Course Requirements and Grading
The grade will be calculated as follows:
In order to pass the course, the average of your midterm and final must also be "pass".
Assignment due dates, Lateness and Extensions
All communication regarding late assignment submission should be done directly with the TA in charge of that assignment, not with the instructor.
Unless otherwise specified, assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Please do not miss class in order to finish an assignment since it will be considered late if you turn it in after class has started. Assignments are an additional day late after 5pm starting the day after the due date. For instances, if an assignment is due Tuesday, then you have until 5pm Wednesday to be only 1 day late.
Each student has five automatic extension days to be used at his or her own discretion throughout the entire course. If you have a substantial reason for being late with an assignment (e.g., going on a conference, got really sick, family emergency, etc) then please email the TA in charge (not the professor), which is always written at the top of an assignment, with advance notice and an explanation of your situation. The TA in charge will grant extensions that do not count towards the five automatic ones if your reason is legitimate and you asked for the extension in a timely manner.
Homework solutions automatically go online 7 days after the assignment is due, so if you plan to take an extension longer than 7 days you need to make advance arrangements with the TA in charge.
Assignment Hand-in Procedure
Assignment must always be turned in to the TA in charge, not to the instructor!
If you are turning in your assignment late, you must contact the TA in charge and deliver your assignment to him/her in person, or else make alternative arrangements with him/her. If you need to get an assignment to your TA and they are not available (such as during the weekend), you should type your solutions (Latex or Word+Eqation Editor, etc) and email them to the TA. Do not email a scanned copy of your hand-written HW, and never leave your assignment on your TA's desk!
Never shove your assignment under the instructor's door or leave -- it might be lost!
Collaboration among Students
The purpose of student collaboration is to facilitate learning, not to circumvent it. Studying the material in groups is strongly encouraged. It is also allowed to seek help from other students in understanding the material needed to solve a particular homework problem, provided no written notes are shared, or are taken at that time, and provided learning is facilitated, not circumvented. The actual solution must be done by each student alone, and the student should be ready to reproduce their solution upon request. Any form of help or collaboration must be disclosed in full by all involved on the first page of their assignment (e.g. "Jane explained to me what is asked in Question 3.4", "I pointed Joe to section 2.3 since he didn't know how to proceed with Question 2"). When such collaboration is deemed excessive by the instructor, grading may be somewhat affected. However, collaboration without full disclosure will be handled much more severely, in compliance with CMU's Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism
Last modified: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 04:24 PM