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Section 1, 8:00 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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 L101 and lab attendance is mandatory. Each unexcused lab absence will deduct five (5) points from the final class average.
Individual Programming Assignments:
Individual Programming Assignments will be made at class meetings and will count 20 to 25% of the final grade. A grading rubric for programming assignments will be distributed with the first assignment. A good solution that meets all requirements of the assignment will be given a grade of 90%. Solutions that exceed minimum expectations for correctness may qualify for grades in the 91- 100% range.
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 must be less than or equal to the percentage assigned to the Midterm Exam and greater than or equal to 10%. Some grades will result from work in small groups. In the case of group work, one paper will be handed in for each group.
Journal Grade
You probably have not kept a journal in a computer science class before, but you may elect to keep one for this class (if you elect a non-zero percent). Your journal should be a lightweight folder used for no other purpose. The hournal will be collected Sept. 5, Sept. 26, Oct. 17, Nov. 7, and Dec. 1. The journal will be graded primarily on the amount of effort you put into it. Journal grade must be less than or equal to 5%. This percentage is allowed to be zero. Your first journal should include a one-page biography. Your journal should include the following required components:
An entry for every class meeting (with date of entry). If you are absent, the entry will simply state that fact and anything else you want to say.
The most important things that you get out of each class period.
Your journal may also contain:
Any questions you have that were not answered in class
An evaluation of your progress each time you get a major quiz back.
Questions you encounter as you read the text, and answers to those questions once you the the answers.
Any specific journal assignments given in class make.
Any other comments you care to make.
Write on only one side of the paper in the journal.
Midterm Exam:
The Midterm Exam will be Friday, October 17 (the Friday before Fall Break). No makeups of the Midterm Exam will be given for any reason. If the absence from the Midterm Exam is excused, the final exam will count an additional percentage to replace the missed midterm exam. If you know in advance that you will miss the Midterm Exam, the instructor will attempt to allow you to take the exam before October 17.
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 percentage must be at least five percent more than the percentage for the Midterm Exam. The final exam is scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Exams and quizzes will usually be closed book, closed notes.
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.