172 lines
6.7 KiB
PHP
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172 lines
6.7 KiB
PHP
Executable File
<?php include 'global_colors.php'; ?>
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<style>
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.syllabus-selected {
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background-color: var(--sidebar-highlight-color);
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font-weight: bold;
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color: #000000;
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}
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.syllabus-selected .icon-title {
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background-color: var(--sidebar-highlight-color);
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font-weight: bold;
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color: #000000;
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}
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</style>
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<?php include 'template_before.php'; ?>
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<table>
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<tr>
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<td class="left-sidebox">
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<h1>Course Grades</h1>
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</td>
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<td class="right-sidebox">
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<div id="side-nav-buttons" class="my_sidebox">
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<ul class="sidebox">
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<li><a href="syllabus.php" class="nav-row">Syllabus</a></li>
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<li><a href="grading.php" class="nav-row syllabus-selected sidebox">Course Grades</a></li>
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<li><a href="lecture_polls.php" class="nav-row">Submini Lecture Polls</a></li>
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<li><a href="homework_policies.php" class="nav-row">Homework Policies</a></li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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</td>
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</table>
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<h2>Submini Lecture Polls</h2>
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<p class=DS_P>
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Each lecture will include several multiple-choice polls that
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will help you gauge your understanding of new
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material and collect feedback for the teaching staff. Participation
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and timely completion of these exercises is strongly encouraged;
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however, <a href="lecture_polls.php">Submini Lecture Polls</a>
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will not be directly factored into the semester average.
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</p>
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<h2>Lab Assignments</h2>
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<p class=DS_P>
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There will be a total of 14 programming labs, one each week. Labs are
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graded on a scale of 0-3, depending on the amount and quality of work
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completed. Labs are designed so that students who work diligently can
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earn all 3 points. You must attend your assigned lab section unless
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prior arrangements have been made with the graduate TA for your lab
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section (see <a href="schedule.php">Schedule</a>). To receive credit
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for the lab exercises, the work must be completed in lab and approved
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by the lab TA before the end of lab -- <em> 10 minutes before the hour</em>. TAs
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and undergraduate programming mentors are available in lab to answer
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your questions as well as check off your work. Don't wait until the
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end of lab to ask questions or show your work.</p>
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<p class=DS_P> Lab instructions and a subset of the lab problems will be posted
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on the course website by Tuesday early evening, before each
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Wednesday lab. Students are encouraged to read through the materials
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and get started on the exercises before their assigned lab section.
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Additional problems will be distributed at the start of the lab.
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Students should bring their laptop, any optional references, and recent
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lecture notes to lab. </p>
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<p class=DS_P>
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Internet access during labs is restricted to lab file downloads and
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standard programming reference material only. Reading or sending
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email, instant messages, social media, text messages, cell phone use,
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playing video games, etc. is disallowed during lab. Students who
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violate the policy will receive a 0 for the lab and be asked to leave.
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</p>
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<h2>Homeworks</h2>
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<p class=DS_P>
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There will be 10 homework assignments, one each week, except for weeks
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when a test is scheduled. Assignments will be submitted
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electronically and are due on Thursdays by 11:59pm. <em>Please do not
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email your homework assignment to the instructor or graduate TA.</em>
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Homework assignments will be made available on the course web site at
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least one week before the deadline and all material for the homework
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will be covered by the end of Friday's lecture. Students are
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encouraged to start the assignments over the weekend, and ask the
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instructor and TAs questions about the homework on
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the <a href="https://submitty.cs.rpi.edu/courses/f22/csci1200/forum">Discussion Forum</a> or in office hours early
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in the week.
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</p>
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<p class=DS_P>
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See the <a href="homework_policies.php">Homework Policies</a> page, the <a
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href="academic_integrity.php">Collaboration Policy & Academic Integrity</a> page, the <a
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href="good_programming.php">Good Programming Practices</a>, and the <a
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href="advice_TAs.php">Programming Advice from TAs</a> page for more
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information.
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</p>
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<h2>Tests and Final Exam</h2>
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<p class=DS_P> Three tests will be given during the Thursday evening test block.
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A cumulative final exam will be scheduled during finals week. These
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are pencil-and-paper tests that will focus on problem solving by
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writing C++ code. The exams will also include short answer and
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diagram-based questions. Sample exam problems from prior semesters
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will be distributed about a week before each exam. </p>
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<p class=DS_P> The course material is cumulative and students should strive to
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improve their performance on each subsequent test. When a student
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"beats" their previous test score, the previous test score will be
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replaced with the average of the two scores. For example, if a
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student gets a 70 on Test 1 and an 82 on Test 2, the first test score
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will be replaced by the average of Tests 1 & 2 = 76. If the student
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then earns an 88 on Test 3, the second test score will be replaced
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with the average of 82 and 88 = 85. (Note that we don't go back and
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re-adjust Test 1). And similarly, the score for Test 3 will be
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adjusted if the student's performance on the final exam improves upon their
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performance for Test 3.</p>
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<p class=DS_P>
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<em> Important Note: We will not provide a makeup exam unless the
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absence is <a href="https://success.studentlife.rpi.edu/current-students/academic-and-personal-support/requesting-excused-absence"> officially excused by the appropriate office</a>.</em> </p>
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<h2>Semester Average</h2>
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<p class=DS_P> Your final grade in this class combines your performance on the
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lab exercises, homeworks, and exams as follows:
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</p>
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<ul class=DS_UL>
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<li class=DS_LI>Labs: 15%
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<li class=DS_LI>Homeworks: 35%
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<li class=DS_LI>Tests: 30%
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<li class=DS_LI>Final Exam: 20%
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</ul>
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<p class=DS_P> All components of the class are graded on a curve. What does
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this mean? The homeworks and exams will contain challenging
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problems and the grade breakdown will likely be lower than the typical
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90%=A, 80%=B, etc. We will announce the curve for each exam and
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homework when the grades are returned.</p>
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<p class=DS_P><em> Important Note: You must have a passing average on each component (labs,
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homeworks, and exams) in order to pass the course.</em>
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</p>
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<h2>Rainbow Grades Summary</h2>
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<p class=DS_P>Please regularly check the grades recorded in Rainbow
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Grades on Submitty and let us know if you spot a data entry error.
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This chart will allow you to gauge your overall performance relative
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to the class average and the estimate for the grade boundaries. Here
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is a example of what the grade summary will look like: </p>
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<img width=700 src="images/sample_student.png">
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<p class=DS_P></p>
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<p class=DS_P>
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<em>Note: Because the exams and homeworks change from year-to-year,
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the curve for each homework/exam and the final average will be
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adjusted accordingly and will not be exactly the same as this
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sample</em>. </p>
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<?php include 'template_after.php'; ?>
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