CPSC 101: Computer Programming II
These policies apply to CPSC 101 taught in
Prince George
in the Winter 2020 semester.
- Cheating:
- Don’t.
First offenses result in a grade of -100%
and formal notification of the
College Dean.
Allowing someone to copy your work is cheating. The
UNBC Calendar describes academic
offenses and possible penalties in more detail.
- Cell phones:
-
Do not disturb others.
Do not answer your cell-phone in class.
Do not text in class.
Cell-phones are forbidden during examinations.
- Wireless and laptops:
-
Non-course use of laptops in class is strongly
discouraged. Use that disrupts others may lead to
expulsion from class.
- Late Policy:
-
This late policy attempts to balance:
- rewarding students who manage their time effectively,
- encouraging students to complete assignments,
- discouraging perfectionism,
and
- maintaining a sane environment for markers.
This policy applies especially to programming homework. Assignments
are due at the beginning of class on the day that they are
due. Assignments received after the beginning of class are late.
Assignments that are late have the maximum possible mark
reduced.
For instance, for a programming assignment that is graded out of 50
marks that is handed in at the beginning of the lecture after it was
due, the
maximum possible mark is 43. If you would have scored 47/50, you
score 43/50; if you would have scored 42/50, you still score 42/50.
In other words, there are diminishing rewards for perfect work.
If your assignment is a week late already, just hand something in, and
move on.
All programming assignments will be received up until the end of the
course, and the maximum possible mark
will never drop below 50% of
the assignment mark. The maximum possible mark drops to 50% when
solutions or partial solutions are distributed in class, but you
will receive warning should I decide to distribute solutions.
- Examination Policies:
-
Students are responsible for being aware of all relevant
examination policies.
Click here for
examination policies common to all courses.
- Attendance:
-
Attendance in this course is the student's responsibility and is
generally not monitored by the instructor.
Tutorial participation is qualitatively assessed by the tutorial instructors.
Attendance during team term project demonstrations will be monitored,
and factored in to student term project grades.
Students are entirely responsible for
being aware of material discussed in lecture, even if they are
unavoidably prevented from attending.
- Marking Scheme Changes:
-
I reserve the right to change weightings given in the marking scheme on
the course outline. Students are guaranteed that their letter grade
will not decrease as the result of such a change.
