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Grading

The grading for this class will comprise of the following continuous assessment milestones and a final exam. The final exam will be closed book.

DescriptionPercentage
Midterm (18 Feb 2013, 1st lecture hour)20%
4 Homework assignments (10% each)10% * 4 = 40%
Final Exam (7 May 2012, afternoon)35%
Participation5%
Total100%

Attendance is not mandatory, but will help with your participation grade. Participation is very helpful for your teaching staff too. Without it, we have very little idea whether you understand the material that we've presented or whether it's too difficult or trivial. Giving feedback in the form of questions, discussion provides us with a better idea of what topics you enjoy and which you are not too keen on.

Academic Honesty Policy

Please note that I enforce these policies vigorously. While I hate wasting time with these problems, we have to be fair to everyone in the class, and as such, you are advised to pay attention to these rules and follow them strictly.

Collaboration is a very good thing. Students are encouraged to work together and to teach each other. On the other hand, cheating is considered a very serious offense. Please don't do it! Concern about cheating creates an unpleasant environment for everyone. You will be automatically reported to the vice-dean of academic affairs if you are caught, no exceptions will be made for any infractions no matter how slight the offense.

So how do you draw the line between collaboration and cheating? Here's a reasonable set of ground-rules. Failure to understand and follow these rules will constitute cheating, and will be dealt with as per University guidelines. We will be enforcing the policy vigorously and strictly.

You should already be familiar with the University's honor code. If you haven't yet, read it now.

This section on academic honesty is adapted from Surendar Chandra's course at the University of Georgia, who in turn acknowledges Prof. Carla Ellis and Prof. Amin Vahdat at Duke University for his policy formulation. The origin of the original rule, called the Gilligan's Island rule, is uncertain, but at least can be traced back to Prof. Dymond at York University's use of it in 1984.

Late Submissions

All homework assignments are due to IVLE by 11:59:59 pm (Singapore time) on the due date. No exceptions without a medical certificate will be made. The following penalties will apply for late submissions:

These penalties are intentionally set severe to encourage students to turn in assignments on time. This in turns, means that your teaching staff can start and finish grading within a certain time period, and can help you get timely feedback on your work. Do not expect any type of preferential treatment if you turn in an assignment late.

Assignment return policy and regrades

Failure is success if we learn from it. Malcolm Forbes

Min will endeavor to return all assignments (i.e., gradeable milestones) to you by email within two weeks of the due date. In some extraordinary cases, some students / teams may not get their finalized grades during the announced return period (e.g., when plagiarism is suspected). Also, due to the occasional backload of work, Min reserves the right to return one milestone of his choice within three weeks of the due date.

All students have a right to question the grading of their work. If a regrade is sought for a particular milestone, this must be brought to Min's attention within 3 days of the return of the preliminary grades by email. Requests later than that will not be entertained without certified medical leave or school permission.