The course consists of two 75-minute lecture meetings per week.
You will be expected to attend classes for this course. You will be responsible for all material covered in class and assigned readings. You will be expected to be prepared for unannounced quizzes at any time. You will be expected to hand in assignments when they are due. Programs are due at the beginning of lab on the due date. Homework is due at the beginning of the lecture when it is due. Late homework will incur a 15% per day penalty (based on the maximum possible grade) and will not be accepted after the class period following the due date. In case of medical hardship, homework turned in late will be graded. If the grade on the homework is less than 70%, then the grade will be recorded. If the grade is more than or equal to 70%, then the homework will not be used in computing the average at the end of the course. There will be one major test and a cumulative final exam.
Attendance at the test is mandatory. Should you unavoidably have to miss the major test and be excused by your instructor, you will be required to take a make-up test upon your return to class.
Grading Policy
In order to obtain a C in this course, you must have an average grade of at least 70 with a minimum test average (including the final exam) of 65. The standard grading scale is used (90 - 100 is an A, 87 - 89 is a B+, 80 - 86 is a B, and so on), possibly with minor adjustments.
Code of Student Academic Responsibility
You are expected to be aware of and to follow the academic code of responsibility that appears in Carolina Community: Student Policy Manual. Except for explicitly designated team assignments, all work that is turned in is expected to be your own. The minimum penalty for submitting work that is not your own is a zero on the assignment; the usual penalty is the negative number of points the assignment was worth; the maximum penalty is a grade of F in the course. If you are found sharing work with another student, the above penalties will apply to both parties. In addition to these penalties, which are to the discretion of the instructor, your case will be reviewed by the Assistant Dean of the College, according to a procedure described in Carolina Community: Student Policy Manual.