[1593] in UA Exec
Fwd: Know Your End-of-Semester Academic Rights
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Naren Tallapragada)
Wed Apr 10 21:07:17 2013
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Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:07:13 -0400
From: Naren Tallapragada <ntallapr@MIT.EDU>
To: ua-exec@mit.edu
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For your reference.
Naren
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Naren Tallapragada <ntallapr@mit.edu>
Date: Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 10:51 PM
Subject: Know Your End-of-Semester Academic Rights
To: undergrads@mit.edu
Dear undergrads,
Believe it or not, MIT believes in some work-life balance. There are *rules
governing* when and how *tests and assignments* are given *near the end
of the semester*.
We're only at week 4 of the semester, but *p**lease check if your classes
comply with MIT's rules* for end-of-term tests and assignments. Your profes=
sors
might not be aware of these rules! You can find a *summary of the rules at
the end of this e-mail*, but here are a few examples:
- No tests are allowed after May 10th
- For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after May 10th
- Take-home finals must be open-book and open-note
*Your professors should have given you a* *final** schedule of all exams
and major assignments by last Friday* -- the end of the 3rd week of
classes.
*If you think one of your classes is breaking a rule*, you can *report the
violation anonymously* to the UA Committee on Education, and we'll talk to
your professor.
To report a violation, *visit **
http://ua.mit.edu/issues/educational_policy/violations/*. If you have any
questions, feel free to *email violations@mit.edu*.
Thanks for taking the time to check your syllabi. Hopefully we can help if
there are any issues.
Best,
Naren Tallapragada
Chair, UA Committee on Education
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*A Brief Summary of the Rules for Undergraduate Classes:*
*
*
*Classes with Final Exams:*
- No test given after May 10th.
- No assignment due after May 10th.
- Optional Self-Study assignments can be assigned between May 10th and May
16th. However, these cannot count for a grade in any way, not even as extra
credit or as substitutes for earlier assignments.
*Classes without Final Exams:*
- No test given after May 10th.
- Only one assignment due between May 10th and the last day of the class
(which may be before May 16th!)
- This one assignment may be both an oral and a written report if derived
from the same project.
*Take-home (ex camera) Finals:*
- Must be scheduled through the Registrar.
- Offered over one afternoon =97 beginning no earlier than 1:30 P.M. and
ending before 7:30 P.M.
- Students are allowed unrestricted use of resources.
*Excused Absences from Finals:*
A student may be excused from a scheduled final examination for reasons
of illness or significant personal problems. Undergraduates should contact
a dean in S^3
(http://web.mit.edu/uaap/s3/) if they wish to seek an excused absence.
A more comprehensive listing of regulations is available at: *
http://ua.mit.edu/issues/educational_policy/termregs.pdf*
Any violations can be reported anonymously at:
http://ua.mit.edu/issues/educational_policy/violations/
For more information, feel free to email: violations@mit.edu.
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For your reference.<div><br></div><div>Naren<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class=3D"gmail_send=
ername">Naren Tallapragada</b> <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:ntal=
lapr@mit.edu">ntallapr@mit.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 10:51 PM<br>Subject: Know Your End-of-Semester A=
cademic Rights<br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:undergrads@mit.edu">undergrads@mit.=
edu</a><br><br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-f=
amily:arial,sans-serif">Dear undergrads,</span><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,3=
4,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:aria=
l,sans-serif">Believe it or not, MIT believes in some work-life balance. Th=
ere are=A0<b>rules governing</b>=A0when and how=A0<b>tests and assignments<=
/b>=A0are given <b>near the end of=A0the semester</b>.=A0</div>
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if"><br></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:=
arial,sans-serif">
We're only at week 4 of the semester, but <b>p</b><b style=3D"backgroun=
d-color:transparent">lease check if=A0<span>your</span>=A0classes comply wi=
th MIT's rules</b>=A0for end-of-term tests and assignments.=A0<span>You=
r</span>=A0professors might not be aware of these rules! You can find a=A0<=
b>summary of the rules at the end of this e-mail</b>, but here are a few ex=
amples:</div>
<blockquote style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin:0px 0px 0px =
40px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;padding:0px;border:none"><ul><li style=3D=
