*GENERAL INFORMATION*

CA 714CA/ UC CS 252

GRADING:

The class has 7 graded homework assignments, a midterm, a final exam, and an optional project.  The combined homework grades will make up 33% of your grade, the midterm will count 33%, and the final will count for the remaining 33% of your grade.In addition, you may complete an optional project to raise your grade. The project would allow you to raise your grade 10%.In other words, I will assign final class grades as if the maximum points for the class is 100, but with the project the maximum points is actually 110. Note that anyone wishing to submit a project must first submit a proposal. More information on the project and proposal is available from the project information page. The assignments and exams are different than those used by Professor Patterson, so do not be alarmed if you find Prof. Patterson talking about a section of an assignment which does not seem to correspond to your assignments.

Please contact me if you are experiencing difficulty with any aspects of the course.I want to help you to be successful, but I can only help when I know there is a problem.

HOMEWORK DISTRIBUTION AND SUBMISSION:

Homeworks will be distributed on-line. I can also fax or mail homeworks to you if necessary. The due dates are listed in the syllabus for each homework.

Homeworks should be submitted in electronic form by email, by fax, or in hardcopy by mail. Electronic form by email is preferred.  NOTE: If I cannot read the fax, you may lose points. If your submission contains text which is small or prone to distortion due to fax quality problems, I suggest that you email or mail your homework instead.

For email submission, please use one of the following electronic formats.  Pdf, microsoft doc, postscript, or plain ascii text.

Also, the CalVIEW office asks that you put your name, the course number (CA 714 CA, in our case) and the homework number on anything you turn into that office via fax or mail. They receive a lot of correspondence from students and it can be difficult for them to decipher homeworks when there is no name, homework number or class name.

If you use mail, your homeworks should be postmarked by the due dates indicated in the syllabus. I have included a sheet of return labels in this packet for the return of your homeworks. If you need additional labels just let the CalView office know, and they will send you more.

Also, please make a copy of everything you send me, in case work disappears en route.

EXAM ADMINISTRATION:

The midterm and the final exams will be posted online.  You will have 5 days to complete them individually, from Monday to Friday.  They should be submitted by the same procedure as homework.

LATE WORK:

All homeworks are due on the dates specified on the syllabus. I understand that special circumstances occasionally arise making it difficult to turn in an assignment on time.I am very aware that most NTU engineers/students are trying to balance this class with often unpredictable work demands and I would like to be as flexible and accommodating as possible.However, I have found that ?free? extensions are unfair to other students because they delay the posting of solutions and make those students who push to meet the deadline feel cheated.In addition, I have found that students who are chronically late with their homeworks cheat themselves out of the best possible understanding of the material.

With all of these factors in mind, I have established the following policy which I hope strikes a balance between flexibility and fairness to other students:

·1-2 days late - 5% penalty

·3-7 days late - 10% penalty

·In rare cases, I may grant one additional late extension with an additional 10% off.

In all cases, you must request an extension *BEFORE* the due date.If you do not request an extension before the due date, no extension will be granted.This allows me to delay the posting of solutions until all homeworks have been sent.If your homework is faxed or postmarked AFTER I post the solutions, no credit will be given for your assignment - no exceptions.If you talk to me, I will try to delay posting the solutions.If you are mailing your homework near the deadline, please be careful to watch the postmark it receives.

These penalties are not designed to punish anyone,They are designed to foster the best learning environment for everyone involved and should not effect your final grade if your requests for extension are infrequent.

Please note that an extension on one homework does not imply extensions on subsequent homeworks.If you ask for an extension, you will need to work doubly hard to finish the current homework and the next one in order to avoid another late penalty.

Important WarningIn addition, I feel that is essential that all homework solutions beposted early enough to allow everyone to use them when studying for an exam.Therefore, I may be unable to grant lengthy extensions on the last homework before each exam.

INCOMPLETES:

The following policy for NTU Incompletes was drafted after consultation with the office of the Dean of the Graduate Division at UCB:

I will take the approach the University does for on-campus students and evaluate each case individually.Then, with the recommendation of the consultant, I will decide if that particular case warrants an extension.The exact limit put on the time allowed for a student to finish an incomplete will depend on the individual's case and the restrictions inherent to a long-distance educational program.(For example, some courses will not be taught after certain semesters, and I only have our consultants available to grade work during the semesters the course is offered.)

In most cases, incompletes must be finished before the next semester begins.