CMPSC 312 Computer Organization and Architecture - Penn State ...

instructions may result in a deduction of points on the exam, or possibly a grade of zero on the exam.Make-up work will ONLY be given for valid and verifiable reasons. Valid reasons include illness,family emergencies, and school-sponsored trips. You must provide written documentation for illnesses,emergencies, and trips.Class Conduct: Conduct in class that adversely affects the ability of other students to learn willadversely affect your grade. I expect all students to be courteous to others during class. This includesarriving on time, refraining from unnecessary talking or reading newspapers, not interrupting others,raising your hand to speak, and turning off cell phones and pagers (or putting them on vibrate).Notebook computers are allowed for note taking, but should not be used for game playing or otherpursuits not related to class. Also, students are expected to finish their meals, and partake of all snacksprior to entering the classroom. Any other distracting or disruptive behavior is also strictly prohibited.E-Mail: E-mail messages to the instructor's account are welcome where appropriate. Please put yourname and CMPSC 312 under the SUBJECT header when you send e-mail. Failure to follow this formatmay result in your e-mail landing in a spam filter!Course Web Page: All important announcements made through e-mail will also be posted on the courseWeb page at: http://cs.hbg.psu.edu/cmpsc312. It is the responsibility of the student to regularly check theWeb page. Failure to receive a course e-mail, and failure to regularly check the course Web page doesnot relieve the student of the responsibility for information posted there.Working Together on Assignments: Students can learn a great deal by working with others, sharinginformation and ideas. Students may work together on the homework problems, provided that themethods used promote a learning environment for all involved. Specific rules follow:1. You may discuss assignments with your classmates. (In fact, you are encouraged to do so!)2. When it comes time to do your assignment (actually write the answer), you must write your ownproblem solution and turn in your own homework (unless specified otherwise in the assignment).3. In particular, you may NOT: copy in part or in totality from another student's homework problems,get someone else to do your work, or submit the work of a group as your own work. These acts ofplagiarism will result in a 0 for all students willingly involved for the first offense; subsequent offensescould result in a failing grade in the class.For information regarding Academic Calendar, Academic Integrity, Americans with Disabilities Act,Learning Center Information, and Weather Cancellation Policy go to:http:// cs.hbg.psu.edu/additional-syllabus-info.Page 4 of 4