Grade Determination

45% (90 points) Projects
20% (40 points) Midterm exam
35% (70 points) Final exam

Students receiving more than 90% of possible points are guaranteed at least an A-, more than 80% at least a B-, more than 70% at least a C-, and more than 60% at least a D.

Policies

Students are expected to attend every class. Attendance will be informally kept even though it is not a part of the course grade.

Tests and quizzes can be made up with a serious documented excuse (e.g. illness, death in the family) and must be arranged as soon as possible. Arrangements involving other excuses require prior permission from the instructor.

The goal of assignments is to practice the concepts taught in class. You are expected to do your own assignments. However, some collaboration with other students is allowed and even encouraged. The following types of collaboration are allowed:

  • Discussing strategies for solving a problem
  • Explaining why a Web page does not work
  • Reviewing and testing someone else's Web pages
  • Using HTML and JavaScript code provided by the instructor and texts

The following types of collaboration are not allowed:

  • Copying someone else's HTML or Javascript code
  • Literally telling someone what code to write

Engaging in these last two types of collaboration will be considered a violation of the university's policy on academic integrity. Violators will receive a 0 for the corresponding assignment and will be reported as required by the policy.

Late assignments will be accepted up to three days late with a one point penalty. Assignments submitted more than 3 days after the due date will not be accepted without an excused absence cleared by the dean of students office.

Additional assignments for extra credit will not be offered.

All grade challenges must be submitted in writing and include an explanation why the given score or grade should be reconsidered.

School policies on instructor evaluation, email, plagiarism, course withdrawal, absences, incompletes and students with disabilities.