Items	Percentage	Teaming
Presentations + Participation.	10%	Teams
Quizzes    (3 to 6)	10%	Individual
Projects     (4 to 6)	50%	Teams
MidExam and FinalExam.	30%	Individual

Components

• Presentations.
• All students will present one technical paper as part of a team. (See Schedule tab).
• Instructor will collaborate with each team on selection of the papers to present.

• Quizzes
• Quizzes may be unannounced. They will be in class, and last around 15 to 20 minutes. Each quiz will cover class material from presentations either by the instructor or the student teams or material related to the assigned projects.

• Projects.
• Due dates will be announced when a project is assigned.
  Projects are done in teams.
  

• Exams.
• We will have a midterm and a final. The exams will be held in class.
  The exam will test your understanding of the basic ideas and objectives covered in the class. If you read the chapters and papers, keep up with the assignments, ask questions in class, and study hard, you should have no problem with the exams. Participation in the exams is mandatory.

• Attendance is required. If you have an unavoidable need to be absent from the class, you are responsible for the work covered even if you are not in class. In class material from quizzes, presentations to exams will not be offered for make-up; unless you demonstrate that you had a serious emergency that caused your absence.

• In general, each assignment will have a basic objective for the majority of the assignment points and an extended objective for demonstrating additional work and understanding. Final grades will reflect the extent to which you have demonstrated understanding of the material through class discussions, interactions in office hours, and performance in homeworks and exams, as well completed the assigned projects. The base level grade will be a ``B'' (good) which indicates that all the basic objectives on assignments and exams have been met. A grade of ``A'' (excellent and exceeding expectations) indicates significant achievement beyond the basic objectives. A grade of ``C'' will indicate not all basic objectives were met, but work was satisfactory for credit. A grade of ``D'' will indicate that there were significant holes in your understanding and/or your work. No incomplete grades will be assigned unless exceptional extenuating circumstances exist.

• Assignments are due at the specified date and time. You will be given adequate time to complete each assignment, if you start when it is assigned. Assignments will be turned in electronically, and the date/time received will be used to determine any late penalty. PLEASE do not miss class in order to finish up an assignment -- this does not count as acceptance excuse for absence. Unless otherwise noted for a particular assignment, the following late policy holds. One-day late assignments will be penalized by subtracting 20% off total achievable points. Two-day late assignments will be penalized by subtracting 40% off total achievable points. Beyond that, there is no acceptance of assignments. Late point reductions cannot be made up by later improvements of the assignment. Certain deliverables may not allow for ANY LATE day, as would be announced in class.

• This course is intended for serious students. Participants will be expected to adhere to rules of professional behavior. Individual projects are expected to be done individually. As such, students can discuss their work with each other, but are then expected to do the work by themselves.

  Group projects are designed so that every member gains a significant amount of new material. In the workplace, each team member is expected to contribute. Participants in group projects in this course should keep this in mind, and act accordingly. Projects encourage teamwork, that is, in that case you are expected to work closely with your partner/(s) to solve problems and prepare a common agreed-upon solution. In evaluating each group, all team members will be asked to distribute a fixed set of "points" to the rest of their team, based on how much each member contributed.

  Any breach of professional ethics as evidenced, for example, by copying exams or assignments, downloading code from the Internet, cooperating in more than discussions and study groups, misusing computer resources, or using outside help of any kind, will be considered adequate reason for an F in the course and disciplinary action.

  Remember, copying of any material, may it be a single sentence or a figure, from any location (including the internet!) without proper acknowledgement of the source constitutes plagerism! It is so easy to do in our digital world -- but don't! If in doubt, please ask for clarification. Any violation of the WPI's guidelines for academic integrity will result in no credit for the course and referral to the Student Affairs Office for disciplinary action.

  The knowledge of material and professional behavior are coupled. Failure in one of them negates any excellence in the other.

  The official WPI statements on Academic Honesty can be accessed at http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Policies/Honesty/Students/. Those who have any doubt about what that means, and fail to gain that understanding after a discussion with the instructor, are encouraged to drop this class. Remember this warning - any breach of ethics will result in no credit for the course and referral to the Student Affairs Office for disciplinary action. You should be familiar with the WPI Policy on Academic Honesty. .

• If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you have medical information to share with me, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS) as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. This office in Daniels Hall has phone (508-831-4908) and can be reached by email at disabilityservices@wpi.edu.