the waitlist round exclusively for Waitlist-only
bidding.</font>
<li><font face="Arial" color="#FF0000">The bid point range during the
Waitlist Round is 1-1000 points (Note this difference between Rounds I
and II and Waitlist Round).</font>
<li><font face="Arial">Courses filling in Round II will only have
waitlist bidding during the waitlist-only round.</font>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>Non-credit classes 15.443, 15.549 will only
be available for bidding during the waitlist-only round.</b></font>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>First-year MBA electives, 15.401 &
15.810 will only be available for bidding by second-year MBA students
during the waitlist-only round.</b></font>
<li><font face="Arial">Waitlists are bid upon competitively, using the
same criteria as bidding: levels of prioritization and points
bid.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">The instructor or TA will email you if a seat
becomes available in a waitlisted class. You must then complete
an Add Form with faculty signature to formally register for the
course.</font>
<li><font face="Arial"><b>There is no guarantee that seats will become
available or that an instructor will choose to use a
waitlist.</b></font></ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#FF0000"><b>Section Swap Round,</b></font><font face="Arial"
color="#0000FF"><b> August 1, 9:00 a.m. - August 8, 5:00
p.m.</b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
face="Arial"><u><b>Swaps</b></u></font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">Use this site if you have successfully gained a
seat in a sectioned Sloan class during bidding but would now like to
switch sections.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">If you are on a waitlist you do not actually
have a seat, so you cannot yet request a swap.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">The system will check every 6 hours for a match
to your swap.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">You will be notified via email if a swap is
conducted. No further paperwork is necessary.</font>
<li><font face="Arial">If your request is not accommodated by the
conclusion of the round, you must speak directly to the faculty member
when classes begin in September.</font></ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#FF0000"><b>Need Help???</b></font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">Questions about course bidding policy and
procedures:</font></ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
face="Arial"><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>Scott Alessandro, E52-108, x3-6296,
salessan@mit.edu</font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">Technical Issues/System
Performance:</font></ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
face="Arial"><x-tab>
</x-tab>MichaelMappes,E52-PH,x3-8443,mmapp@mit.edu</font></blockquote>
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