Academic Performance Evaluation for BCOM Students

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Academic Performance Evaluation for BCOM Students
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What are we going to cover today?

• Ingredients for Academic Success
• Academic Performance Evaluation
• Overall CGPA vs. Major CGPA
• Success tools and resources to support your
  academic performance
• Support is always available for you

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Ingredients for Academic Success

• Commitment by YOU to your courses including
• Attending every class.
• Participating actively in/out of class
  (listening, taking good notes, asking questions,
  reading before class).
• Completing assignments and projects as required
  within timelines suggested.
• Engaging your instructor(s) and introducing
  yourself, seeking guidance and direction as
  required and
• Taking part in tutorials and/or using other
  related support materials and services for
  course(s).
• Focus on your academic performance

FAST FACT! 27 of students who attended classes
irregularly failed the course! (Fall 2006,
first-year business course).
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Academic Performance Evaluation

• The annual assessment of your academic
  performance based on number of credits
  completed.
• You must meet the minimum CGPA requirement each
  year to remain in B.Com.
• Each June (at the end of Winter term), the
  university performs an annual evaluation of a
  student's status in their degree program, to see
  whether the student is permitted to continue
  studies in that program.

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How will your performance be assessed?

• By Calculating your CGPAs at the end of the
  winter term (use the GPA calculator to do this
  well show it to you later in the presentation!)
• Also by individual course grades for subsequent
  courses

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Why do you need to know about APE now?

• So you can review your ACADEMIC GOALS and create
  a PLAN for reaching those goals
• So you can re-focus and get back on track if you
  need to by
• Attending tutorials for your course(s)
• Talking with your instructor(s) about their
• expectations
• Meeting with your academic advisor to assess
• your options
• Utilizing study skills support services through
  SASC
• Hiring a tutor to work with you.

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Outcomes of APE Evaluation

• The possible outcomes of the evaluation include
• Good Standing for students who meet the CGPA
• requirements which means you may continue in the
  B.Com
• Academic Warning (AW) for students who fail to
  meet the CGPA requirements, within a 1.0-point
  below for the first time which means you may be
  permitted to continue in the B.Com (policy is
  temporary)
• Ineligible to Return (IR) for students who fall
  below the 1.0-point or do not meet the required
  CGPA for a 2nd time. This means you may not
  continue in B.Com.

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The Basics You Need To Be Aware Of

• Courses carry different credit value
• 0.5 cr (course runs for one term)
• 1.0 cr (course runs two terms - usually)
• Grades and corresponding grade points
• Letter grades get translated to numbers for the
  purposes of performance evaluations

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4 types of CGPAs

• Overall
• Major
• Concentration
• Minor

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Courses included in Major CGPA
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Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

• Overall CGPA includes all courses counting in
  your degree program (20.0 credits).
• Major CGPA for B.Com is 14.0 credits.
• 14 credits - major courses
• 6.0 credits electives
• Good grades help!
• Bad grades hurt!

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APE - Minima
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Year Standing

• First year
• Fewer than 4.0 credits completed successfully and
  counting towards the degree
• Second year
• 4.0 through 8.5 credits completed successfully
  and counting towards the degree
• Third year
• 9.0 through 13.5 credits completed successfully
  and counting towards the degree
• Fourth year
• 14.0 or more credits completed successfully and
  counting towards the degree and in a program
  requiring more than 15.0 credits

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Letter Grades to Points (1.0 Credit)
Percent Grade Point 90 100 A 12 85
89 A 11 80 84 A- 10 77 79 B
9 73 76 B 8 70 72 B- 7
Percent Grade Point 67 69 C
6 63 66 C 5 60 62 C-
4 57 59 D 3 53 56 D
2 50 52 D- 1 0 49 F 0
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Calculation of Major CGPA
Course Grade Credit Grade
Points BUSI 1004 A 0.5
5.5 BUSI 1005 B- 0.5
3.5 BUSI 1402 C 0.5
2.5 ECON 1000 B 1.0
8.0 MATH 1009 C 0.5
2.5 MATH 1119 C 0.5
2.5 PSYC 1001 B- 0.5
3.5 PSYC 1002 C
0.5 3.0 BUSI 2101 B 0.5
4.0 5.0 crs. 35.0
Major CGPA 35/5.0 7.0
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Calculation of Overall CGPA
Course
Grade Credit Value Grade Points
BUSI 1004 C- 0.5 2.0 (1/2 of 4)
BUSI 1005 C 0.5 2.5 BUSI
1402 C 0.5 2.5 ECON
1000 B 1.0 8.0 (full credit)
MATH 1009 C 0.5 2.5 MATH
1119 C 0.5 2.5 PSYC 1001 C- 0.5
2.0 PSYC 1002 C 0.5
3.0 BUSI 2101 B 0.5 4.0
BUSI 2001 C 0.5 3.0
TOTAL 5.5
32.0
Overall CGPA 32.0/5.5 5.82
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Calculation of Overall CGPA (with failures)
Course Grade Credit Value
Grade Points BUSI 1004 A
0.5 5.5 BUSI 1005 B-
0.5 3.5 BUSI 1402 C
0.5 2.5 ECON 1000 B
1.0 8.0 MATH 1009 C
0.5 2.5 MATH 1119 C
0.5 2.5
24.5 FREN 1001 F 1.0
0.0 BUSI 2001 F 0.5
0.0 5.0 24.5
Overall CGPA 24.5/5.0 4.90 Major CGPA
24.5/3.5 7.00
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Calculation of Overall CGPA after repeating a
course
Course Grade Credit
Grade Course Grade
Credit Grade
Value Points
(when repeated) Value
Points BUSI 1004 A 0.5 5.5 BUSI 1004
A 0.5 5.5 BUSI 1005 B- 0.5 3.5 BUSI 1005
B- 0.5 3.5 BUSI 1402 C 0.5 2.5 BUSI 1402
C 0.5 2.5 ECON 1000 B 1.0 8.0 ECON 1000
B 1.0 8.0 MATH 1009 C 0.5 2.5 MATH 1009
C 0.5 2.5 MATH 1119 C 0.5 2.5 MATH 1119
C 0.5 2.5 FREN 1001 F 1.0 0.0 FREN 1001
B 1.0 8.0 BUSI 2001 F 0.5 0.0 BUSI 2001
F 0.5 0.0 5.00 24.5 5.00 32.5 Overall
CGPA 24.5/5.0 4.90 Overall CGPA
32.5/5.0 6.50 Note Only the second attempt
for FREN 1001 is used Both grades will be
included on transcript.
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What if you think you may not achieve this?

