CS411 Policies

Class Attendance

Please note that lecture slides complement the lectures, rather than replacing them. So, you should attend or view the lectures.

Make-up exams will not be given except in fully documented cases of medical or other emergencies. Please make sure you can attend all the exams as scheduled. Don't schedule your GREs or a plant trip for May 8!

All scheduled due dates/times are Illinois time (US Central Time).
Due date/time will be strictly enforced. Unless otherwise specified, you should hand in your submissions at the office of the course administrator (SC2106) by 3:15 PM on the day they are due; note, however, that the administrator is gone during the lunch hour. If you haven't turned yours in by the time the course staff take the completed assignments away for grading (which will be no earlier than 3:15 PM), then you are out of luck, as no work will be accepted after this collection.
Missing work gets zero credit. If you are unable to complete an assignment due to illness or family emergency, please see the instructor as soon as possible to make special arrangements. All such exceptional cases must be fully documented. If you have a known upcoming conflict with a due date (e.g., plant trip or corporate trip), please make arrangements with the appropriate staff member when the assignment is given out.

All requests to change grading of any course work must be submitted in writing within three days of when the grades are made available. Requests must be specific and explain why you feel your work deserves additional credit. Do not ask for a regrade until you have studied and understood our sample solution.
All requests about missing (or zero) grades must be submitted in writing to the appropriate TA within three days of when the grades are announced.

All course work that you submit must represent your own work (if it is an individual assignment) or that of your registered team (if it is a group assignment).
Discussions on readings and assignments are strongly encouraged. However, such collaboration should be limited to general strategies and ideas, but not write-ups of specific solutions. As a general rule, your submitted work should represent the identifiable efforts and originality of you or your registered team.
Plagiarism is a violation of this academic integrity policy.
Violation of the integrity policy generally results in a 0 for the assignment.In the past, I have failed graduating seniors who cheated on their final exam for CS411.