CS160 Syllabus Fall 2009

• Who and When
• Course Description
• Grading
• Late and Makeup Policy
• Important Dates
• Professional Conduct

Who and When:

Instructors	Teaching Assistants	Tutors
Jack Applin <his-last-name@cs.colostate.edu> Computer Science 246 Office Hours: Mon 11:30AM–12:45PM Thu 10:00AM–11:00AM Fri 11:30AM–12:45PM and by appointment Prof. Dale Grit <his-last-name@cs.colostate.edu> Computer Science 262 Office Hours: Mon 10:00AM–12:00PM Wed 1:00PM–3:00PM Thu 2:15PM-3:30PM or by appt, or door open	HyunChul Joh <> Office Hours:     Mon 09:00AM-11:00AM     Fri 03:00PM-05:00PM at Computer Science Building 120 (Linux Lab on the 1st floor) Geoffrey Sewell <his-first-name.his-last-name@colostate.edu> Office Hours:     Thurs 2:00-4:00PM     Fri 9:00-10:00AM     Fri 11:00AM-12:00PM at Computer Science Building 120 (Linux Lab on the 1st floor) Kate Ericson <her-last-name@cs.colostate.edu> Office Hours:     Wed 9:00AM-11:00AM     and by appointment Computer Science 120	Location: Computer Science 120 Tuesday 3:00PM–5:00PM Tuesday 6:30PM–9:00PM Wednesday 1:00PM–3:00PM Wednesday 2:00PM–3:00PM Thursday 2:00PM–3:00PM Thursday 6:30PM–9:00PM Friday 1:00PM–3:00PM Sunday 3:00PM–5:00PM

Times/Places:

Course Description:

Prerequisites:

MATH118 (College Algebra in Context II) with a C or better

Credits & Grading Options:

4 credit hours

Textbooks:

• Java An Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming 5th edition
  Savitch and Carrano
  
• Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Sixth Edition
  Kenneth Rosen

The Rosen text will be used in CS161 and CS200 as well.
A copy of the Rosen text is available for 2 hour checkout at the library.

Grading:

Assignments will be done individually.

Quizzes will be given at the beginning of lecture, approximately every week or two (as we finish each set of material). Quizzes will be announced on the class website. No makeups will be given for quizzes, but two quiz grades will be dropped.

Class participation is strongly encouraged.

The assignment of letter grades will be made as follows:

NOTE: We will NOT cut higher than these points (but reserve the prerogative to cut lower).

The instructor reserves the right to affect a student's grade by up to 1 or 2% in either direction.

Late and Makeup Policy

Midterm and Finals: Make-up exams are only given for extraordinary circumstances (e.g., illness, death of family member). Students must consult with the instructor as soon as possible, preferably before the start of the exam. Course examination dates are listed in the syllabus; be aware of them and plan accordingly.

Quizzes No make-ups will be given for missed quizzes. We drop your lowest 2 scores to accommodate excuses.

Programming assignments are to be submitted electronically. Details of how this is done appears with the first assignment. Always check the assignment page for due dates; normally, programming assignments are due at 5:00 p.m. on the due date (usually Friday). Late assignments submitted by Sunday evening at 10:00 (or otherwise specified) will receive a 20% late penalty. Electronic submission is then closed; students not having submitted programs receive an automatic zero on the assignment.

Theory assignments (homeworks) must be submitted in class (usually Friday and Thursday). These may be handwritten, but must be legible. The instructors and TAs reserve the right to decide whether or not a paper is legible.
Late theory assignments will be accepted until Friday at 5:00 p.m. You can turn them in to HyunChul Joh who has office hours in Room 120 of the Computer Science Building from 3:00-5:00 Friday afternoon.
Theory assignments that are submitted late receive -40%.

Important Dates:

Course Examination Dates:   (See RamCT Discussion board for possible updates)

All midterm exams are given/taken in the same room as the lecture sections.
The final exam is given based on the University schedule and taken in same room as your lecture.

Professional Conduct

All students are expected to conduct themselves professionally. We (the instructors and GTAs) assume you are familiar with the policies in the student information sheet http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~info/student-info for the department. Additionally, you are computing professionals, albeit perhaps just starting. You should be familiar with the code of conduct for the primary professional society, ACM. You can read the ACM Code of Conduct http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~howe/acm-code.html

We work to maintain an environment supportive of learning in the classroom and laboratory. Towards that end, we require that you be courteous to and respectful of your fellow participants (i.e., classmates, instructors, GTAs and any tutors). In particular:

• Please turn off the ring on your cell phone. If you are expecting an emergency call, sit near the door and slide out discretely to take it.
• If you plan to use a laptop during class, please sit at the back of the classroom and turn off any sound from the machine. The tap-tap of the keyboard and the images showing on a screen can be distracting to those sitting around you. Also, be aware if you IM during class, that giggles, snorts or other reactions to what you are reading can be heard by the class and instructors and may be completely inappropriate with what is going on in the classroom.
• Laptops must be shut during exams and quizzes.