CSE 599 Workload and Grading

Workload

The course comprises the following elements:
  1. Lectures: A total of 9 lectures (each lasting approximately 2.8 hours with breaks) by the instructor and local/visiting experts.
  2. Reading: We will read part of the Feynman text, and several tutorial papers. We will assign the reading each week in class.
  3. Homework Assignments: A total of 4 homework assignments based on material covered in class.
  4. Research Mini-Project: An individual project (self chosen) that must focus on some aspect of the class material. The project may be a simulation or a theoretical analysis. You will give a brief in-class presentation on March 1 or March 8 describing your project and results, and hand in your report during finals week on or before March 15. Since class grades have to be turned in on time, no late reports (submitted on March 16 or later) will be accepted. The reports should clearly and precisely describe the problem and your results. You may use any software tools to help you with your project.
  5. Class Exams: None.
  6. Final exam: None.
The point of the Research MiniProject is for you to concentrate on learning about an open problem in a new discipline. We want you to examine a contemporary research problem in DNA computing, neural computing, or quantum computing. We expect you to spend the last 4-5 weeks of the class working on the project--if you delay starting until the last week, then you may not be able to produce the kind of quality project that we are looking for. So start early!

We will try to ensure a reasonable workload for the course. If we do not succeed, please let us know.

Please make sure your homework assignments are neat and legible. Hand in each assignment at the beginning of class.

Grading

We will compute your course grade as follows:

Assignments

Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the assigned due date. Assignments handed in during or immediately after class will incur a 10% penalty. Assignments will be penalized an additional 10% per day for each additional day late.

Please review the assignment solutions carefully before questioning a grade with either the instructor or the teaching assistant.

If you miss an assignment as a result of unavoidable circumstances, send the instructor a one-line email asking for an extension, the reason for your request, and the date you anticipate handing in the asignment. You know which circumstances are avoidable and which are unavoidable.

If you have a reasonable but avoidable reason for requesting an extension, send email to the instructor at least 24 hours before the assignment is due, citing a reason for the extension as above. Assume the extension is granted, unless the instructor responds to the contrary. Avoidable extension requests made after the assignment is due will generally be rejected.

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