Yes. But it is highly not recommended. Students are advised to form their group from within the same section. This will make it easier for us to schedule your discussion time and date, and save your group from the problem of finding a suitable time for all of you without any conflicts.
1. Sometimes, students from the Student Union volunteer to procure the needed components for all student groups, at discounted prices, watch for the advertisements.
2. You can buy these components on your own from some shops in Sweileh, Downtown and Al-Abdali ..
3. You can get some components from old electronic boards/games/etc .. and use them.
No. The project mark is not disclosed to the students. Since the project is part of the final, and by university regulations, the marks of the finals are kept confidential.
The total mark of the project is out of 15. Approximately, half of the total mark goes for group work, the other for individual work and member involvement in the project.
Not much. The lab supervisors and engineers restrict their help to guidance, explaining project details and giving you some ideas on how to proceed or overcome a problem. We help you in using any lab tools available.
We do NOT see any codes, or debug any of your software or hardware problems. Sorry.
You are encouraged to use the course forum to help each other
If you have time to buy new components, by all means do.
Always try to have a video of your fully working model to present to the examiner, should the model not work, at least you have the video to prove your claims :)
On some occasions, we can lend you some components if available.
Yes. But first, you should submit a professional proposal detailing your idea. Should the lab supervisors agree that the idea is new and genuine, and that the difficulty level of your proposed project is similar to the suggested topics, then you will be granted permission to proceed.
Note that there are strict deadline before which you need to present your proposal (Check the website regularly). Late submissions are not accepted.
This minimum varies depending on student performance. In previous semesters, the minimum to get an A is around 80/100. Sometimes it shoots to 87/100, sometimes it falls to 77!
Not necessarily, the mid-term exam is only 25% of the total course grades. From our experience, many of those who fail the mid-term exam, work hard and do well in the quizzes, performance and project and eventually get good marks. :)
Not necessarily, you will for sure get a zero for the project part, yet it depends on how well you do in your exams, quizzes and practical lab work. Your overall total determines whether you pass or fail the course.
Though not necessarily, but it is often the case. Students who fail to secure good totals before the final and the project discussion, also fail to pass the final or the project.
Generally, we are short on equipment and lab space, and students are disallowed to attend in other section, however there are two cases:
1. You should notify your direct lab supervisor with acceptable justification before few days time, should she/he agree, you further need to get the permission of the supervisor of the section you wish to attend. Both lab supervisors should agree and be notified!
2. If you don't notify either of the parts involved, you will be denied to access the lab.
If you have an exam at the time of the lab, you should present an official paper stating so.
No. Project examiners and project discussion dates are determined in a closed meeting between all lab engineers. Student don't have the luxury to choose their examiners nor discussion dates. In most cases, your examiner is your lab supervisor.