Course Format
There are two class sessions per week, all held in the computer lab. Class sessions will consist of lecture/discussion of the material, lab exercises and time to work on lab assignments. Homeworks and completed labs will be submitted for grading through the assignments section of BlackBoard for this class. There will be two exams, and two quizzes, and 10 assigned lab homeworks. The quizzes and exams will be based upon the material presented in class and practiced during the labs.BlackBoard
This course uses BlackBoard exclusively to collect lab assignments, broadcast important messages, post grades, and keep you informed of what of you have submitted and what is missing.Textbooks
There are no required textbooks for this course.Lab Attendance
Full Lab Attendance is required for all students who have one or more outstanding uncompleted assignments at the start of the lab period. If all assignments have been completed and submitted, then attendance at a lab period is not required.Due Dates for Labs
Labs are completed in two class periods. In the first class period, the material is introduced and explained. Then students are allowed to work on the lab for the remainder of the class period. Students can continue working at home and during the following class period (called the lab period). The lab is actually due at the end of the lab period day at 11:59pm. For example, for a Tuesday/Friday block, if the material is covered on Tuesday, then Friday is a lab period and the lab is due at 11:59pm on Friday evening.Students who have any lab work outstanding are required to attend the lab period. If all labs have been submitted by the beginning of the lab class, then attendance of the lab class is optional.
Late Submissions
20 percentage points will be deducted from assignments for each day that they are submitted late. Exceptions to this rule will only be granted for a valid medical excuse accompanied by a doctor's note. Any lab that is submitted more than four days past the due date will not receive any credit.Working on Assignments Outside of Class
You may need to spend more time working on the labs than the time available in class. If possible and when tutors are available, we will be holding help sessions in the lab in WVH 102 on the first floor of West Village H, and you can use this or any of the other open labs on campus to complete the assignments. Please remember that you are responsible for ensuring that no other student has access to your files. You are also responsible for ensuring that you do not edit or submit anyone else's files either intentionally or accidentally.Collaboration
While you may discuss your assignments with others in the class, we require that all of your work submitted for grading be your own, not copied in whole or in part from anyone. Students are expected to read and understand the Northeastern University Academic Honesty Policy found here. In general, unauthorized collaboration is any collaboration that has not been specifically authorized. However, in this course we specifically list any form of file sharing as unauthorized. Students are expected to read and understand the CS1100 Clarification of the Academic Honesty Policy found here.Conflicts with University-Sponsored Activities
From the Undergraduate Catalog: "Participation in University-sponsored activities, where the students are representing their University ... may cause absences from class that qualify as excused absences [ which] are not subject to penalty, and missed work may be satisfied through agreement between the students and the instructor." Work is assigned well in advance for students to complete the work on time. Quizzes can be made up with tests and tests can be made up with the final. Labs have two classes plus time in-between for completion. Video lectures and tutorials are available online for review should a student have to miss a lecture. Teaching assistants hold help sessions weekly for additional questions.Accomodations For Students With Disabilities
If you have a disability-related need for reasonable academic accommodations in this course and have not yet met with a Disability Specialist, please visit www.northeastern.edu/drc and follow the outlined procedure to request services.If the Disability Resource Center has formally approved you for an academic accommodation in this class, please present the instructor with your “Professor Notification Letter” during the first week of the semester, so that we can address your specific needs as early as possible.