The University of Iowa
57:022 Principles of Design II
Spring Semester 2002

Grading Scheme

• Midterm Exam 20%
• Final Exam 20%
• Two Projects 20% (10% each)
• HW (best 9 of 12) 15%
• Quizzes (best 9 of 12) 25%

Course policies & procedures

• Students will be allowed one 8.5 x 11-inch "crib sheet" for midterm exam, and two such sheets for the final exam; it is intended that the exam will test for comprehension of the concepts and mastery of modeling techniques, and not memorization of formulae, etc.
  
• Homework will generally be assigned weekly, except when projects are due. No late homework will be accepted after 5 pm on the day it is due.
  
• Credit will be given for submitting homework, but the grade might be based only on a few randomly selected exercises from each assignment.
  
• Short quizzes will be given on days that homework is due, usually based upon the same material covered in the HW assignment. Generally there is no make-up quiz unless the student has an exceptional excuse such as participation with a varsity sports team, prolonged illness. Students should reserve some of their "freebie" quizes for possible emergencies or unexpected absenses.
  
• It is my view that discussions of problems and exchange of ideas with other students enhances the learning process. Consequently, on the homework assignments, students may collaborate with others-- however, it is strongly encouraged that students first work independently on the exercises, and then compare & discuss their answers. Do not simply copy another's work "verbatim", or allow another to copy yours-- doing so may result in your both losing credit for the homework assignment!
  
• Homework assignments, projects, the course syllabus, etc. will generally be linked to the class home page for student access. The Hypercard stacks, and their html versions, on which each lecture is based, will also be linked to the class home page.
  
• If you have not already done so, obtain an engineering college account for the workstations from the CSS office (Rm. 1256 Seamans Center).
  
• In order that I can quickly get information to the class between class meetings (e.g., a correction to a homework assignment, results of quiz or exam, etc.), please send me your e-mail address, using my address above.

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dennis-bricker@uiowa.edu
Last modified: 19 January 2002