Clubroom Crawl is this Friday!
First tour starts at 4, last one leaves at 5:15.
More Info at: http://www.ubcengineers.ca/wp262/?page_id=4
(For those worried about the midterm: Early tour guides have brushed up on APSC 160 incase you have concerns! The last club on the tour is also EECE, which is basically like a clubroom full of older students who can help!)
Both sets of tutors have worked with the professors of the courses to make sure the review sessions are relevant to your upcoming midterms!
PHYS 153
Tutored By: Bobo the Tutor
Where: SWING 221
When: Monday February 9th, 5pm – 7pm
PHYS 170
Tutored By: AMS Tutoring
Where: SWING 221
When: Tuesday February 10th, 6pm – 8pm
$2 fee for tutor costs/handout costs.
MATH 152 Midterm Review Session TODAY
6-8pm in WOOD 1 and WOOD 4!
PHYS 170 and PHYS 153 review sessions are also coming up!
See http://www.ubcengineers.ca/wp262/?page_id=60 for more details!
I’ve updated the nomination form.
What could be better than beer and kareoke? If your answer is nothing, then you’d be correct. Come croon to your favourite songs and enjoy a cold one, or find out how many times you can here “Bohemian Rhapsody” before going insane. See y’all there! Facebook it up…
In January 2009, the fourth annual Live-in for Literacy will be held at seven universities across
Canada. Two students from each university will live in their campus libraries for ten straight
days and nights.
The UBC live-in is underway in Ike Barber, 2nd floor, right by the main entrance.
Live-In for Literacy has seen it’s fundraising totals climb steadily for the past 3 years, and this year’s plan of $40,000 to build 9 libraries in India is nothing short of amazing.
I urge you to stop by, have a chat with the friendly campers, and support their cause.
So far this Ubyssey post is the only candidate list I’ve seen so far. When I find some more useful links I’ll post them. For a confusing link, try an explanation on how the new voting system works from Wikipedia or the Ubyssey.
Update 1: The Radical Beer Tribune has a candidate list up, with opinions. Still waiting on AMS website.
Update 2: Official candidate list!
Attention ye Engineering Students!
Our Publicity Coordinating Manager, Joseph Kim, is looking for ex-officio postering assistants to help put up posters around campus a few times a semester. This is a great opportunity to get involved with the EUS in a low-time commitment position and earn yourself that coveted x patch for your red jacket/cardigan.
For more information, please contact Joseph at jk0219 [-at-] gmail *dot* com!
We have just introduced a scholarships page in our website. A new academic services web page and updated FAQs will quickly follow, so stay tuned for awesome new content!
A big thank you to Tom Curran, Assistant to the VP Academic, for putting these together for us.
A message from the faculty to all engineering students who will not have completed APSC 201 by September 2009.
“The Engineering Communication Competency Test (ECCT) is a literacy and communicative proficiency test that all students will have to write and pass to gain entry into APSC 201, starting September 2009. It is designed to test the students’ readiness for their APSC 201 writing assignments. The test is based on the types of writing assignments commonly taught in 1st year English and communication courses as well as 2nd year engineering and communication courses.
In the ECCT, students are required to respond to 2 questions based on 2 readings respectively, each readings is 500 to 700 words in length, on the following subjects: science, engineering, sustainability, and technology. Students have 2 ½ hours to write and revise their responses. Students must respond to both questions. Each response is expected to be approximately 250 words in length. Sample test questions may include the following:
- An argument based on 1 reading or an argument based on comparing 2 readings
- A rhetorical analysis or a comparative rhetorical analysis
- A reported or synthesizing summary
- A procedure or a set of instructions from a narrative
- An expanded definition
- Problem analysis
Of the two questions, one is harder and the other easier. Students who pass both questions have direct entry into APSC 201. Students who pass only one question can still enter APSC 201 but will be encouraged to take a remedial writing course concurrently. Students who fail both questions are required to take and successfully complete a remedial writing course before retaking the test.
We are piloting the test on Thursday, November 13, 6-8:30pm in HENN 200. To be eligible for the test, you need to have successfully completed 1st year English or be currently enrolled in 1st year English or APSC 176. Those who pass will be allowed to take APSC 201 next fall. If you fail, you can retake the test in March without completing a remedial English language course. This is the only time you are being offered this opportunity, therefore, we encourage you to take the test now. In the future, the test will be offered to UBC students only in March and to transfer students in the last week of August or the first week of September on an annual basis.
To take the ECCT on November 13, simply show up for the test with your student id.
For further inquiries, please visit this website: http://www.engineering.ubc.ca/current_students/undergraduate/ecct.php or contact Mr. Michael Schoen at mschoen@apsc.ubc.ca.”
