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Digital Electronics, with Laboratory

Instructor: E. Sternin

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The final "exam" (presentations of the projects) on April 23, 9:00-17:00, in H300. Please, review this link for an up-to-date schedule of presentations. If your project changes substantially, please submit a revised Abstract (see the presentation program for the current schedule and abstracts).
PBT2: Wed-Th, Mar.7-8. See the Homework link
Starting Mar.7, all meetings of the class are going to be in H300. As we concentrate on the final projects, all instruction is going to take place in the lab, unless otherwise announced.
A reminder: all completed Project Abstracts must be emailed to the instructor by 11:00 on Wed, Mar.7.
Abstract presentations revealed that we are quite weak in the presentation skills. Here's one pointer to a good "how-to" on using electronic presentations effectively. It's about PowerPoint, but the same principles apply if you use HTML/PHP or LaTeX/PDF to prepare your "slides".
There is no final exam; instead, the last third of the course is devoted to an individual Term Project. The final presentations of the projects take place in front of a full class on April 23, 9:00-17:00. Project log books must be maintained, in paper or online form, while the final presentations must be in the online form, and you can start working on them right away, see this link for more details. We will stay away from all other methods (no memory sticks, no laptops), as these all incur overhead of switching from one speaker to another. The presentation will be followed by a quick question period, and all students are expected to contribute.
For inspiration, here are some memorable moments from last year's final presentations, thanks Andre R.!

Note the marking scheme:

Component	Worth	Comments
assignments	30%	Late penalty: 15%/day; some assignments will be in the form of Problem-Based Tutorials (group work)
midterm	10%	Conducted during the regular lecture time slot, Feb.16
term project	25%	Marks assigned for the Abstract/initial presentation (5%); quality of the project (10%); final report/presentation (10%)
laboratories	35%	Both attending the lab and submitting a written lab report are required to complete a lab. On the first lab report the students will be given an opportunity to correct and re-submit; a minimum of 75% grade must be achieved on the first lab report. All lab reports will have a 100% late penalty, with only medical excuses considered valid. A passing grade of 50% in the lab component must be achieved to pass the course.