Course Basics:

Prerequisite: CS300 Data Structures with a grade of C or better and MATH240 Discrete Mathematics with a grade of C or better
Meeting Times: TTh 09:25am – 10:40am
Location: Marsh LL15
Textbook: Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein
Software: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. This software is freely available to all students registered for this course. Contact me for information.

Course Assessment:

Grade Distribution:

Program Grading:

Percent Breakdown:

Important Dates:

Tentative Dates for Midterms : Thursday, February 28, 2008, Thursday, April 10, 2008
Spring Break : Saturday, March 22, 2008 - Friday, March 28, 2008
Senior Projects Day : Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Date of Final : Friday, May 9, 2008, 12:00-2:30 PM
Academic Calendar : http://www.pacificu.edu/calendar/academic/

Course Policies:

1. Attendance: Attendance at every class is critical to your success in this course. I expect you to be on time and ready to go once it is 9:25am and that you stay until the end of class. Any missed lecture is your responsibility to make up; just remember that if you fall behind, it will be very difficult to catch up.
   1. I reserve the right to raise or lower your grade based on class participation and attendance. Specifically, I may lower your grade or may officially withdraw you from the course through the tenth week of the semester for poor attendance or participation. Further, your final grade may be lowered by 1/3 of your final course grade for each day (or portion thereof) of class missed. Please notify me PRIOR to class if you must miss class for any reason.
2. Programming Assignments: Both the electronic copy and hardcopy of your assignments are due at 9:25am on the day that they are due.
   1. The hardcopy must be placed on the instructor’s desk before 9:25am on the day the assignment is due. If the hardcopy uses more than one sheet, then they must be stapled, and the code must be printed in color. Failure to submit a hardcopy of the assignment will result in a loss of 30% of the assignment points.
   2. The electronic copy must be placed in the `CS380 Drop’ folder on Turing by 9:25am on the day the assignment is due. Failure to submit an electronic copy will result in a loss of 70% of the assignment points.
   3. Assignments can be turned in up to 24 hours late with a penalty of 10% of the grade. If the assignment is between 24 and 48 hours late you will lose 20% of your grade. Anything later will NOT be accepted.
   4. One exception. I do allow one programming assignment to be turned in up to ONE day late without penalty. Your reason does not matter and I do not need to know why. All other late assignments will carry the standard loss of points. To use this gift, you must send me an email before 9:25am on the day the assignment is due. This email is to have GIFT as the subject and you must include your name and the assignment number and name in the body of the email. If this information is not included in the email then the assignment will be considered late.
   5. Make sure that you test your programs before submitting them. You may only submit your assignment once.
   6. All code in any form generated from this course becomes the intellectual property of Pacific University. You may not share this code with anyone without obtaining written permission from Pacific University.
3. Homework Assignments: All homework must be placed on the instructor’s desk by 9:25am on the day it is due. The homework does not have to be word-processed, but you must make sure that it is neat and tidy, and if multiple sheets of paper are used then these must be stapled.
4. No early or late exams/final will be given. No incompletes will be given.
5. Academic Dishonesty: Pacific University has no tolerance for academic dishonesty. It is university policy that all acts of academic dishonesty be reported to the Associate Dean. Forms of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, fabrication, cheating, tampering with grades, forging signatures, and using electronic information resources in violation of acceptable use policies. Please consult the Academic Conduct Policies in the A&S Catalog for more details.
   1. For programming assignments, plagiarism takes the form of, but is not limited to, copying code from someone else, whether copying files, typing from someone else's notes or typing while they dictate. The source can be a classmate, former student, website, program listing found in the trash, or anything else. Furthermore, plagiarism even on a small part of the program is cheating.
   2. You should also note that aiding someone else’s cheating also constitutes cheating. You should never leave your code where someone else could have access to it, such as staying logged onto a machine or placing solutions in the recycling bin where another student may take it.
   3. Sanctions that may be imposed for academic dishonesty are:
   1. First offense for cheating on an exam: zero on the exam.
   2. First offense for cheating on a programming assignment or written homework: zero on the assignment and 5% subtracted from your course total.
   3. Second offense for cheating of any kind: `F’ in the course.
6. You may be asked to leave the classroom if you are causing a distraction e.g. cell phone ringing, talking, etc.
7. If you have a complaint regarding a grade on an assignment or exam, write a one paragraph description of why you feel the grade is incorrect and deliver it to the instructor. The paragraph must be delivered to the instructor within five working days of when the graded material was returned to you. I will not consider any grade changes later than five working days after the graded material was returned.
8. If you have a documented disability covered under the ADA then services and accommodations are available from LSS (Learning Support Services). If you need reasonable accommodations to fully participate in course activities or meet course requirements, you must contact Edna K. Gehring, Director of LSS, at X2107. She will meet with you, review the documentation of their disabilities, and discuss the services Pacific offers.