Grading

Fifty percent of the final semester grade will be determined by homework assignments. Twenty percent of the final semester grade will be determined by a midterm exam. Twenty-five percent of the final semester grade will be determined by the final exam. The remaining five percent will be determined by class participation, in-class exercises, and pop quizzes. Some assignments may require students to work in teams, but most assignments and all quizzes and exams will be individual in nature.

The midterm is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, 2014.

The final exam is Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 10:30am-12:30pm, Location: Hurtig Hall 129.

In order to have a passing final semester grade, you must have both a passing assignment grade and a passing exam grade.

Final semester letter grades will be awarded according to the scale below, where X is your final numerical grade:

    Range            Grade

    X >= 93             A

    90 <= X < 93     A-

    87 <= X < 90     B+

    83 <= X < 87     B

    80 <= X < 83     B-

    77 <= X < 80     C+

    73 <= X < 77     C

    70 <= X < 73     C-

    67 <= X < 70     D+

    63 <= X < 67     D

    60 <= X < 63     D-

    X < 60               F

Numerical semester grades may be curved before a letter grade is assigned.

Grade Appeals

If at any time you feel an assignment was graded improperly, write a request for regrade and explain why you believe the assignment was graded improperly. All regrade requests must be submitted to the instructor no later than two weeks after the assignment was returned to you!

Academic Integrity Policy

A commitment to the principles of academic integrity is essential to the mission of Northeastern University. The promotion of independent and original scholarship ensures that students derive the most from their educational experience and their pursuit of knowledge. Academic dishonesty violates the most fundamental values of an intellectual community and undermines the achievements of the entire University.

For more information about the Academic Integrity Policy, please visit:
http://www.northeastern.edu/osccr/academicintegrity.

Consequences of Violating Academic Integrity Policy within CS3500:

1. All students who are caught violating the Academic Integrity Policy will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR). Students who have been referred to OSCCR will be given the opportunity to accept responsibility for their infraction or to request a hearing before a student conduct board.

2. All students who are caught violating the Academic Integrity Policy will receive a -100% for the item on which violation of the Academic Integrity Policy occurred. Violating the Academic Integrity Policy is worse than not turning in the item.

Someone may already have written a program that does part of what you'll need to do for your assignments. For your assignments, however, you are expected to write all of the source code yourself, without copying source code from any other program, even if there are programs out there that would allow you to copy their source code. You also should not post your work for others to obtain. You should not use the code that you or others have written in past semesters.

You may discuss problems with other students, but you should not discuss the problem at the level of the code. You should not share or show code to anyone. As such, you should not share USB drives, etc. If the assignment is a group assignment, you may share the code for the given assignment with your assigned group.

You are responsible for keeping your code hidden from all other students.

Late Policy

Homework assignments will be due by 11:59pm on the due date, unless otherwise specified. Unless otherwise noted, assignments may be submitted up to 24 hours late with a 20 percentage point penalty. Therefore, assignments submitted between 12:00am and 11:59pm the day after the due date will receive a 20 percentage point penalty on the assignment.

Students will be granted exceptions to the above late policy for valid medical reasons, family emergencies, or for other reasons approved by the university. Documented proof is required.

Makeup Exams

Makeup exams will be given only for valid medical reasons, family emergencies, or for other reasons approved by the university. Documented proof is required.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

If you have a disability-related need for reasonable academic accommodations in this course and have not yet met with a Disability Specialist, please visit www.northeastern.edu/drc and follow the outlined procedure to request services.

If the Disability Resource Center has formally approved you for an academic accommodation in this class, please present the instructor with your “Professor Notification Letter” during the first week of the semester, so that we can address your specific needs as early as possible.  

Last Updated on June 19, 2014 (Final exam location)