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Laboratories and ARCADE:
Instructions for Supervisors
John Latham and Alan Williams
October 30, 2008
Contents
Introduction
Why bother?
Before the start of the semester
Before the first laboratory
General introduction to laboratory supervision
A summary of ARCADE
Axioms
Attendance
Deadlines and extensions
Late work
Excuses
Scaling factor
The system
The sheet columns
The `irregularities' report
Another look at ARCADE: especially for old hands who get it wrong!
ARCADE models student behaviour
Yes/no questions
Every deadline session has 3 dates
Recording excuses
Work completed versus work marked
Thank you!
The first laboratory
Claiming the room
Marking protocol
Attendance
General conduct of students
Extensions
Rush of completed work at end of the lab
Labmail
Paying demonstrators
Subsequent laboratories
Extension to this session
Absence last session and other irregularities
Fixing mistakes in the data
Erroneous absence
Erroneous late flag
Avoiding demoralization due to lateness
The marking session
Special circumstances
Sensitivity in excuse reasons
Glossary
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John Latham 2008-10-30
