[bioundgrd] Fwd: Spring 2006 Sloan Course Bidding

[Janice Chang]

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>BIDDING REMINDER:
>
>Course Bidding for Spring 2006 Sloan classes will begin tomorrow, 
>Wednesday, December 21.  The round will close at 5 PM on Thursday, 
>December 29.  Please review the following important bidding 
>information. This information, the Spring 2006 Course Schedule and 
>more detailed course information is available on the bidding web 
>site (https://sloanbid.mit.edu).
>
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>CourseFest:  https://coursefest.mit.edu/cfest/ (MIT Certificate required)
>
>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.
>
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>Course Bidding Schedule:
>
>Round I - Sloan Only
>
>Part A:  MBA '06, LFM '06, PhD (entering '05-'06), Ugrad '06, SF'06, 
>SF Flex '06
>
>Open 9:00 a.m., Thursday, December 1
>Close 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 8
>
>Round IA results posted on Monday, December 12
>Part B:  MBA '07, LFM '07, SDM, PhD (all others), Ugrad '07 & '08 
>(majors & minors), VF, SF Flex '07, FTO
>
>Open 9:00 a.m., Monday, December 12
>Close 5:00 p.m., Monday, December 19
>
>Round IB results posted on Wednesday, December 21
>
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>Round II - Institute-wide
>
>Open 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 21
>Close 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 29
>
>Round II results posted on Wednesday, January 4
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>Waitlist-only Round & Section Swap Site - Institute-wide
>
>Open 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 4
>Close 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 18
>
>Waitlist results posted on Monday, January 23
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>Course Bidding Instructions
>
>https://sloanbid.mit.edu
>
>Passwords:
>
>Your MIT ID# is both your log in and password.
>Create a new password under 'Change Password' once you've entered the system.
>Make informed bidding decisions:
>
>See Announcements upon entering the bid system for any updates or 
>changes to the schedule.
>Spring Course Schedule:  Seat availability in each round will be a 
>large indicator of how to distribute bidding points.
>CourseFest: under Course Information Resources, view brief faculty 
>videos providing overviews of elective offerings, as well as written 
>course overviews and course evaluations.
>Course Evaluations are also available in Dewey Library.  Note that 
>Special Seminar course numbers change each semester.
>Bidding Basics:
>
>Every student gets 1000 points each term to bid on classes.
>The bid point range for any subject is 1-1000 points.
>Bid now for both H1 and H2 classes.
>The system will not allow you to bid for units in excess of your credit limit.
>If you drop a bid at any time during an open round, you will be 
>refunded all points placed on that course.
>Make a printout of your bids prior to exiting the system - this is 
>your receipt!
>All bids are resolved simultaneously at the end of each Round. 
>Don't wait until the last minute to place bids!
>Successful bids become your pre-registration and will appear on your 
>Registration Form.
>When finished bidding, completely log out of the system, especially 
>if using a lab computer!
>Sectioned Classes:
>
>You have three choices when choosing a sectioned class - read them carefully.
>You may bid for only one section per class.
>The bidding system will not prevent you from creating a conflicting 
>schedule; review your results carefully -- you may not have gained 
>the section for which you bid.
>If you receive a section that you don't want, your options are:
>1.	to drop your section and rebid on a different open section in 
>a subsequent round;
>2.	to enter the section swap site, opening January 4;
>3.	to drop the bid and rebid points on a waitlisted section(s).
>
>Course Pre-Requisites & Restrictions:
>
>The system will not allow you to bid on a course restricted to 
>students in another program.
>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 https://sloanbid.mit.edu. You may first want 
>to email an instructor to discuss your particular situation.
>'P' restriction requires instructor permission, which should be 
>obtained prior to bidding.  Without instructor approval you may be 
>asked to leave the class, thereby wasting bid points.  Courses 
>requiring instructor permission include:  15.371J
>Waitlist-Only Round, January 4, 9:00 a.m. - January 18, 5:00 p.m.
>
>After Round II bids are resolved, the system re-opens to allow 
>bidding only on Waitlists.
>** All students will receive an additional 1000 points in the 
>waitlist round exclusively for Waitlist-only bidding.
>Only courses filling in Round II will have waitlist bidding during 
>the waitlist-only round.
>Non-credit class, 15.443, will only be available for bidding during 
>the waitlist-only round.
>Waitlists are bid upon competitively, using the same criteria as 
>bidding: levels of prioritization and points bid.
>You may bid for multiple waitlists of a sectioned course.
>The instructor or TA will email you if a seat becomes available in a 
>waitlisted class.  You must then complete an Add Form to formally 
>register for the course.
>There is no guarantee that seats will become available or that an 
>instructor will choose to use a waitlist.
>Section Swaps, January 4, 9:00 a.m. - January 18, 5:00 p.m.
>
>Use this round if you have successfully gained a seat in a sectioned 
>Sloan class during bidding but would now like to switch sections.
>Only sign up for a swap -- do not sign onto a waitlist.
>If you are on a waitlist you do not actually have a seat, so you 
>cannot yet request a swap.
>You will be notified via email by 5:00 on Wednesday, January 18 if a 
>swap is conducted.  No further paperwork is necessary.
>Need Help???
>
>Questions about course bidding policy and procedures:
>		Tara Walor, E52-109, x3-0559, twalor at mit.edu
>
>Technical Issues/System Performance:
>	MichaelMappes,E52-PH,x3-8443,mmapp at mit.edu
>
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