CSCI -2220 - Programming in Java
Summer 1, 1998 - Course Policies
Grading Criteria
Each of the three homeworks has a weight of 25%. The final exam
has a weight of 25%. Your final grade will be the weighted
average of the grades on these, minus late penalties.
Late policy
A homework is considered late if it is submitted after 11:59:59 PM on
the due date. Partial days will be penalized as full days. The
instructor will keep track of the total number of days late and will
assign penalties for late submission at the end of the semester.
Each student is allowed two late days that can be used
without penalty. Except for this policy, there will be
no extensions granted.
The late penalty will be calculated as follows (L
is the number of late days):
- L < = 2: No penalty.
- L > 2: Late_Penalty = (5 * (L-2)) points
from your FINAL course grade.
For example, if your final numeric course grade is an 83 (B),
but you have a total of three late days, you will receive a
course grade of C, since (83 - (5 * (3-2))) = (83 - 5) = 78 = C.
These penalties add up quickly, so you should use your two allotted
late days wisely.
Policy on Collaboration
Academic Integrity
- Student-teacher relationships are
built on trust. For example, students must trust that teachers have
made appropriate decisions about the structure and contents of courses
they teach. Teachers must trust that the assignments which students
turn in are their own. Acts which violate this trust undermine the
educational process.
- The Rensselaer Handbook defines various forms of Academic
Dishonesty and procedures for responding to them. All forms are
violations of the trust between students and teachers. Students
should familiarize themselves with this portion of the Rensselaer
Handbook and should note that the penalties for plagiarism and
other forms of cheating can be quite harsh.
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Students will not be given credit for
any code which the TAs find to be too similar to that of another
student's code, or any code which is similar to code from
a book or another source which has not been properly attributed.
More specifically, credit will not be
received in any case of Academic Dishonesty and may result in
failure of the course along with disciplinary action.