COURSE POLICIES

A. Make-Ups for Examinations

Make-ups for examinations may be arranged if a student's absence is caused by
documented illness or personal emergency.  A written explanation (including
supporting documentation) must be submitted to his or her lecture instructor;
if the explanation is acceptable, an alternative to the examination will be
arranged.  Whenever possible, make-up arrangements must be completed in
advance.

B. Make-Ups for Computer Projects

A student who is unable to complete a computer project by the specified due
date due to illness or personal emergency should contact his or her lecture
instructor.  If the student's explanation is acceptable, the assignment due
date will be extended (or his or her lecture instructor will make other
appropriate arrangements).

C. Make-Ups for Laboratory Exercises

A student who misses a scheduled laboratory session due to illness or personal
emergency should contact his or her Teaching Assistant.  If the student's
explanation is acceptable, his or her Teaching Assistant will permit the
student to make up the missed laboratory exercise within one week of the
original due date.

D. Solutions to Computer Projects

A solution to a computer project must:

  1. conform to the specifications stated on the assignment handout,
  2. be submitted by the deadline stated on the assignment handout,
  3. and be your own work.

To be eligible for full credit, a solution to a computer project must conform
to the specifications stated on the handout for that assignment.  Solutions
that conform to some, but not all, of the assignment specifications will be
eligible for partial credit.

To be eligible for any credit, a solution to a computer project must be
submitted for grading by the deadline stated on the handout for that
assignment.  Solutions which are submitted after the deadline will not be
accepted.

To be eligible for any credit, a solution to a computer project must be your
own work.  You are encouraged to discussed the assignment specifications with
your instructor, your Teaching Assistant, and your fellow students.  However,
anything that you submit for grading must be your own work.

As noted above, anything that you submit for grading must be your own work.
The "handin" program will compare your solution against every other student's
solution to identify similar solutions.  Students who submit solutions which
are essentially identical will receive a penalty grade, such as a score of
zero for that assignment or a grade of zero in the course.



E. Integrity of Scholarship and Grades

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering expects all students to
adhere to MSU's policy on Integrity of Scholarship and Grades, which includes
the statement, ".... all academic work will be done by the student to whom it
is assigned, without unauthorized aid of any kind" (Academic Programs, General
Procedures and Regulations).  General Student Regulation 1.00 in the student
handbook (Spartan Life) also addresses this issue.

In particular, a solution to a computer project must be your own work.  You
are encouraged to discuss the assignment specifications with your instructor,
your teaching assistant, and your fellow students.  However, anything that you
submit for grading must be your own work.