• Talk to your professor, TA, Visit SASC or Sprott
  Advisors
• Withdraw from a course that is costing you more
  time
• Retake the course in the winter or summer.
  Discuss this with your advisor.

Student Academic Success Centre
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What if you dont withdraw and dont do well in a
fall course?

• Redo the course in the winter term, i.e. repair
  the damage ASAP. Discuss this with your advisor.
• NOTE If you repeat a course, the grade in the
  2nd attempt counts - for better or worse!

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Annual Grade Point Average (AGPA)

• Only relevant for grade-based scholarship and
  Deans Honor List)
• The average of grades in all courses taken in
  one academic year (starting in May ending in
  April).

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Plagiarism (aka Cheating!)

• It's a serious offence, so don't do it! The
  penalties can be severe. Examples include
• handing in someone else's work with your name
  on it (even if they gave you consent)
• using information from a source (newspaper,
  website etc.) without acknowledging the source
• using the exact words of a source without
  putting them in quotation marks-- even if you
  reference the source
• using the meaning (or sense) of some text from
  a source without reference to the source

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Plagiarism (aka Cheating) Avoid it!

• Check out this site on the Librarys website
  http//www.library.carleton.ca/howdoI/plagiarism.h
  tml

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Cool Tools _at_ Sprott to Help you measure your
success!
http//sprott.carleton.ca/studentservices/resource
s.html
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Cool Tools _at_ Sprott to Help you measure your
success!

• GPA Calculator
• http//sprott.carleton.ca/studentservices/resource
  s.html

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Cool Tools _at_ Sprott to Help you measure your
success!

• Time Management
• http//sprott.carleton.ca/studentservices/resource
  s.html

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Cool Tools _at_ Sprott to Help you measure your
success!

• Group Work Resources
• http//sprott.carleton.ca/academic_programs/groupw
  ork

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Student Support Services on campus to help you
achieve Academic Success

• Student computer labs
• many labs located around campus - specific labs
  for business students in Dunton Tower
• wireless connection is available virtually
  everywhere on campus.
• No computer? No problem! 50 laptops are
  available to be rented from library at any time.
• Sprott Business Career Services
• on-line business career portal for searching for
  jobs on/off campus
• resume and cover letter writing, job search,
  interview skills

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Student Support Services on campus to help you
achieve Academic Success

• Student Academic Success Centre (SASC) First
  Year Experience Office (FYEO)
• Tutor Referral Service (Sprott focus)
• Workshops on time management, delivering oral
  presentations, managing procrastination,
  note-taking in lectures, developing study skills,
  and many more.
• 4 Bookable study rooms Learning Support Services
  in the Library.
• 10 Tips Series for how to improve different
  aspects of your educational and cognitive skills

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Academic Advisors

• Patti Davis - 714 DT Debbie Casselman - 716 DT
• No Appointment
• Required in
• November
• December
• Advising Hours
• Monday to Thursday
• 930am to 12noon and 130pm to 330pm
• Friday 930am to 12noon
• Plan to meet with Debbie or Patti at least
  once per year to review your program requirements
  and your progress in the commerce degree or
  sooner if they ask you to.
• Email ugadviser_at_sprott.carleton.ca

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Student Success Officer

• Julie Caldwell 719 DT
• Drop by, call or email to set up a time to meet.
  She will work with you to
• ensure that you are making the most of all of
  the academic and career related services provided
  and refer you as needed
• help you discover your own personal vision for
  your life and help you create a plan to achieve
  it.
• Email julie_caldwell_at_carleton.ca

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Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies)

• Dr. Shibu Pal 713 DT
• Set up a time to meet with Dr. Pal if you have
  any issues or concerns regarding your academic
  program
• Email shibu_pal_at_carleton.ca

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