C. Shub                                               CS 216
Fall 2008                  POLICY             #1 Page 1 of 2


1.  The University will make reasonable accommodations for per-
    sons with documented disabilities.  Students new to campus
    should meet with the Coordinator of Disability Services in
    room 105 Main Hall.  Students with disabilities are to turn
    in their disability verification letters within the first two
    weeks of class.  For further information, telephone 262-3354
    (TDD - 262-3653), email dservice@uccs.edu or visit
    http://www.uccs.edu/dservice

2.  The University has adopted attendance and military deployment
    guidelines.  Copies can be found at
                  http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash/tiny/a
                                 and
                  http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash/tiny/b
    Pursuant to those guidelines:

    A.  Incompletes will be given only for serious emergencies or
        other documentable extenuating circumstances clearly
        beyond the student's control.  Incompletes normally will
        NOT repeat NOT be given to students who abandon the
        class, students not satisfied with their grade, students
        who are too busy to complete the work on time, and stu-
        dents who miss the final exam.

    B.  After the Census Date (September 11) I will not sign drop
        slips unless the student, in my judgement, is passing the
        course.

    C.  After the Drop Deadline (October 31) I normally do not
        sign drop requests.

    D.  Make up exams are NOT given.  Special arrangements may be
        made 2 weeks or more before any examination.  Students
        entitled to alternate testing environments must inform
        the instructor within the first two weeks of the class.

    E.  Because this is a 200 level course, Computer Science
        Department Policy requires that attendance be taken and
        that the final grade be reduced by one letter for each
        four (4) unexcused missed classes.

3.  Classroom Decorum:

    A.  Kindly set your cell phones, pagers, or other electronics
        to silent mode while in class so as not to disturb other
        students.
    B.  Kindly arrive on time and do not leave until dismissed so
        as not to disturb other students.

4.  Late homework will NOT be accepted for credit.  Computer
    crashes are NOT repeat NOT an excuse for late homework.
    Homework with syntax errors will get a maximum of 25% credit.
    Homework with obviously wrong output will get a maximum of
    50% credit.  Homework is generally due at the start of class.
    Students arriving late will be penalized 2 points per minute
    late.






C. Shub                                               CS 216
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5.  Students will be expected to know material covered in prereq-
    uisite courses.

6.  Students will work alone.  General principles may be dis-
    cussed.  Advice from other students should be taken with a
    grain of salt.

7.  The instructor has commitments that will conflict with office
    hours as follows:

               NCAA meeting November 12 through 15
                NCAA meeting December 3 through 7


8.  Copies of data and handouts are available on the course web
    page.  Students are responsible for accessing this material:

    A.  The class web page is located at
                     http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash/cs216

    B.  There is an optional Class e-mail list.  This list is
        maintained by positive subscription only. The instructor
        may, from time to time, send e-mail of interest to the
        addresses maintained in the class e-mail list.  To sub-
        scribe, kindly send e-mail (from the address at which you
        wish to receive the list mailings) to the instructor ask-
        ing to be added to the list. When doing so, kindly iden-
        tify the class.

    C.  Use of electronic mail is encouraged, with the following
        caveats:

         a.  Homework assignments not explicitly requiring e-mail
             will NNNNOOOOTTTT be accepted via e-mail.
         b.  The instructor, when replying, will NNNNOOOOTTTT manually
             edit addresses.
         c.  Unless Explicitly stated, the instructor will NNNNOOOOTTTT
             accept e-mail with attachments.
         d.  The instructor does not read his e-mail with a web
             browser. As such, inclusion of HTML tags in e-mail
             is frowned upon.

9.  Office Hours will be announced in class.  Students are wel-
    welcome and _e_n_c_o_u_r_a_g_e_d to make appointments outside normal
    office hours.  Students are eeeessssppppeeeecccciiiiaaaallllllllyyyy eeeennnnccccoooouuuurrrraaaaggggeeeedddd to visit
    the instructor for assistance.

10. Although not all homeworks and exams are weighted equally,
    grading generally follows the following scheme:
    Homework:      about 40%
    Exams:         about 60% tentatively allocated as follows
                   Mid Semester exams: 1/4 (15%) each
                   Final exam:         1/2 (30%)

                         Charles M. Shub
                    184 Engineering building
                 (719) 262-3492  (fax) 262-3369
                    http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash
                        cdash@cs.uccs.edu