| Test Dates: | Test #1 | Friday, February 14 |
| Test #2 | Friday, March 14 | |
| Test #3 | Friday, April 11 | |
| Final Exam | Monday, April 28, 8:30am -- 11:30am |
Make-up Policy: Everyone is expected to take tests, quizzes, and the exam at the scheduled time. Make-ups will be given only for legitimate, documented absences and, if given, may be oral. No makeup quizzes will be given (a zero will be given for a missed quiz); however, the lowest two quiz grades made during the semester will be dropped in the calculation of the quiz average. In-class labs missed must be made up before the next class period. Graded in-class labs missed without a legitimate excuse will receive at most one-half credit.
Quizzes: Short quizzes will be given weekly to make sure that the student is keeping up with the reading and the daily homework. There will be a quiz every Friday (except in a test week). Quizzes will usually (but not always) be at the beginning of class. The lowest two quiz grades will be dropped when final grades are calculated.
Assignments: There will be several assignments and in-class labs to be handed in for a grade. Most, but perhaps not all, of these will involve computer use. Labs will include using Windows, electronic mail, exploring the Internet, writing Web pages, writing programs and constructing spreadsheets. Generally there will be work to hand in from the in-class lab (sometimes you will need to complete the lab on your own) and there will be a follow-up assignment to be handed in later. In addition to the assignments to be handed in, the student should keep up with the reading, answer the review questions and do the practice problems assigned. Important: The labs are designed to introduce you to a new topic or skill. The goal is for you to learn from them; consequently, you may confer with the instructor, lab assistant, and your classmates in working on labs. The assignments are for you to do on your own without help from classmates. See the statement on Academic Integrity below for details.
Late Policy for Assignments: Unless otherwise specified, work is to be turned in at the beginning of class on the day it is due. Ten percent per calendar day (24 hours) will be deducted for late work; work more than 5 days late will not be accepted.
Academic Integrity: All tests, exams, quizzes, programming and computer assignments, and papers are to be the work of the individual student. You are encouraged to get help from the instructor if you need help with an assignment. The work you turn in must be your own. Using someone else's work or ideas as your own is plagiarism and an academic integrity offense. Examples of academic integrity violations include copying a program or part of a program (even one line) from someone else, writing code for someone else, telling someone else how to solve a problem (such as telling someone the formula needed in a program or a spreadsheet) or having someone tell you how to solve a problem. Discussion among students should be limited to general concepts, not specific aspects of how to complete the assignment.
Computer Use Policies: All students must abide by the Computer Use policies of the Roanoke College. Failure to do so will result in involuntary withdrawal from the course.