[bioundgrd] Fwd: Fall 2007 Sloan [Course 15] Bidding Info

[Janice Chang]

>From
>_____________________________________________
>Scott Alessandro
>Associate Director, Sloan Educational Services
>  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>Sloan School of Management
>Room E52-108
>50 Memorial Drive
>Cambridge, MA  02142-1347
>
>Telephone:  617.253.6296
>Facsimile:   617.258.9181
>Email: <mailto:salessan at mit.edu>salessan at mit.edu          
><http://mitsloan.mit.edu/>http://mitsloan.mit.edu
>
>
>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.
>
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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 Instructions
>
>http://sloanbid.mit.edu
>
>Passwords:
>
>If it's the first time you're using the system, use your MIT ID# as 
>both your login and password.
>Create a new password under 'Change Password' once you've entered 
>the system -- write it down.
>Passwords are case sensitive and up to twenty characters in length.
>If you have used the system before and have forgotten your password, 
>please use the password retrieval tool on the login page.
>Make informed bidding decisions: (more information on specific 
>classes to come...)
>
>See Announcements upon entering the bid system for any updates or 
>changes to the schedule.
>Fall Course Schedule:  Seat availability in each round will be a 
>large indicator of how to distribute bidding points.
>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.
>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.
>Survey the market:  Talk to your classmates!
>Bidding Basics:
>
>Every student gets 1000 points each term to bid on classes.
>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).
>Bid now for both H1 and H2 classes.
>The system will not allow you to bid for units exceeding 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.
>Check that you have bid successfully by reviewing your work under 
>'My Bids & Courses'.
>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 four choices when choosing a sectioned class - read them carefully.
>You may bid for only one section per class.
>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.
>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 August 1;
>3.	to drop the bid and rebid points on a waitlisted section(s).
>
>Course Pre-Requisites & Restrictions:
>
>The system will not allow you to view courses restricted to students 
>in other programs.
>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.
>'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. 
>Round II, May 10, 9:00 a.m. - May 21, 5:00 p.m.
>
>In Round II Sloan students receive refunded points from unsuccessful 
>bids in Round I to bid for additional open classes.
>Unsuccessful Round I & II bids do not create waitlist positions - 
>you must bid toward the waitlist during the waitlist round.
>If a successful Round I bid is dropped in Round II, your points are 
>returned and the seat immediately becomes available for bidding.
>Waitlist Round, July 16, 9:00 a.m. - July 30, 5:00 p.m.
>Waitlists
>
>After Round II bids are resolved, the system re-opens to allow 
>bidding only on Waitlists.
>A list of closed classes will be posted on the Sloanbid website 
>under 'Course Information Resources'.
>** All students will receive an additional 1000 points in the 
>waitlist round exclusively for Waitlist-only bidding.
>The bid point range during the Waitlist Round is 1-1000 points (Note 
>this difference between Rounds I and II and Waitlist Round).
>Courses filling in Round II will only have waitlist bidding during 
>the waitlist-only round.
>Non-credit classes 15.443, 15.549 will only be available for bidding 
>during the waitlist-only round.
>First-year MBA electives, 15.401 & 15.810 will only be available for 
>bidding by second-year MBA students during the waitlist-only round.
>Waitlists are bid upon competitively, using the same criteria as 
>bidding: levels of prioritization and points bid.
>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.
>There is no guarantee that seats will become available or that an 
>instructor will choose to use a waitlist.
>Section Swap Round, August 1, 9:00 a.m. - August 8, 5:00 p.m.
>Swaps
>
>Use this site if you have successfully gained a seat in a sectioned 
>Sloan class during bidding but would now like to switch sections.
>If you are on a waitlist you do not actually have a seat, so you 
>cannot yet request a swap.
>The system will check every 6 hours for a match to your swap.
>You will be notified via email if a swap is conducted.  No further 
>paperwork is necessary.
>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.
>Need Help???
>
>Questions about course bidding policy and procedures:
>		Scott Alessandro, E52-108, x3-6296, salessan at mit.edu
>
>Technical Issues/System Performance:
>	MichaelMappes,E52-PH,x3-8443,mmapp at mit.edu
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