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Course Policies
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Late Policy
Unless otherwise indicated, assignments and projects are due
at the START of class on their due date. (There will be a leniency period until
the END of class, but you don’t want to come to class late do you?) If
you hand in an assignment after this period, we will take off 20% for each day
(or portion thereof) it is late. We will not consider granting Incompletes as
grades. (I know this sounds harsh, but we need a firm rule in order to be fair
to people who do turn things on
time).
Cheating vs. Collaboration
So how do you draw the line between collaboration and cheating? Here's a reasonable set of ground rules. Failure to understand and follow these rules will constitute cheating, and will be dealt with as per University guidelines.
- The Gilligan's Island Rule: This rule says that you are free to meet with fellow students(s) and discuss assignments with them. Writing on a board or shared piece of paper is acceptable during the meeting; however, you should not take any written (electronic or otherwise) record away from the meeting. This applies when the assignment is supposed to be an individual effort or whenever two teams discuss common problems they are each encountering (inter-group collaboration). After the meeting, engage in a half hour of mind-numbing activity (like watching an episode of Gilligan's Island), before starting to work on the assignment. This will assure that you are able to reconstruct what you learned from the meeting, by yourself, using your own brain.
- The Freedom of Information Rule: To assure that all collaboration is on the level, you must always write the name(s) of your collaborators on your assignment. This applies when two groups collaborate.