ASSIGNMENT 2

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The deadline for Assignment 2 submission is 22.12.2024 (Sunday) 23:55. Any submission that is later than 23.12.2024 23:55 will be discarded by the system. You are responsible for submitting early so that you are not affected by last-minute system glitches.  

IS100 PROFICIENCY EXAM (September 22, 2024)

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE IS100 COURSE:

• Please check the Course Information page to get started with IS100.
• Please check this webpage and the IS100 Frequently Asked Questions section for your questions.
• You are welcome to e-mail your questions (which are absent on the webpage and the FAQ section) to us (is100@metu.edu.tr).
• If you send an e-mail and your question is already answered on the website or in the FAQ, you may NOT receive a reply.
• If you send an e-mail without stating your name, student ID, department and grade (year) explicitly, you may NOT receive a reply.

• If the IS100 course (9010100) is included as a must-course in your department's curriculum, you should pass either the IS100 Proficiency Exam or the IS100 Course to graduate from METU.
• The proficiency exam is assigned to each student twice at different times of the year based on their departments.

• If you fail to take or pass these two proficiency exams, the IS100 course will be automatically assigned to you during the interactive registration period of every semester until you pass the course. 

IMPORTANT REMARKS ON THE IS100 PROFICIENCY (EXEMPTION) EXAMS:

• IS100 Proficiency Exams are ONLINE exams held three times a year (in February, May and September). You CANNOT choose or change your exam date or hour since it is a collective exam.
• Exam dates are announced on the Academic Calendar page of METU.
• If you are a student of the following departments, you may take the proficiency exam in May (during preparatory class) and in September (during 1st year).
  Departments: ADM, AEE, ARCH, BA, BAS, CE, CENG, CHE, CRP, ECON, EE, ENVE, FDE, GEOE, GIA, IE, IR, MATH, ME, METE, MINE, PETE, PHIL, SOC.
• If you are a student of the following departments, you may take the proficiency exam in September (during 1st year) and February (during 1st year).
  Departments: CEIT^*, ECE/ESE/EME^**, FLE^***, CHED/MHED/PHED^****, BIOL, CHEM, GENE, HIST, ID, PHYS, PSY, STAT, TEFL.
  * CEIT students who started METU after and including 2007 are NOT required to take the course.
  ** ECE, ESE and EME students who started METU after and including 2015 are NOT required to take the course.
  *** FLE students who started METU after and including 2018 are NOT required to take the course.
  **** CHED, MHED and PHED students who started their first year in 2018 and 2019 are NOT required to take the course.
• You need to get at least 60 points (out of 100) on the IS100 Proficiency Exam to be exempted from the course. 
• Students who took the IS100 course before (even if they dropped the course) CANNOT take the proficiency exam.
• If you are a transfer student, send an e-mail (subject: "Transfer Student – Prof. Application", content: Student ID, department, a summary of your situation) to is100@metu.edu.tr 10 days prior to a proficiency exam. Transfer students whose applications are accepted will be notified via e-mail three days before that proficiency exam.
• More information: https://ii.metu.edu.tr/proficiency-exam-regulations
• Study material: https://ii.metu.edu.tr/presentations-and-notes

IMPORTANT REMARKS ON THE IS100 COURSE:

• IS100 is an ONLINE and ASYNCHRONOUS course and all sections are online sections. All activities (quizzes, assignments, midterm and final) are conducted online. There are no defined class hours.
• If you are a 1st-year student of the following departments, you CANNOT add the course in the Fall semester. You can, on the other hand, take the February proficiency exam and be exempted from the course. 
  Departments: CEIT^*, ECE/ESE/EME^**, FLE^***, CHED/MHED/PHED^****, BIOL, CHEM, GENE, HIST, ID, PHYS, PSY, STAT, TEFL.
  * CEIT students who started METU after and including 2007 are NOT required to take the course.
  ** ECE, ESE and EME students who started METU after and including 2015 are NOT required to take the course.
  *** FLE students who started METU after and including 2018 are NOT required to take the course.
  **** CHED, MHED and PHED students who started their first year in 2018 and 2019 are NOT required to take the course.
• The course code is 9010100, please check the capacity of the sections via the View Course Capacity page first, then add one of the sections that are available.
• Grading is as follows:
 - 12%: Weekly Quizzes (1% each week)
 - 25%: Assignment 1 (12.5%) + Assignment 2 (12.5%)
 - 30%: Midterm
 - 35%: Final
• You need to collect at least 60 points (out of 100) to pass the course.
• To be successful on a quiz and collect attendance point (1% each week), you should get at least 6 (out of 10) on a weekly quiz.
• Students who collect zero (0) attendance points from the first 6 quizzes are NOT allowed to take the midterm exam. 
• Students who collect less than 25 points until the final exam are NOT allowed to take the final exam.
• More information: https://ii.metu.edu.tr/registration

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Sorularınız için lütfen önce IS100 Sık Sorulan Sorular sayfasına bakınız.

Eğer orada açıklanmayan sorularınız varsa is100@metu.edu.tr e-posta adresine sorularınızı iletebilirsiniz. Gönderilen e-postalar mümkün olan en kısa sürede cevaplanmaktadır.

Help Desk ve telefon desteği dersler başladıktan sonra aktif olmaktadır. Etkileşimli kayıt döneminde Help Desk ve telefon hattı açık değildir.

Enformatik Enstitüsü idari personelinin konu hakkında bilgisi ve yetkisi bulunmamaktadır. Sorular sadece IS100 e-posta hesabı aracılığı ile cevaplanmaktadır. 

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For your questions, please check the IS100 Frequently Asked Questions page.

If your question is not present there, you may direct your questions to is100@metu.edu.tr e-mail address. Your e-mails are replied to as soon as possible.

Help Desk and phone support are active after classes start. They are not active during the interactive registration period.

The administrative staff of the Informatics Institute does not have knowledge or authority on the subject. Questions are only answered via the IS100 e-mail account.

IS100 Frequently Asked Questions

Announcements

Course Information

How The Course Will Be Conducted

Links and Books

Presentations and Notes

Proficiency Exam Regulations

Proficiency Exam Dictionary

Registration

Syllabus