Grading

• GRADING SCALE: ((Total points) - 500) / 100 = G.P.A.
  (Anything over 4.0 becomes 4.0. Anything under 0.5 becomes 0.0). E.g., 850 = 3.5, 620 = 1.2, etc.
  
  
• QUIZZES may or may not be announced beforehand, and cannot be made up. There will be a number of quizzes over the quarter, but only the top four grades will be counted.
  Unless otherwise announced, all quizzes are open-book, open-note, but no use of computers or other electronic devices.
  
  
• PARTICIPATION will included being prepared for and actively involved in class discussions, in-class work and group work, as well as class presentations.
  
  
• TESTS will require critical thinking skills beyond memorization. You must know the material well enough to think about its consequences, and you must act on your own abilities, as well as those of the author of the book. Except for extreme emergencies, missed tests may not be made up without prior approval and sufficient cause.
  
  For the midterm, students will be given the opportunity to make up some lost points after the test. The process will be explained in class on the day after the test (the day the tests are returned). It is important for students to attend on this day!
  
  
• PROGRAMMING assignments will be given to you in more detail as they come up. In general, though, each program should contain a structured plan (this will be discussed) and full documentation. Programs are not merely a collection of code, but a well thought-out and executed sequence. You must also decide what a sufficient testing of the code should be, and do so. Programs are worth 100 points each.
  
  
• ETHICS: Naturally, all tests and quizzes must be taken independently. Programs should be substantially the work of the individual student. Student may get help or work in groups on small, particularly difficult problems, but major algorithms (other than those derived in class or in the book) and blocks of code may not be shared. Violation of these rules may result in dismissal from the class with a grade of 0.0. Ethics are as important, or more so, than any other part of the programming profession. Always let your conscience be your guide.
  
  
• "V" grade: NO 'V' grades will be given. A students who stops attending class without officially withdrawing ("W") will be given a grade of "0.0".
  "I"  grade: An 'I' grade will be given only in extreme circumstances, and only if the student has a passing grade two weeks before the end of the quarter.

  

  
  

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