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:

"For absences planned in advance, the student must inform the instructor no less than one week prior to the planned absence; and for unplanned absences resulting from injury or illness, the student must provide the instructor appropriate verification from a health services provider, as described in section 3.1.3.5, no later than two business days after the period of absence concludes."

Deadlines are strictly enforced. There is a penalty of 15% for submissions up to 12hrs past the deadline. Submissions made more than 12hrs past the deadline are not accepted (i.e., they will be assigned 0). Please plan ahead your assignments.

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 THREE homeworks, and get a 2-day extension, no explanation required. To invoke a life clause, please fill out this request form at least 12 hours before (NEW as of OCT 26th)by 5PM on the day of the assignment's deadline. (e.g., if the assignment is due at 11:59PM, your request should be made by 11:59AM that day). The TAs will process the request within one business day and add the extension on Gradescope.

Notice: the life clause is only for homeworks.

• No extensions are given to activities because they are meant to be low-stakes assignments that can help you stay on track and follow the course content. Giving extensions would defeat the purpose of these activities.
• The project has hard deadlines and no extension will be given to any group.
• A student who misses an exam will have their grade equals to zero.
• No extensions will be given to the self-assessment assignment because it is an extra credit assignment meant to help you review core concepts from pre-requisites that will be important for this class.

To maintain fairness, the professor 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.

Furthermore, you may not utilize AI-based tools such as GitHub Co-Pilot or Tabnine for any of your programming assignments (regardless if it is an individual or a group submission).

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.