| Academic Integrity | 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. In other words, you can talk to each other in English, but not in C/Unix. The work you turn in for credit should be substantially your own. It is permissibe to share test inputs with other students; collaboration beyond this on programming assignments is not permitted. It is permissible to use modest amounts of "publicly visible" code — code that is available in books or magazines, or which has been distributed/discussed 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. It is also not permissible to use code written by CSc 453 students in previous terms. Please check with me or the TA ahead of time if you'd like to use someone else's code in order to make sure that the amount of code is indeed modest. For the purposes of this course, cheating is considered to be any attempt to pass off someone else's work as your own. (See also UofA Code of Academic Integrity.) Cheating will not be tolerated: any student caught cheating or helping another student cheat in homeworks, exams, or programming assignments, will be given a failing grade in the course. 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. |
| Attendance | Attendance will be expected, but not recorded. Students are fully responsible for all material presented or assigned in class. For this reason, attendance is strongly recommended. All holidays or special events observed by organized religions will be honored for those students who show affiliation with that particular religion. Absences pre-approved by the UA Dean of Students (or Dean's designee) will be honored. The UA policy concerning Class Attendance and Administrative Drops is available at: http://catalog.arizona.edu/2015-16/policies/classatten.htm. The UA policy regarding absences on and accommodation of religious holidays is available at: http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/policies-and-codes/accommodation-religious-observance-and-practice. |
| Accessibility and Accommodations | It is the University’s goal that learning experiences be as accessible as possible. If you anticipate or experience physical or academic barriers based on disability or pregnancy, please let me know immediately so that we can discuss options. You are also welcome to contact Disability Resources (520-621-3268) to establish reasonable accommodations. Please be aware that the accessible table and chairs in this room should remain available for students who find that standard classroom seating is not usable. |
| Etiquette |
It is expected that people in the classroom will conduct themselves
with consideration for and common courtesy towards each other. To that end,
I expect students to observe the following rules of etiquette in this class:
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| Notification of Objectionable Materials (if applicable) | Although course content may be deemed offensive by some students, such materials are deemed important for the learning process. Students are not excused from interacting with such materials, but they are certainly encouraged to express well-formed opinions that express those objections and their reasons for them. |