From several years of teaching experience, I found it useful to to implement this policy due to two reasons. First, the class in session forms a community of students where each individual should participate fully. Second, the interaction of a student with a device causes an unfair distraction to others. It is a basic right of every student to have a distraction free learning environment.
Attendance | 28% |
Assignments | 40% |
Alumni report | 32% |
Attendance: You are expected to attend all classes. A roster will be taken at each class. We have 14 classes, each class is worth 2 attendance points adding to a total of 28%.
Please send me an email message if you know that you are going to
miss a class (excused absence) or if you have missed a class due to unforeseen
circumstances.
Put "[CS1000 attendance]" in the subject line.
Assignments: In general, each credit for a course requires 2-3 hours of work outside of class. This course has a similar workload.
There will be two types of assignments. The first type is attending an event or seminar that is relevant to improving your academic or career skills in computing. The second type is short, written assignments, typically due the next class session. There might be assignments with different due dates but all dates will be posted on the assignment and on Canvas.
Unless specified otherwise, all the assignments are to be completed individually. When an assignment is done in collaboration with other students in the class, credit MUST be given to all collaborators. If you talk with anyone about the assignment, that person's name must be listed on the assignment as a collaborator.
Assignments will either be entered online using Canvas or must be typed and turned in as a pdf file using Canvas. No late submissions will be accepted.
Alumni conversations: You will be paired with a Michigan Tech alumnus from the Department of Computer Science, have an email conversation with him or her, and report on what you find. The alumni job descriptions from your reports will be posted. You will then browse these descriptions and look for matches that are a good fit for you, and write a report. These assignments are to be done on an individual basis; you can talk with other students about what you've learned from your alum, but your report must be written by you alone.
Calculating the letter grade: The final grade will be calculated from your score as follows. No AB, BC, or CD grades will be given.
90-100 A (4.0) excellent 80-89 B (3.0) good 70-79 C (2.0) average 60-69 D (1.0) inferior 00-59 F (0.0) failureAn I (Incomplete) grade will only be given when a student is unable to complete a segment of the course due to circumstances beyond the student's control. If you encounter such a situation, talk to me and we will work on a solution together.