Attendance:
Although attendance is not taken,
I urge
everyone to come to class regularly. You will be responsible for all
material
that has been mentioned in class. The handouts cover most of it, but
the
class period should be valued as an excellent forum for questions that
you
may have. Please ask whenever you are unclear about certain aspects of
the
material. Chances are that you won't be alone. I'd like to maintain a
lively
student-teacher interaction in the lecture.
Academic misconduct policy:
Don't cheat. Cheating on anything
will be dealt with as academic misconduct and handled accordingly. I
won't spend a lot of time trying to decide if you actually cheated. If
I think cheating might have occurred, then evidence will be forwarded
to the University's Academic
Misconduct Committee and they will decide. If cheating has occured, an
F
grade will be awarded. Discussion of assignments is acceptable, but you
must
do your own work. Near duplicate assignments and projects will be
considered
cheating
unless the assignment was restrictive enough to justify such
similarities in independent work. Just think of it that way: Cheating
impedes learning and having fun. The labs are meant to give you an
opportunity to really
understand the class material. If you don't do the lab yourself, you
are
likely to fail the exams. Please also note that opportunity makes
thieves:
It is your responsibility to protect your work and to ensure that it is
not
turned in by anyone else. No excuses!
Note: The software you design must be your own. Do
not
use the software that comes with the book or any kind of software you
find
on the internet. You will not be able to pass the exams if you don't
write
the software on your own. I consider incorporation of third-party
software
(with the exception of the OpenGL and FLTK libraries) as plagiarism and
I
will prosecute it as such.
Disability note:
If you have a physical,
psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact on your
ability to carry out assigned course work, I would urge that you
contact the staff in the Disabled Student Services office (DSS), Room
133 Humanities, 632-6748/TDD. DSS will review your concerns and
determine, with you, what accommodations are necessary and appropriate.
All information and documentation of disability is confidential.
