CS432: Course Policies

Academic Integrity

All violations of the Cornell University Code of Academic Integrity are taken very seriously.
You must follow the policies of the Computer Science Department and Cornell University.

You can meet with the course instructor or the TAs without an appointment during their office hours. If you need to meet outside of the office hours, first set up an appointment using email.
Besides meeting the instructor or TAs during office hours, the best way to get questions answered is using the course newsgroup. The TAs will monitor the newsgroup, and will answer your questions within 24 hours on weekdays, and within 48 hours on weekends.
If you have a specific question that cannot be publicly posted, send email to cs432ta@cs.cornell.edu. Do not send direct emails to TAs for they are not obliged to respond to such emails.

Assignments 2 and 5 (non-programming assignments) will have to be done individually.
Assignments 1, 3, 4, and 6 (programming assignments) can be done in groups of two. Although you can do these assignment individually, we strongly recommend that you team up with another person (otherwise you will be doing double the work for no extra credit). Both members of the group will receive the same grade for these assignments.
You can choose a different partner for each group assignment if you wish.
All assignments will have to be handed in using the course management system linked off the course home page. The deadline for assignment submissions is 11:59pm on the day the assignment is due.
No late assignments will be accepted. You will get 0% of the grade for an assignment if you do not turn it in by the due date at the specified time. All assignments are handed out well in advance of the due date, so there will be no exceptions.

The mid-term exam will be held from 7:30-9:30pm on October 24. It will be a closed book exam.
The final exam will be held during the examination period (the exact date will be announced later). It will be cumulative, with emphasis on the second part of the course. The final exam will be a closed-book exam.
Do not schedule job interviews or other events such that they conflict with the course exams. A responsible employer will be happy to find a date for a job interview that fits your academic schedule since the employer understands that you take your student responsibilities very seriously.

Students can view their grades using the course management system linked off the course home page.
Students can also request regrades using the course management system. Regrade requests have to be submitted within 7 days after the graded assignment is handed out. There will be no extensions.