"margin-left:15px">No tests are allowed after May 10th</li>
<li style=3D"margin-left:15px"><font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"arial, sans-=
serif">For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after May 10th</f=
ont></li><li style=3D"margin-left:15px"><font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"ari=
al, sans-serif">Take-home finals must be open-book and open-note</font></li=
>
</ul></blockquote><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-=
serif;font-size:13px"><span style><b>Your professors should have given you =
a</b>=A0<b>final</b></span><b>=A0schedule of all exams and major assignment=
s by last Friday</b><span style>=A0-- the end of the 3rd week of classes.=
=A0</span></div>
<div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13=
px"><br></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-seri=
f;font-size:13px"><b><span style>If you think one of=A0</span><span style>y=
our</span><span style>=A0classes is breaking a rule</span></b><span style>,=
you can=A0</span><b style>report the violation anonymously</b><span style>=
=A0to the UA Committee on Education, and we'll talk to=A0<span>your</sp=
an>=A0professor.=A0</span></div>
<div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-ser=
if"><br></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:=
arial,sans-serif">
To report a violation,=A0<b>visit=A0</b><b><a href=3D"http://ua.mit.edu/iss=
ues/educational_policy/violations/" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" target=
=3D"_blank">http://ua.mit.edu/issues/educational_policy/violations/</a></b>=
. If you have any questions, feel free to=A0<b>email=A0<a href=3D"mailto:vi=
olations@mit.edu" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" target=3D"_blank">violatio=
ns@mit.edu</a></b>.</div>
<div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13=
px"><br><span style>Thanks for taking the time to check=A0<span>your</span>=
=A0syllabi. Hopefully we can help if there are any issues.</span><br>
<br><span style>Best,</span><br><font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"arial, sans=
-serif" style>Naren Tallapragada</font><br><span style>Chair, UA Committee =
on Education</span></div>
<div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-ser=
if"><br></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:=
arial,sans-serif">
---<font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"arial, sans-serif">----</font><br><b>A B=
rief Summary of=A0the Rules for Undergraduate Classes:</b></div><div style=
=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<b><br></b></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-fami=
ly:arial,sans-serif"><b>Classes with Final Exams:</b><br>- No test given af=
ter May 10th.<br>- No assignment due after May 10th.<br>
- Optional Self-Study assignments can be assigned between May 10th and=A0Ma=
y 16th. However, these cannot count for a grade in any way, not=A0even as e=
xtra credit or as substitutes for earlier assignments.<br><br><b>Classes wi=
thout Final Exams:</b><br>
- No test given after May 10th.<br>- Only one assignment due between May 10=
th and the last day of the class (which may be before May 16th!)<br>- This =
one assignment may be both an oral and a written report if=A0derived from t=
he same project.<br>
<br><b>Take-home (ex camera) Finals:</b><br>- Must be scheduled through the=
Registrar.<br>- Offered over one afternoon =97 beginning no earlier than 1=
:30 P.M. and ending before 7:30 P.M.<br>- Students are allowed unrestricted=
use of=A0resources.<br>
<br><b>Excused Absences from Finals:</b><br>A student may be excused from a=
scheduled final examination for=A0reasons of=A0illness or significant pers=
onal problems. Undergraduates=A0should contact a dean in S^3<br>(<a href=3D=
"http://web.mit.edu/uaap/s3/" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" target=3D"_bla=
nk">http://web.mit.edu/uaap/s3/</a>) if they wish to seek an excused absenc=
e.<br>
<br>A more comprehensive listing of=A0regulations is available at:=A0<font =
color=3D"#1155cc" face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><u><a href=3D"http://ua.mit.ed=
u/issues/educational_policy/termregs.pdf" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">http://ua.mit.edu/issues/educational_policy/termregs.pdf</a=
></u></font><br>
<br>Any violations can be reported anonymously at:=A0<font color=3D"#222222=
" face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><a href=3D"http://ua.mit.edu/issues/educationa=
l_policy/violations/" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" target=3D"_blank">http=
://ua.mit.edu/issues/educational_policy/violations/</a></font><br>
<br>For more information, feel free to email:=A0<a href=3D"mailto:violation=
s@mit.edu" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" target=3D"_blank">violations@mit.=
edu</a>.</div>
</div><br></div>
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