CS 23021 Programming Labs
Policy
The programming labs for CS 23021 is a sequence of assignments.
The assignments shall be submitted to the
subversion repository. Work outside the repository is not accepted or
graded. The first in-class assignment describes the submission
process. All programs should compile on the CS department computers.
Your program should produce correct results for any valid input. If it
just compiles or produces correct results for one or two correct
inputs does not mean it is correct. You should test your program
thoroughly before submission.
Lab Assignments
An in-class assignment is given every class
session. A significant part of it is expected to be completed within
the class session. Each in-class assignment is worth 10 points.
Attendance
Lab attendance is required. Two points are deducted from the
assignment submission for the missed lab session. The only exception
is the fist lab. At the discretion of the lab instructor, this
deduction is waved in exceptional circumstances, such as documented
illness. If you missed a lab, contact the instructor at once.
Due Dates and Late Submission
The assignments are due by midnight the third day after the class
session they were assigned. Late assignments are accepted until the
seventh day after the class session they were assigned. That is, we
stop accepting the assignments on the date of the next lab
session. There is a 5 point deduction for late assignments.
At the discretion of a lab instructor, extensions may be granted in
exceptional circumstances such as documented illness. If you need an
extension, contact your lab instructor immediately. In any event, all
assignments have to be turned in before the last day of classes.
Grading
Grading is going to be such that more points are given to the project
that is late but is correct than to the project that is submitted on
time but does not compile. However, some points may be given to the
project that does not compile depending on how close the submission is
to the complete project. If you are submitting a project that does
not compile, submit a text file named explanation.txt. This
file should contain a description what does not work and how you think
it might be fixed.
Your submission should adhere to the style requirements of the lab and
to good programming style. Points may be taken off the project that is
correct but is written in poor programming style.
Working Outside Classroom
It is expected that part of the lab assignment is done outside the
classroom. You can do it in CS labs. However, we encourage you to set
up Eclipse at home and work from there. The setup instructions for
windows machines are provided here. Mac
and Linux users have to find instructions on the eclipse
website. However, the setup for these operating systems is even
simpler.
Cheating and Plagiarism
Plagiarism of any time will not be tolerated. It will be dealt with in
accordance to Kent State University's policy on cheating and
plagiarism described in the student handbook.
You may discuss the programming assignments with your classmates.
However, you must write your own program yourself. If two similar
assignments are discovered, both students are considered guilty of
plagiarism. Therefore, protect your code and do not let other students
copy it. Remove your projects from the local disk after you are done
working on a public computer.