CMP 60G -- Fall 1998 -- Course Overview

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Grading Policies: 5-6 programming assignments (40%), homeworks (10%), and 3 exams (15/15/20). You need to pass all of the components in order to pass the course.

The 1st two exams are weighted 40-60 in your favor. Programs are due before class starts (i.e. noon). Programs turned in at least a full day early will earn 1% bonus credit. Late programs will be charged 1% late points. Late programs will not be accepted once the solution has been posted -- we'll wait a day past the due date before posting. Late programs and reports will not be accepted for the final project. The bonus credits may be accumulated up to a maximum of 50% program credits. Programs are graded 80% for functionality and correctness and 20% for style, readability, documentation/writeup, and efficiency. Additional points may also be earned for extra features. Program submission will be done electronically.

There will be no make-up exams, homeworks, or programs. There will be NO incompletes given in the class.

Attendance: You should participate enough in the class lectures or outside of class (e.g. office hours) so that the TA, Lab assistant, or myself know who you are. You are required to attend one of the regularly scheduled lab sections. Attendance/participation/effort is crucial in determining borderline cases at the end of the quarter.

General Policies: All course work including homeworks, programs and exams are intended as individual effort and are graded as such. It is okay to discuss general approaches and algorithms with other students, but this should be done without writing, looking, or sharing code. Cheating or plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated. Punishment will match severity of offense. You are responsible for protecting your homework solutions and programs from being copied by others. Do not discard printouts in public places. And don't forget to logout.

Computer Lab: The lab sections will be held in the PC's in the Oakes Computing Lab. However, you are free to do your work on any PC's you have access to.

Questions/Discussions: Aside from the classroom and computer lab, you can clear up any questions you might have during regularly scheduled office hours, or by appointment. You can also reach the TA, lab assistants, or myself and get your answers by email. In addition, we have the newsgroup ucsc.class.cmps60g devoted to topics relevant to this class. Finally, we will be putting handouts and other information on the web. Make sure you bookmark the class web page and check back at least once a week.

Last modified Monday, 14-Dec-1998 19:29:19 PST.