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CPSC 241, Section 2, 8:00 a.m.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday



A looseleaf notebook is to be kept with contents grouped as follows: This notebook will be available for use during designated quizzes, including hour quizzes and the final exam. This notebook may also be checked as a homework grade. Also, this notebook my NOT contain copies of pages from the text (or copies of the text made in any other manner).

Laboratory Grade:

The laboratory grade will be determined by your laboratory instructor and will count 10% of the final grade. You must be enrolled in a section of L241 and lab attendance is mandatory. A passing grade in laboratory is required to pass the course.

Programming Assignments:

Programming Assignments will count 20% of the final grade. A grade of at least 50% must be earned in the individual programming assignments to pass the course. Some programming assignments may be group work, but most (possibly all) programming assignments will be individual work. Programming assignments will NOT be accepted late (This policy of not accepting late programs is uniform to all sections of CPSC 241).

Short Quizzes and Class Work:

Short quizzes, class work, and short homework will be given/collected frequently. If N is the number of such quizzes and class work, the number of such grades computed in the average will be ceiling(0.8N). No makeups of these quizes/class work will be given for any reason. Since only the best eight out of ten grades will be counted, there is an allowance for absences (excused and unexcused). Short quiz/class work grade will be 10% of the final grade. Some grades may result from work in small groups. In the case of group work, one paper may be handed in for each group.

Reading Assignments:

Reading Assignments will be made for much of the text and will count 10% of the final grade. Your assignment will be to write a synopsis of the designated reading, including any special instructions, and turn the assignment in by the due date. Assignments will be collected at the beginning of class on the date due. Assignments turned in after the beginning of class, but by 4 p.m. on the date due will receive a 1 pt. (out of a possible 10 pts.) late penalty. Assignments will not be accepted after 4 p.m. on the date due. You will be able to use these assignments (after graded and returned to you) on most quizzes, including hour quizzes.

Hour Quizzes:

Hour Quizzes will be given on Monday, February 19 (Hour Quiz 1), Friday, March 16 (Hour Quiz 2), and Friday, April 20 (Hour Quiz 3). Please note that March 16 is the Friday immediately preceding Spring Break. No makeups of hour quizzes will be given for any reason. If an absence from an Hour Quiz is excused, the final exam will count an additional percentage to replace the missed quiz. If you know in advance that you will miss an Hour Quiz, the instructor will attempt to allow you to take the quiz before the regularly scheduled date. Each hour quiz will count 10% of the final grade.

Final Exam:

The final exam will be cumulative and a grade of at least 50 on the final exam is required in order to pass the course. The Final Exam will count 20% of the final grade. Exams and quizzes will usually be closed book, but you will usually be allowed to use the synopsis you have turned in after it has been graded and returned to you.

Attendance Policy:

Attendance is required. At the discretion of the instructor, you may be dropped from the class upon missing 3 or more class meetings.


Grading Scale:

90 to 100 = A
80 to 89 = B
70 to 79 = C
60 to 69 = D
below 60 = F

Instructor:

Eleanor Hare


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