Content-type: text/html Last-modified: Wednesday, 04-Sep-96 19:50:43 GMT Content-length: 2237 CMPS131 - Elementary Computer Programming

Fall 1996 CMPS131 Grading Policy & Procedures

Assignments (20%)

Exercises will be assigned weekly in Recitation and collected at the start of the next Recitation. Solutions for exercises will be posted immediately after Recitation. Late submissions will be accepted with prior approval.

Quizzes (10%)

Quizzes will be given in lecture irregularly and without notice.

Project (20%)

One (1) major (individual) programming effort is assigned during the semester. Students are encouraged to propose individual programming projects. All projects must be submitted and demonstrated on or before the last day of classes.

Examinations (30%)

Three (3) examinations are scheduled during the semester. Neither the textbook nor any other materials may be used during exams.

Final Examination (20%)

The Final Exam is comprehensive. A score of fifty percent (50%) or higher on the Final Exam is required to pass the course. Neither the textbook nor any other materials may be used during the Final Exam.

Final Grade

The grade scale is 90-80-65 percent for A-B-C-F. Each student who scores eighty percent (80%) or above including all three (3) exams may elect to receive the final letter grade ("A" or "B") corresponding to their percentage score without taking the final examination.

Academic Honesty

Students should respect the principles of academic honesty at all times. Each and every assignment, the individual project, all quizzes, and all exams should be the product of each student's individual efforts.

Exceptions

The instructor can accept late assignments (for good reason) with prior approval. The instructor can waive assignments and quizzes under extreme circumstances. The instructor is responsible for these specifications and their modification.
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