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A positive bias factor comes into effect when the student is on the dividing line between grades. The bias can put the student over the line to a higher grade. Also important to the calculation of positive grading bias is class "brownie points." These points are earned in class when a student discovers the instructor making a mistake. The first student that announces the error during lecture receives the point. Students are responsible for keeping tally of their brownie points and reporting them to the instructor at the end of the course (they may also brag about their current tally to the class as each new mistake is discovered). NOTE, all professors make mistakes. Never believe a professor without a critical eye (this is key to the scientific method); rather, challenge them publicly :-)
All of the assignments will be submitted in class with hardcopy on the dates specified. A copy will also be submitted electronically before class (this is optional for assignment #1). If your assignment is incomplete, turn it in and we will grade it for partial credit. If your assignment is late, I will impose a penalty of 10% per day. Some assignments may not allow late submissions.
All assignments must be done independently (or in groups if instructed). You are encouraged to talk to the instructor, if you encounter any difficulties. When working independently, you may discuss the problem and the issues that arise with other students. You may not share or discuss your code. In other words, talk about the problem, not about the program itself. Likewise if working in groups, adhere to the same conduct between groups. These are supposed to be common sense guidelines; please talk to the instructor, if you are unsure about what is permissible. If you use algorithms or methods described in books or papers, make sure you include a comment in your program with the appropriate references.
Some assignments will contain one or more extra credit problems. These are designed for students who need extra credit to remedy a poor score, and also for students who wish to explore particular topics in greater depth. The final grades will be assigned on a curve based on regular credit problems, after which students with extra credit will be scaled up appropriately. This ensures that extra credit can only help those students who have it, but not hurt those who don't.
Most communication regarding the course will be done electronically. Please read your electronic mail regularly (i.e., once or twice per day); the pine command, Netscape mail, or others can be used to do this. Announcements will be posted on the newsgroup wright.cs.cs409-cs609 which you should also read regularly; the rn command can be used to do this, as well as the gnus command within emacs and with the Netscape newsreader. The newsgroup is also useful for discussing among yourselves various issues pertaining to class (but not solutions to assignments).
Communicate with the instructor by sending e-mail to cs609fac@cs.wright.edu. It is important
that you use your class account to do this, not your university account
or other accounts such as yahoo. All homework assignments MUST be sent from
your class account; credit may not be given otherwise. You are encouraged
to send any questions about the assignments to the wright.cs.cs409-cs609
newsgroup so that everyone can benefit from the questions and answers.