ATSC 113    Applied Meteorology
 Weather for Sailing, Flying & Snow Sports


Advisory Message for Summer Students

   We are delighted that you are considering taking ATSC 113 in summer.  Based on feedback from students in past summers, most students preferred that the course be compressed into a 6-week term at the start of summer (i.e., UBC summer Term 1). 

   One of the features of ATSC 113 during winterterm is that the online assignments are available within multi-day windows.  This gives students the flexibility to fit the assignments around their already-busy schedules.

   But during a compressed 6-week summer term, students have the same number of assignments as in winter, but half the time to complete them.  Namely, the “open” times for each assignment window are cut in half.  Based on this time compression:
  1. You are likely to have online ATSC 113 assignments due almost every day in summer Term 1.
  2. You should plan to dedicate about 20 hours/week on this course in summer Term 1.
  Otherwise, the summer course is exactly the same as in fall and winter terms.  It covers the same topics with the same online content, and has the same Learning Goals. It could prove useful for your weather-related endeavors, and satisfies 3 credits of science elective at UBC. 

   We want you to be successful in all of your university studies, which is why the time committment in Summer should be one of the factors you consider.  The summer schedule for this course is posted on our Schedule page: https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/courses/atsc113/home/schedule.html

  Final Exam:  There are two final exam times for this course: (1) at the end of the Summer term 1 in June, and (2) during the second week of Winter Term 1 in September. You may choose to write the final exam at either of these times. Most students should choose to write the final exam at the regularly scheduled time during the Summer term. Students who are away from Vancouver for the Summer term, you may still take this course and write the final exam during the September sitting when you return to Vancouver. If you are not planning to return to Vancouver this Winter Term 1 you cannot take this course, since the course requires an in-person final exam. Most students should write the final exam at the regularly scheduled time during the Summer term 1.
  You may only write the final exam at ONE of these times. The second final exam time is largely to accommodate students who are away from Vancouver during the summer, but we also make it an option for other students. If you are physically in Vancouver, we strongly encourage you to write the exam at the end of the Summer term 1, in June.
  For students who will write the final exam during the second week of Winter Term 1 in September, you will schedule an individual time to write the exam in consult with your course instructor between the dates of first Monday after Labour Day and 2nd Friday after Labour Day. This will be an invigilated exam, written on paper, in a UBC classroom.
  You will receive communications about the logistics for these two possible final exam options closer to the end of the Summer term 1.

Sincerely,
Doug McCollor
admin113@eoas.ubc.ca.

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