Office Hours: By appointment (send email request)
ISA: Richard Wallace. See tutorial page cs246@student.cs.uwaterloo.ca
Tutor office hours: M 1:00 – 2:00,
Th 10:00 – 11:00, Fri 11:00 – 12:00 MC4065
CS246 Course description: CS246
Calendar description
UW/CS Policies Counselling Services
Lectures
begin & end: Jan 7, 2013
(Mon) & Apr 8, 2013 (Mon)
Reading week: Feb 18-22 (M-F) 2013
Lectures & Tutorials: Lectures MC2017: TTh 1:00PM – 2:20PM
Tutorials 11:30 – 12:20W MC4063, 2:30 – 3:20W DWE3517
Midterm Test: Tues Mar 5,
2013, 4:30-6:20
Assignments: Asgn01 to Asgn06 (see due dates on schedule).
To be posted when available.
Marking: A1: 5%, A2: 5%, A3: 5%, A4: 5%, A5: 5%, A6: 10%, Midterm 20%, Exam 45%.
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).
Final exam: RCH 110,112, Tues Apr 16
9am to 11:30pm
Old exams.
Winter
2011 midterm Winter
2011 final exam
A passing mark in the test portion of the final grade must be achieved to pass the course. The final grade is calculated using the following formula:
if ( testing_average
< 50% ) then
final_grade = MIN( testing_average,
normally_calc_grades )
else
final_grade = normally_calc_grades
In other words, good assignment marks cannot get you a passing mark in this course.
Text: Course slides, CS 246, Winter 2011, Object-Oriented Software, Development:
Hard-copy from Davis Centre Graphics, next to library. E-copy on web.Optional reading: Savitch, W., Absolute C++, either 3rd or 4th Edition, Pearson (Addison Wesley)
Newsgroup: uw.cs.cs246. Use Piazza.
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: 1 Jan 2013 RCH