<center> CS 322 Winter 2005 </center>

Policies

Prerequisites

CS 310, CS 311.

Academic Dishonesty

The rules are very simple: do your own work; don't submit work done by others as your own. Let me say it again: never copy any work done by anyone else; not by your friends and family, by your TAs, by other students.

If you're having trouble, I will do everything I can to help you learn . But please, PLEASE don't cheat. The penalties for cheating are severe: I am required to report cheating to the Dean; the Dean then gives you an automatic 'F' grade for the quarter, and then you should expect to lose your scholarship and any other outside funding, permanently. You may also be expelled from school entirely -- and most other schools will not accept a cheater after that.

Late submission

For written homework, here is a 25% penalty for each day your homework is late. This means that if you submit your homework within 24 hours of the deadline you lose one quarter of your grade; if you submit within 48 hours after the deadline, you lose half your grade, etc.

For programming work, you have a grace period of 72 hours for the whole quarter. This means that you may submit your work after the deadline as long as the total "late" hours for the whole quarter do not exceed 72. If you use up your late hours, you will have to submit all remaining assignments on time otherwise they will not be accepted.

Extensions will not be given unless there is a serious problem (e.g. serious illness). Documentation is required. If you are scheduled to be out of town on the day or week when the assignment is due (e.g. interview trip, participation in sports event) you must make arrangements for turning in your homework.

Grading policy

Assignments	50%
Midterm	15%
Final	35%

There is no option of doing additional work to improve your grade. This would be against University policy.

Regrading requests

Requests for regrades must be submitted no later than one week after the graded assignment was handed back to you. There will be no exceptions to this rule. At the end of the quarter you will be given a chance to review your final exam before the letter grades are submitted.

How to make the most out of this class

Participate in class. Ask lots of questions.
Study the textbook. It is very well written with good examples.
Check the class webpage often for announcements.
Check the newsgroup for hints and clarifications on the assignments and lecture material.
Start your assignments early.
Use the newsgroup to ask questions about the assignments or the material (but never post answers to the assignments). Often, you will get a reply much faster than if you emailed the staff directly.
Don't hesitate to come to office hours if you have additional questions on the material or the homework.
Do not wait until the day before the final to ask for help in the class! Even if you learn it then, you won't have any practice at using what you learned.
If you must get a specific final grade (e.g. due to a scholarship or academic probation) let me know at the beginning of the quarter so I can help you achieve your goal -- this means I'll help you learn: I will NOT grade your work differently.
Finally, no course gives individuals the option to improve a grade by doing additional work.