Syllabus is subject to change
Academic Integrity
This course follows the University of Illinois Student Code regarding Academic Integrity. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences also has an excellent web page on the topic. You are expected to read these resources prior to the second day of class, and to understand your responsibilities with regard to Academic Integrity.
All work submitted for this class must be solely your own. Violations of Academic Integrity include, but are not limited to, copying, cheating, and unapproved collaboration. Violations will not be tolerated.
Grading
Students are expected complete all assigned readings and video lectures prior to the class for which they are assigned.
- Daily Participation: 10%
- Daily Quizzes: 10%
- Homework Assignments: 50%
- Exam(s): 30%
Grades will be assessed on a 10-point fixed letter grade system. Grading on a curve will not be used. In the table below, square brackets and parentheses are used to indicate inclusive and exclusive endpoints, respectively.
| Letter grade | Percentage range |
|---|---|
| A+ | [97-100] |
| A | [93-97) |
| A- | [90-93) |
| B+ | [87-90) |
| B | [83-87) |
| B- | [80-83) |
| C+ | [77-80) |
| C | [73-77) |
| C- | [70-73) |
| D+ | [67-70) |
| D | [63-67) |
| D- | [60-63) |
| F | [0-60) |
Schedule and Readings
Students are expected to regularly review the schedule of assigned readings and video lectures. This schedule is subject to change.
- Some of the material covered in readings will be covered in class.
- Some of the material covered in readings will be covered in video lectures.
- Some of the material covered in readings will not be covered in class and will not be covered in video lectures.
- Some material will be covered in the video lectures, but not in the readings and not in class.
- Some material will be covered in class, but not in the readings and not in video lectures.
Responsibilities
- Students are responsible for all of the material covered in every reading.
- Students are responsible for all of the material covered in every video lecture.
- Students are responsible for all of the material covered in class.
- Students are responsible for all of the material covered in public Piazza posts. This includes clarifications to homework instructions.
Expectations
- Students are expected to attentively read assigned readings.
- Students are expected to actively follow along and practice the examples presented in the readings.
- Students are expected to attentively view assigned video lectures.
- Students are expected to attend the entirety of every class session and actively participate in the class.
- Quiz questions may come from readings, video lectures, or other material previously covered in class.
- Homework questions may cover material from the readings that have not been covered in class or in video lectures.
- Homework questions may cover material from the video lectures that have not been covered in class or in the readings.
Learning Goals & Outcomes
Students are expected to attend class, attentively read assigned readings, attentively view assigned video lectures, regularly practice the presented tools and techniques, and complete all assigned work.
Students who do so are expected to attain the learning goals and outcomes.
DRES
If a student has a disability or condition that requires special consideration, the student is expected to present the requisite letter from the University Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services no later than the beginning of the second day of class.
Absences and Late Work Policy
Students are expected complete all assigned readings and video lectures prior to the class for which they are assigned.
If a student will be absent from class for any reason, the student is expected to inform the course instructor by posting to this Piazza thread ahead of time. Daily participation and quiz credit for excused absences may, at the discretion of the instructor, be made up by means of additional assignments.
If a student has a disability or condition that requires special consideration, the student is expected to present the requisite letter from the University Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services no later than the beginning of the second day of class.
Homework assignments are expected to be turned in on time. Homework turned in late will be docked 5 percentage points per day late (this corresponds approximately to half of a letter grade per day late). However, it is understood that illness and other extraordinary events do occur from time to time. In order to accommodate such extraordinary events, students will be allotted a budget of 5 penalty-free late days for which no late penalty will be assessed. Penalty-free late days are intended to accommodate unforeseeable extraordinary events, not poor planning or poor time management.
If a student wishes to make use of a penalty-free late day, the student must do all of the following prior to the current assignment deadline:
- Post a private reply to this Piazza thread, following the instructions specified therein.
- In the student's git repository for the assignment, the student must note the request in the appropriate file, check in the change, and push the change to the appropriate remote repository.
Penalty-free late days may not be used to extend any deadline beyond the last regular day of class for the semester.
For some or all homework assignments, the correct solution will be presented to the class after the homework deadline. Under no circumstances will late work be accepted after the solution has been presented to the class.