Comp 410-001 Rubric
(Subject to change)
Grading: The breakup of grades is tentatively set as follows
- Several homework assignments: 30%
- Three in-class exams: 15 x 3 = 45%
- Final exam: 25%
Exam dates (all tentative -- highly likely to change!):
- The first in-class exam is scheduled for Feb 15th (L 10)
- The second in-class exam is scheduled for March 22nd (L 18)
- The third in-class exam is scheduled for April 12th (L 24)
- The final exam is scheduled for April 30th at 12:00 noon.
Assignments:
No collaboration is permitted upon assignments. Please
do not accept anyone's assistance (other than the instructor's
or the TA's) - all submitted work must be your own, and you must
include a signed honor statement
with each submission explicitly
stating that all submitted work is the result of your own effort only.
Grading policy: Assignments are
graded by the TA, under the instructor's supervision. Graded
assignments are returned in class. If you wish to dispute the score
assigned to you, it is your responsibility to initiate negotiation via
email on this, within one week of the date that the assignments
are returned in class. No complaints will be considered after this
one-week deadline.
Class Etiquette:
You are expected to maintain proper etiquette in class. This includes:
- Not making a habit of arriving late, or leaving in the midst of class
- Not talking, sleeping, reading newspapers, eating, etc. in class
- Keeping cellphones, pagers, etc. off
- Not using your laptop to browse the web
Class Participation:
This class will be far more enjoyable for everyone if all students
come to class ready and willing to discuss the material to be
covered. I plan to reward those who participate in class by increasing
their final grade by up to half a letter grade. I also reserve the
right to add a similar negative "reward" to those who do not observe
appropriate etiquette in class.