Grading and Course Policy for ECS 165A, Winter 2008
Read the following very carefully and ask the
instructor if you have any questions!
Grading Scheme
The homework assignments/projects
are together worth 50% of the course grade. The midterm together with
the final count 50% of the course grade as well. Midterm and final
are typically split up by 23% (midterm)/27%(final), but can vary by
+/- 2-3%, depending on the performance in the exams.
Assignemts and exams are graded on curve.
A significant difference between homework scores and exam scores
may result in an alternate grading scheme. Such a scheme applies if
the combined grade of you exams is at least 2.3 less than the combined
grade of your homework (e.g., exams C-, homework A)
In particular,
if you fail both exams (i.e., both an F), you will fail the course, no
matter what grades you got for the assignments.
Except in the most extreme situations, late assignments will not be
accepted. If you cannot complete an assignment by the due date, hand
in whatever you have done in order to receive partial credit. We
realize that most of you have demanding schedules and some of you must
work to support yourselves. However, please do not ask us to accept
either of these as excuses for late assignments or diminished
performance. Also, make sure that you hand in the complete solutions,
that everything can be read clearly etc. We are not responsible for
pages that have been printed incorrectly.
What you turn in is exactly what will be graded. Be sure to turn in
what you intend us to grade. Often lines are cut off when source code
is directly printed from an editor. Check if your printout is
complete!
Regrading
In general, assignments and exams to be
considered for regrading must be turned in no
later than one week after the graded assignments/exams were made
available, not from when the student picked up her or his
assignment. See the TA for regrading of assignments; see the
instructor for regrading of exams. The final exam will be considered
for regrading until one day before the final grade has to be submitted
to the Office of the Registrar.
Similarly, any misrecorded grades must be reported within a week of
their posting, except if announced differently at the end of the
quarter.
Missed Exams
Missed Exams Make-up or early exams will not be given except in the
most extreme situations. If you must miss an exam due to extreme
illness, etc., contact the instructor or leave a message including
your phone number in the Computer Science office (752-7004) before
the exam.
Cheating and Plagiarism
All assignments and exams are to be individual and original efforts.
Any instance of suspected cheating or plagiarism (e.g., collaboration,
copying on exams, taking solutions from the recycling bins) will be
referred to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs for
adjudication. The 'Code of
Academic Conduct' describes relevant policies and procedures. Ask
the instructor for clarification beforehand if the above rules are not
clear.
Last modified: Tue Jan 8 01:09:10 PST 2008