[bioundgrd] Fwd: Fall 2008 Sloan [Course 15] Bidding Info
Janice Chang
jdchang at MIT.EDU
Tue May 13 10:10:47 EDT 2008
>
>From: "Scott Alessandro" <salessan at MIT.EDU>
>To: <gradadmins at mit.edu>, <ugadmins at mit.edu>
>Subject: Fall 2008 Sloan [Course 15] Bidding Info
>Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 09:02:09 -0400
>
>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 2008 courses is
>OPEN! In preparation, please review the following important bidding
>information. This information, the Fall 2008 Course Schedule and
>more detailed course information is available on the bidding web
>site (<https://sloanbid.mit.edu/>https://sloanbid.mit.edu) under
>Course Information Resources.
>
>********************************************************************************************************************************************
>Course Bidding Instructions
>
><http://sloanbid.mit.edu/>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...)
>
>Read the home page before 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.
>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.
>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.
>Bid now for both H1 and H2 classes and full term 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, you can enter the
>section swap site, opening August 1
>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/>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, Tuesday, May 13, 9:00 a.m. - Tuesday, May 20, 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 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, Tuesday, July 15, 9:00 a.m. - Tuesday, July 29, 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 class 15.443 and 15.549 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.
>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, Friday, August 1, 9:00 a.m. - Friday, 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,
><mailto:salessan at mit.edu>salessan at mit.edu
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