| Absence and Class Participation Policy |
Attendance will be expected, but not recorded. Students are fully
responsible for all material presented or assigned in class. For this reason,
and because participating in the course and attending lectures and other
course events are vital to the learning process, attendance is strongly
recommended.
Students who miss exams or assignment submission deadlines due
to illness or emergency are required to bring documentation from their
health-care provider or other relevant professional third parties.
The UA’s
policy concerning Class Attendance, Participation, and Administrative Drops
is available at:
http://catalog.arizona.edu/policy/class-attendance-participation-and-administrative-drop.
The UA policy regarding absences for any sincerely held religious belief, observance or practice will be accommodated where reasonable:
http://policy.arizona.edu/human-resources/religious-accommodation-policy.
Absences pre-approved by the UA Dean of Students (or Dean Designee) will be honored.
See https://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/absences.
Makeup Policy for Students Who Register Late Students who register after the first class meeting may not make up missed any missed work. |
| Academic Integrity |
Students are encouraged to share intellectual views and discuss freely the
principles and applications of course materials. However, graded work/exercises
must be the product of independent effort unless otherwise instructed. Students
are expected to adhere to the UA Code of Academic Integrity as described in the
UA General Catalog. See:
http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/academic-integrity/students/academic-integrity.
Selling class notes and/or other course materials to other students or to a
third party for resale is not permitted without the instructor’s express written
consent. Violations to this and other course rules are subject to the Code of
Academic Integrity and may result in course sanctions. Additionally, students
who use D2L or UA e-mail to sell or buy these copyrighted materials are subject
to Code of Conduct Violations for misuse of student e-mail addresses. This
conduct may also constitute copyright infringement.
Programming assignments: what’s allowed and what isn’t 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 permissible 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 students for this or any other class in previous terms. Please check with me or the TAs 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. 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. For the same reason, you should be very careful about posting your code to publicly visible media, e.g., Piazza or Github. |
| Classroom Behavior Policy |
To foster a positive learning environment, students and instructors have a
shared responsibility. We want a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment
where all of us feel comfortable with each other and where we can challenge
ourselves to succeed. To that end, our focus is on the tasks at hand and not on
extraneous activities (e.g., texting, chatting, reading a newspaper, making
phone calls, web surfing, etc.). Activities that are disruptive or distracting
to others, such as those listed below, will not be tolerated in the classroom:
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| Department of Computer Science Code of Conduct | The Department of Computer Science is committed to providing and maintaining a supportive educational environment for all. We strive to be welcoming and inclusive, respect privacy and confidentiality, behave respectfully and courteously, and practice intellectual honesty. Disruptive behaviors (such as physical or emotional harassment, dismissive attitudes, and abuse of department resources) will not be tolerated. The complete Code of Conduct is available on our department web site. We expect that you will adhere to this code, as well as the UA Student Code of Conduct, while you are a member of this class. |
| Threatening Behavior Policy | The UA Threatening Behavior by Students Policy prohibits threats of physical harm to any member of the University community, including to oneself. See http://policy.arizona.edu/education-and-student-affairs/threatening-behavior-students. |
| UA Nondiscrimination and Anti-harassment Policy | The University is committed to creating and maintaining an environment free of discrimination; see http://policy.arizona.edu/human-resources/ nondiscrimination-and-anti-harassment-policy Our classroom is a place where everyone is encouraged to express well-formed opinions and their reasons for those opinions. We also want to create a tolerant and open environment where such opinions can be expressed without resorting to bullying or discrimination of others. |
| Accessibility and Accommodations | At the University of Arizona we strive to make learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you anticipate or experience physical or academic barriers based on disability or pregnancy, you are welcome to let me know so that we can discuss options. You are also encouraged to contact Disability Resources (520-621-3268) to explore reasonable accommodation. If our class meets at a campus location: 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. |