CSc 352 (Summer 03)
Systems Programming and UNIX
Policies:

Misc. Policies:
  • All exams will be closed-book. 
  • Without prior arrangement, missed exams result in a grade of zero.
  • Instructor reserves the right to fail for the course any student failing the final exam. 
  • Attendance is expected, but not required. Students are fully responsible for all material presented or assigned in class. For this reason, attendance is strongly recommended.
  • The university has cut back on janatorial services. For this reason I have been asked to enforce the ban on food and beverage in the classroom. Water bottles are permitted, but that's it.
  • Etiquette: It is expected that people in the classroom will conduct themselves with consideration for and common courtesy towards others. In particular, activities that are disruptive or distracting to others, including  the following, will not be tolerated:
    • Reading newspapers or magazines.
    • Loud or extended discussions.
    • Phone conversations.
    • Using a computer for any reason other than taking notes
Academic Integrity:
I encourage you to talk with your friends about the work you are doing for this class; both giving and taking advice will help you to learn. Assignments require individual attention and effort to be of any benefit. It is permissible to discuss problems with others in broad terms, e.g., the structure or approach of a program. It is not permissible to discuss concrete details of solutions to a particular assignment before the due date/time for that assignment. A simple way to distinguish between these two situations is to use Prof. Stuart Reges' characterization: you can talk to each other in English, but not in C/Unix. Unless otherwise stated on the assignment sheet, all work is expected to be that of each student alone, and not the product of team efforts or collaboration with others. It is permissible to use "publicly visible" code -- code that is available in books or magazines, or which has been distributed in class -- in programming assignments, as long as the authorship of such code is adequately and explicitly acknowledged. It is not permissible to solicit code from others, e.g., by posting requests to Usenet newsgroups. Plagiarism or the incorporation of another student's words, code, or ideas constitutes theft of intellectual property; at a minimum you will receive a grade of `zero' for the assignment and a reduction of one letter grade in your course grade. Helping another student cheat will result in the same punishment -- I intend to interpret the phrase ``helping another student cheat'' broadly: for example, if another student gains access to your code because you forgot to logout, or were careless about listings that were dumped into the recycling bin, you have helped that student cheat. I refer you to the University's Code of Academic Integrity for further details.
 

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