Course assignments are designed to teach material through independent implementation of algorithms learned in class. Towards this effort, we have a strict collaboration policy. Students are encouraged to talk through concepts with each other, but all code must be your own! You should not be looking at anyone else's code when completing your assignments. We will run all assignments through plagiarism software. Additionally, you may use online resources to understand concepts, but not to complete the coding portion of your assignments. This includes Stack Overflow and ChatGPT. We will compare all student solutions to ChatGPT generated solutions. If we detect plagiarism in your assignments, you will get a 0 on the assignment and will be reported to the university. Please note that ** it is much better to turn in an incomplete assignment than to turn in code that is not your own! **
This course welcomes all students of all backgrounds. The computer science and computer engineering industries have a significant lack of diversity. This is due to a lack of sufficient past efforts by the field toward even greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Allen School seeks to create a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment for our community and our field. You should expect and demand to be treated by your classmates and course staff with respect. If any incident occurs that challenges this commitment to a supportive, diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment, please let me know so the issue can be addressed.
Washington state law requires that UW develop a policy for accommodation of student absences or significant hardship due to reasons of faith or conscience, or for organized religious activities. The UW's policy, including more information about how to request an accommodation, is available here. Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course using this form.
It is the policy and practice of the University of Washington to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law. If you have already established accommodations with Disability Resources for Students (DRS), please activate your accommodations via myDRS so we can discuss how they will be implemented in this course. If you have not yet established services through DRS, but have a temporary health condition or permanent disability that requires accommodations (conditions include but not limited to; mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health impacts), contact DRS directly to set up an Access Plan. DRS facilitates the interactive process that establishes reasonable accommodations. Contact DRS here.
Your experience in this class is important to me. Feel free to contact me for any reason.