Homeworks


You must turn the homeworks in on the day they are due (i.e. by midnight at the end of that day, if you must). Since the homeworks will include programming, students are urged to plan ahead to avoid congestion of the computer facilities at the last minute. If your program is incomplete or is not working by the due date, turn in whatever you have. Late homeworks may not be graded. If some sort of emergency prevents you from submitting your homework on time, supplying us with suitable documentation might influence our choice. Please do not ask us if it is “OK” to submit your homework late. It is never “OK” to submit your homework late. Programming assignments will need to be handed in electronically using the ‘turnin’ program on ICL machines. More details will be made available later

Grading Policies


Programming Homeworks: 50%  Exam: 50%

Students with special needs


If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, I would urge that you contact the staff in the Office of Disability Services , 1200 W. Harrisson St (312) 413-2183 Voice (312) 413-0123 TTY. ODS will review and and work with you to provide accommodations that are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.

Academic Dishonesty


Because a primary goal of the course is to teach professionalism, any academic dishonesty will be viewed as evidence that this goal has not been achieved. Any act of cheating will be treated with utmost seriousness. You may discuss the homework in this course with anyone you like, however each student’s submission, including written material and coding, must be their own work, and only their own work. Any evidence that written homework submissions or source code have been copied, shared, or transmitted in any way between students will be viewed as will be regarded as evidence of academic dishonesty.. (This includes using source code downloaded from the Internet or written by others in previous semesters.) I am stating this very clearly so that you can become aware of the university policy regarding this. Do not think of this as “helping your friend” or “taking help from a friend”. Copying an assignment from another student in this class or obtaining a solution from some other source will lead to an automatic F for this course and to a disciplinary action. Allowing another student to copy one’s work will be treated as an act of academic dishonesty, leading to the same penalty as copying. You should learn how to protect your data. Failure to do so is also unprofessional and it may expose you to the danger that someone will copy your homework and will submit it as his or her own (see above). If you do not know how to protect your data, please ask me or the TA. All cases of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the College. The College of Engineering regards academic dishonesty as a very serious matter, and provides for substantial penalties in such cases, such as receiving an `F’ grade, or expulsion from the University. Be advised that I will treat any evidence of academic dishonesty with utmost seriousness. Any such incident may have you de-enrolled from the program you are enrolled in!!