CS414 Spring 2011 Multimedia System Design

Grading Policy

Final Exam 35% - May 13, 8-11AM in room TBD

- Absence and Rescheduling must be excused prior to exam unless a doctor's certificate or dean's approval is provided.

Mid-term Exam 10%

- Absence must be excused prior to exam unless a doctor's certificate or dean's approval is provided.

Homework 10%

- There will be TWO homework-s (each worth 5% of the Grade). They will be posted on the web site "Homework and Machine Problems. Homework must be done by individual students, NOT in groups. Cheating will be penalized (first offense with 0 points for homework, second offense by assigning F for the course). Each student submits typed solution to the TAs (see instructions when homework posted). Students should consider the homework as an opportunity to prepare for midterm and final exams.

Peer Evaluation 5%

- Each group member at the end of the semester submits peer evaluation of him/herself and his/her other peers in the group. Each peer will evaluate performance/contribution of her/his own contribution and other peers in the group for each assignment.

- Peer evaluation guidelines what to submit and when: see the 'Peer Evaluation Document' (DOC) (PDF)

Deadline of Peer Evaluation: Friday, May 6, 5pm

Machine Problems 40%

- There will be three machine problems this semester. Machine problem solutions will be submitted via compass on the delivery date. Machine problems will be executed in groups. The grade/number of points for the MP will apply to each student in the group. We will have to follow procedures which are outlined in the Code on Campus Affairs and/or Handbook of Policies and Regulations Applying to All Students.

Re-grading Policy [very important!]

After the grades for homework, an MP or an exam are available, students have 1 week to request re-grading of the homework/MP/exam. Once the 1 week re-grading period passes, students can never ask for re-grading of this homework/MP/exam.

Cheating Policy

Your homework in this class must be your own. You may discuss, in broad terms, such things as strategies. Be aware that, as a general rule, pseudo-code is not "broad terms". The homework and exams you hand in, however, must contain only your own work. Your written solutions will be checked for strong similarities with other submissions. If you have any questions about this policy, please talk to the staff.

Your machine problems will be a result of group work. Even in this case, the group is responsible for protecting their work. In the past, we have caught students cheating by copying solutions from other students without their knowledge. To avoid having your work copied without your knowledge, refrain from leaving source code prints lying around the lab, protect your files, don't give your passwords to anyone outside of group, and enter your passwords in a way that cannot be seen by others. Do not leave a login session active on an unattended workstation. Use xlock on the CS machines if you must leave briefly, or use some similar measure (or log out!) in other labs; remember that it's a violation of the CS policy (and probably the other lab policies) to leave your workstation unattended for any extended period of time. Report any suspicious behavior to the lab sitters or the TA.

Late Policy

Assignments must be handed in by the deadline. There is no late policy.

Exams

The final exam will be on Friday, May 13, 8-11 AM, location TBD. Please, attempt to determine and discuss potential exam conflicts with the staff as soon as possible. In addition, there will be one in-class midterm exam.

Final Grades

Final grades are determined based on the Gaussian distribution of the final score (a weighted sum of the exams, MPs, homework assignments, peer evaluation).

Updated: 01/15/2011