I do not see any requirement for calculations, merely measurements.
The battery? is connected with the negative at the bottom of the diagram and the positive at the top. Just how I like it, it does not matter which side it comes in.
Vce is the voltage between collector and emitter, just measure between these two. If you have a digital meter it will not matter which way round you connect the meter, one way will show negative. With an analog meter the connection must be the right way to get the pointer to move up the scale.