CS246: Software
Abstraction and Specification
Winter 2009, Department of
Computer Science, Waterloo
University
Instructor: Prof. Ric Holt, DC 2508 ext 37242,
holt @ uwaterloo.ca
Office Hours: By appointment (send email request)
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Lectures: 10:00am – 11:20am Tues&Thurs MC2054
Tutorials:
12:30-1:20 Wed MC4042
or 11:30-12:20 Mon MC4060
Assignments: See instructions for submitting
assignments. Assignments are
due at 3pm Fridays. See assignment due dates on course schedule. Please see http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cs246/current/requestPublicTest.shtml
for test compile of assignments.
Marking: A1: 5%, A2: 7%, A3:
7%, A4: 8%, A5: 8%, A6: 10%, Midterm 20%, Exam 45%.
Scaling marks: The above markings total to 110. The total will be scaled back to 100.
Lateness
Policy: Assignments handed in 1 day late: 10% penalty, 2 days late: 20%, 3
days late: no credit (exceptions: a crisis such as a documented medical
emergency).
Exams:
The midterm and final exam cover all reading material, lecture material and
project material unless otherwise announced.
Midterm: 4:30pm–6:30pm Thurs Feb 26, 2009
Text: Savitch, Walter, Absolute C++, 3rd Edition, Pearson (Addison Wesley)
Web Page: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~holt/cs/246/2009
Newsgroup: uw.cs.cs246
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Dates:
Lectures begin: Jan 5, 2009
Study week: Feb 16-20, 2009
(Mon-Fri) (Feb 16 is Family Day)
Midterm: Feb 26, 2009
Lectures end: Apr 03, 2009
Exams begin: Apr 8,
2009
Academic
Integrity: In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of
the University of Waterloo community are expected to promote honesty, trust,
fairness, respect and responsibility. All members of the UW community are
expected to hold to the highest standard of academic integrity in their
studies, teaching, and research. The Office of Academic Integrity's
website (www.uwaterloo.ca/academicintegrity) contains detailed information on
UW policy for students and faculty. This site explains why academic integrity
is important and how students can avoid academic misconduct. It also identifies
resources available on campus for students and faculty to help achieve academic
integrity in — and out — of the classroom.
Grievance:
A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of
his/her university life has been unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for
initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances,
Section 4, http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.htm
Discipline:
A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity, to avoid
committing academic offenses, and to take responsibility for his/her actions. A
student who is unsure whether an action constitutes an offense, or who needs
help in learning how to avoid offenses (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about
“rules” for group work/collaboration should seek guidance from the
course professor, academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean. When
misconduct has been found to have occurred, disciplinary penalties will be
imposed under Policy 71 – Student Discipline. For information on
categories of offenses and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy
71 - Student Discipline, http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm
Avoiding
Academic Offenses: Most students are unaware of the line between
acceptable and unacceptable academic behaviour, especially when discussing
assignments with classmates and using the work of other students. For
information on commonly misunderstood academic offenses and how to avoid them,
students should refer to the Faculty of Mathematics Cheating and Student
Academic Discipline Policy, http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/navigation/Current/cheating_policy.shtml
Appeals:
A student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision made under
Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances (other than regarding a petition)
or Policy 71 - Student Discipline if a ground for an appeal can be established.
Read Policy 72 - Student Appeals, http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy72.htm
Last
update: 4 Jan 2009 RCH