Course and Grading Policies

Winter 2010
Scott B. Baden

Lecture

It's important that you attend lecture regularly and that you set aside the time to complete the assigned readings prior to the start of class. You will be expected to discuss the readings during lecture. Lecture complements the text and may cover different material, or present the readings from a different perspective. Lecture slides will be provided before class.

Grading

Your grade will be based on 4 Programming lab assignments, weekly quizzes, the midterm, and the final exam. The quizzes will be given in section.

Programming lab assignments (50%)
All programming labs shall be carried out by teams of exactly two. We encourage you to discuss the labs with your classmates, but teams must work independently. If you aren't sure about this, see Professor Baden. Here are some notes on technical writing.
 
Quizzes (15%)
There will be weekly quizzes in section covering the reading material assigned since the previous quiz.
 
Midterm (15%)
The midterm exam will be given approximately midway through the course. You will be responsible for all assigned readings, discussions in class, as well as the lab assignments.
 
Final exam (20%)
The final exam will be comprehensive, and cover all course material.

Integrity of Scholarship

Academic Integrity will be strictly enforced. Plagiarism and other forms of cheating will not be tolerated. Do meet with us to enrich your experience in the course. Do not submit work or ideas as your own that can be attributed to others.

The work done by your team must be done independently of other teams. You must not take written notes while discussing someone else's work nor anytime afterwords. You must not use code you didn’t write, nor code you wrote for another course, unless I authorize it. Anyone found plagiarizing another's work, or making their own work available to others, will receive a zero grade for the work in question and face other possible consequences.

You are assumed to be familiar with the Integrity of Scholarship Policies in effect for this course, as described in the following document, which also discusses code usage:                             http://www.cse.ucsd.edu/~baden/Integrity.html

Be sure to familiarize yourself with this document. If you have any questions, see Professor Baden.

Lateness and Grading appeals

Plan your work schedule around any planned absences from school and inevitable machine downtime. Late assignments will be accepted for up two (2) days after the deadline, subject to a 10% penalty for each day the assignment is late. This policy will not be waived except in cases of emergency or hardship. In such cases contact us as soon as you can. If you are planning to be away from school, be sure and contact us in advance to avoid penalty.

Re-grade requests will be accepted for one week only, starting from the day the graded work is returned. After that, the grade is unchangeable. Re-grades should be requested only if there is clearly a mistake in grading, such as tallying your score or a missing score. Note that the whole assignment or exam will be re-graded; this could result in a lower score than before. Tampering with a graded assignment paper is considered a breach of Academic Integrity. The procedure for midterm re-grade requests is somewhat different: you must submit your re-grade request during class or office hours. No exam will be accepted for re-grading once it has been removed from the place where it was returned.

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