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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: Scott Alessandro
<salessan@MIT.EDU></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 09:17:12
-0400</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Subject: Fall 2010 Sloan [Course 15]
Bidding Info</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Round II Institute-wide Course Bidding
for Fall 2010 courses is OPEN! In preparation, please review the
following important bidding information. This information, the Fall
2009 Course Schedule and more detailed course information is available
on the bidding web site (<a
href="https://sloanbid.mit.edu/">https://sloanbid.mit.edu</a>) under
Course Information Resources.<br>
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<u><b>Course Bidding Instructions<br>
<br>
</b></u><a
href="http://sloanbid.mit.edu/"><b>http://sloanbid.mit.edu</b></a><b><br
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Important Note for Undergraduate and
non-Sloan Graduate students:</b></blockquote>
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cite>· For 15.011,
15.075, 15.279, 15.301, 15.305, 15.310, 15.501, 15.516, and 15.668,
you can sign up directly through WebSIS. It is not necessary to bid
for these courses.</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Passwords:</b><br>
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<ul>
<li>If it's the first time you're using the system, use your MIT
ID# as both your login and password.
<li>Create a new password under 'Change Password' once you've
entered the system -- write it down.
<li>Passwords are case sensitive and up to twenty characters in
length.
<li>If you have used the system before and have forgotten your
password, please use the password retrieval tool on the login
page.</ul>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Make informed bidding
decisions:</b><br>
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<ul>
<li>Read the home page before entering the bid system for any updates
or changes to the schedule.
<li>Fall Course Schedule: Seat availability in each round will
be a large indicator of how to distribute bidding points.
<li>Course Evaluations are posted on the Sloanbid website under
'Course Information Resources' and are also available at Dewey
Library Reserve Desk. Note that Special Seminar course numbers
change each semester and data may not be available.
<li>Survey the market: Talk to your classmates!</ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Bidding Basics:</b><br>
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<ul>
<li>Every student gets 1000 points each term to bid on classes.
<li>The bid point range for any subject during Rounds I and II is
0-1000 points.
<li>Bid now for both H1<u> and</u> H2 classes and full term classes.
<li>The system will not allow you to bid for units exceeding your
credit limit.
<li>If you drop a bid at any time during an open round, you will be
refunded all points placed on that course.
<li>Check that you have bid successfully by reviewing your work under
'My Bids & Courses'.
<li>Make a printout of your bids prior to exiting the system - this is
your receipt!
<li>All bids are resolved simultaneously at the end of each Round.
Don't wait until the last minute to place bids!
<li>Successful bids become your pre-registration and will appear on
your Registration Form.
<li>When finished bidding, completely log out of the system,
especially if using a lab computer!</ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Sectioned Classes:</b><br>
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<ul>
<li>You have four choices when choosing a sectioned class - read them
carefully.
<li>You may bid for only one section per class.
<li>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.
<li>If you receive a section that you don't want, you can enter the
section swap site, opening July 30</ul>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Course Pre-Requisites &
Restrictions:</b><br>
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<ul>
<li>The system will not allow you to view courses restricted to
students in other programs.
<li>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 <a
href="http://sloanbid.mit.edu/">http://sloanbid.mit.edu</a>. You may
first want to email an instructor to discuss your particular
situation.
<li>'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.</ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Round II, Thursday, May 13, 9:00 a.m.
- Thursday, May 20, 5:00 p.m.</b><br>
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<ul>
<li>Round II is not time sensitive. When you bid during the round will
not affect the success of your bid. Bid early though to leave time for
resolving issues / answering questions.
<li><u>Unsuccessful Round II bids do not create waitlist positions</u>
- you must bid toward the waitlist during the waitlist round.
<li>You can bid for closed courses in Round II. See the front page of
the bidding website for information on bidding on a closed
course.</ul>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Waitlist Round, Tuesday, July 13, 9:00
a.m. - Tuesday, July 27, 5:00 p.m.</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><u><b>Waitlists</b></u><br>
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<ul>
<li>After Round II bids are resolved, the system re-opens to allow
bidding only on Waitlists.
<li>A list of closed classes will be posted on the Sloanbid website
under 'Course Information Resources'.
<li>** All students will receive an additional 1000 points in the
waitlist round exclusively for Waitlist-only bidding.
<li>The bid point range during the Waitlist Round is 1-1000 points
(Note this difference between Rounds I and II and Waitlist Round).
<li>Courses filling in Round II will only have waitlist bidding during
the waitlist-only round.
<li>Waitlists are bid upon competitively, using the same criteria as
bidding: levels of prioritization and points bid.
<li>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.
<li><b>There is no guarantee that seats will become available or that
an instructor will choose to use a waitlist.</b></ul>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Section Swap Round, Friday, July 30,
9:00 a.m. - Friday, August 6, 5:00 p.m.</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><u><b>Swaps</b></u><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>
<ul>
<li>Use this site if you have successfully gained a seat in a
sectioned Sloan class during bidding but would now like to switch
sections.
<li>If you are on a waitlist you do not actually have a seat, so you
cannot yet request a swap.
<li>The system will check periodically for a match to your swap.
<li>You will be notified via email if a swap is conducted. No
further paperwork is necessary.
<li>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.</ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Need Help???</b><br>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Questions about course bidding policy and procedures:</ul>
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cite
> <span
></span> Scott Alessandro, E52-108,
x3-6296, <a href="mailto:salessan@mit.edu">salessan@mit.edu</a>
</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite>_____________________________________________</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Scott Alessandro</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Associate Director, Sloan Educational
Services</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Massachusetts Institute of
Technology</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Sloan School of
Management</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Room E52-108</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>50 Memorial Drive</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Cambridge, MA
02142-1347</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Telephone:
617.253.6296</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Facsimile:
617.258.9181</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Email: <a
href="mailto:salessan@mit.edu">salessan@mit.edu</a
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