CSE-30332 Programming Paradigms

This class includes the following graded components:

• Exams 1 and 2 covering topics from each unit
• Final Exam covering all topics covered in this course
• Weekly Homeworks
• Course Project
• In-Class Participation & Attendance (which is graded based on smaller class activities that involve answering a few questions related with topics covered in class or readings as well as formal attendance)

Your final course grade is computed according to the following breakdown:

Grades are assigned as follows:

Deadlines are strictly enforced. [NEW as of October 11th, 2021] The class will now start accepting late submissions. However, there is a penalty of 10% for submissions up to 24hrs past the deadline. Submissions made more than 24hrs past the deadline are not accepted (i.e., they will be assigned 0). Late submissions are accepted if (a) the student make prior arrangments with the instructor, or (b) the student has a university-approved reason (and notified the instructor in advance). Please plan ahead your assignments. In case of justifiable exceptional circunstances (ex: sickness, interviews, etc -- as listed in Section 3.1 of the Undergraduate Academic Code), please communicate with the instructor as soon as possible (and prior the deadline if humanly feasible) to make arrangements. Please fill in this ABSENCE REQUEST FORM if you are going to miss a class or request permission to submit an assignment late.

HOWEVER...
Life Happens. We all lead densely-layered lives; therefore, one of my core values is leading with grace. As a result, I institute a “Life Clause:” should you need it, you may invoke the “Life Clause” on ONE TWO assignments, and get 3-day extension: no explanation required. To invoke a life clause, please send a message to the instructor via Piazza.

[NEW as of October 11th, 2021] The life-clause counter has been "reset". Effectively, this means students can invoke the life clause up to 2 times.

To maintain fairness, the instructor DOES NOT grant extensions on a case-by-case basis (i.e., the rules laid out in here applies to all students -- without exceptions).

It is cheating to copy, to allow another person to copy, all or part of an exam or an assignment, or to fake program output. It is also a violation of the Undergraduate Academic Code of Honor to observe and then fail to report academic dishonesty. You are responsible for the security and integrity of your own work.

For the individual assignments in this class, you may discuss with other students and consult printed and online resources. You may quote from books and online sources as long as you cite them properly. However, you may not look at another student's solution, and you may not copy any significant portions of other's solutions.

For the group project, the same rules applies. The main difference is that you are allowed -- and expected -- to discuss specifics of the solution for the project with your team members (i.e., students in your group). However, the group may not copy a solution from elsewhere (i.e., another team, book, tutorial, etc). Any honor code violation to the project will be reported as a major violation.

The following table summarizes how you may work with other students and use print/online sources:

See the CSE Guide to the Honor Code for definitions of the above terms.

The "Pencils Down" Rule: You may communicate about homework with your classmates at a high-level, give general advice, and chat about common problems. You may not communicate specific knowledge such as problem solutions or steps or planning documents. A good litmus test is if you would need to write it down to communicate or remember something, it is off limits. Seek homework help from the Professor or the TAs instead.

Per stated in Section 2.4.1 in the Undergraduate Academic Code of Honor "Faculty and anyone else responsible for teaching or assisting in a course will not tolerate academic dishonesty.". Therefore, if an instructor sees behavior that is academically dishonest, that professor is required to file either an Honor Code Violation Report (HCVR) or a formal report to the College of Engineering Honesty Committee.