Assignments

(a) There will be 3 programming assignments, which will be assessed. There is no requirement to carry out this work in the laboratories. You may work at home to develop solutions. Your completed solutions must be submitted electronically via the UNIX/Linux submit system. No submission via email will be accepted.

(b) Copying software from another person is a serious offence. All students involved in plagiarism may have zero marks.

(c) Assignments are to be submitted electronically during the scheduled week. It is the student’s responsibility to keep a backup of his/her work. There will be no extension granted due to any circumstance related to the failure of a student’s own equipment.

(d) As assignments are intended to assess students’ understanding of the subject material covered in the lectures, each assignment must be solved using only material covered up to that point in the lectures (unless otherwise stated in the question).

(e) Programs submitted which do not produce the required results may not be awarded more than half of the marks allocated. Programs that do not compile due to syntax errors may receive at most half of the marks allocated, but still be may commented upon.

(f) Since two weeks are allocated for implementation and one week is allocated for submission, late assignments will not be accepted without a granted special consideration. The exact time after which the submitted assignment will not be accepted by the system will be indicated in every assignment specification.

(g) Marked assignments will be returned in laboratory classes. Enquiries about the marks can only be made to the tutors during the laboratory class time, within a maximum of 1 week after the assignment is handed back. After 1 week, no more marks can be changed.

(h) Requests for extensions should be made electronically by logging on to SOLS at, http://www.uow.edu.au/student/index.html, and following the Special Consideration link. All such requests must be made prior to the due date and supporting documentation (e.g. medical certificates) should be lodged with administration. Please note that such requests are not necessarily granted. In particular, no extension will be allowed after model solutions have been released or discussed in class. The following advice, which forms part of the Special Consideration application process, should also be noted.

“Please be aware that your Subject Coordinator(s) may not be able to consider your application for special consideration immediately. If the nature of assistance sought is urgent, or you are seeking a short extension of time to submit your assessment item, please approach your Subject Coordinator directly, soon after submitting the form.”

Thus, you should not assume your application has been granted. You should discuss the situation with your subject coordinator or lecturer as soon as possible after submitting your application and prior to the due date for the assessment item.

IMPORTANT: ALL of the assessment items must be submitted

To pass the subject you must:

1. Achieve an overall score of at least 50%

2. Achieve at least the minimum required score for each of the assessment items listed in the table of assessment items. The minimum required score for each assessment item is shown in the column labeled ‘Minimum % required’.

See the examples below and discuss with the tutor if you have any doubts about the meaning.

Example: total score less than total 50 marks - fail the subject.

Example: score 21% for tutorial sessions – fail the subject.

Example: score 24% for assignments – fail the subject.

Example: score 46% for the final exam, but score 67 total marks - pass the subject.

IMPORTANT: Successful completion of CSCI191 is a pre-condition to undertake CSCI192. Since CSCI191 is offered only in the autumn session, failing CSCI191 will introduce a one-year delay in your education process

Scaling

Final results in this subject may be scaled. The scaling method that will be used in this subject is as follows.

If E is the student exam mark, A is the student assignment mark, and T and L are respectively the student tutorial and laboratory marks, the student final mark will be determined as follows:

if E >= 40% AND T>=30% AND L>=30% AND A>=30% of the maximum mark of the corresponding assessment item: then student final mark is E + A+L+T;

if 30% <= E < 40% OR T< 30% OR L<30% OR A<30% of the maximum mark of the corresponding assessment item: then student final mark is /min/{E+A+T+L, 47}

if E <30% of the maximum marks of the exam, then student final mark is /min/{E+A+T+L,42}

Lectures

Major topics covered in this subject are shown below.

Week	Lecture Topic	Assignment
1	Overview of engineering programming
2	Overview of C language
3	Data types, operators and standard functions	Assignment 1 released
4	User defined functions and modular design
5	Relational and logical operators. Selection	Assignment 1 due
6	Repetition. Loops and recursion	Assignment 2 released
7	Arrays
8	User defined data types	Assignment 2 due
9	Text files	Assignment 3 released
10	Binary files
11	Multiple source file programming	Assignment 3 due
12	Static libraries. Debugging
13	Revision

Note: The schedule of the topics may be subject to change without notice.

Tutorial and lab sessions

· Students must abide by the laboratory rules posted on the wall of the Laboratory (and included in this document).

· Students may use the computers outside their designated laboratory times provided the laboratory is open and no other laboratory class is scheduled. If another class is scheduled for the laboratory, you may enter no earlier than 20 minutes after the scheduled starting time and ask the supervisor whether any vacant machines may be used.

The tutorial and lab sessions will be one week behind the lectures to provide sufficient time for preparation. To get prepared, students need to go through lecture notes, suggested chapters of the text book and complete the questions in the textbook that are specified in the lecture. Tutorial and lab sheets will be distributed at the beginning of the tutorial and lab session. Lecture notes and textbook may be needed for reference during the tutorials and labs.

Students are required to complete the tutorial tasks within the first 45 minutes of the 1 hour tutorial session and hand in the solution to the tutor for marking. At the end of each tutorial and lab session, the tutor will give a mark according to the level of participation of the tutorial session. As stated in the table of Assessment items, minimum total marks of tutorials is required in order to pass the subject. The tutor will ask, or appoint a student to present their solution to the class. Whoever presents the solution will get a bonus mark of 0.2.

Students are required to complete the lab tasks within the first 100 minutes of the 2 hour lab session and then demonstrate their program to the tutor. The tutor will give a mark according to the level of participation of the lab. As stated in the table of Assessment items, minimum total marks of labs is required in order to pass the subject.

Students, who are not able to attend a tutorial or a lab session and would like to get 1 mark for a task completed at home, must apply for special considerations through SOLS prior to the session.

As stated in the table of Assessment items, minimum total marks of both tutorials and labs are required in order to pass the subject.

Recommended Self-Directed Study Process

The amount of time spent on this subject should be at least 12 hours per week. Therefore, successful participation means at least 7 hours allocated for self-directed study and preparation besides 5 contact hours.

For a successful completion of this subject, it is recommended you complete the following tasks each week:

Download lecture notes from e-Learning, print a copy and look through the lecture notes prior to a lecture
Attend the lecture, taking notes and adding explanations on the printed copy
Read related chapters in the textbook together with lecture notes and attend consultations for clarification if required
Attend tutorial / lab sessions and complete the tutorial / lab tasks in time. At the end of each tutorial and lab session, your tutor will give a mark according to the level of participation of the tutorial and lab. As stated in the table of Assessment items, minimum total marks of both tutorials and labs are required in order to pass the subject.
When an assignment is released, download the assignment description from e-Learning. Read carefully the assignment task specifications and make sure you understand what you are required to do. Attend consultations if you are not clear about the tasks. Start working on the assignment as soon as possible, taking into account that you can get a good mark only if your answers meet the specifications. As stated in the table of Assessment items, minimum total marks of all assignments are required in order to pass the subject.
Keep all lecture notes, assignment, tutorial and lab task solutions in one folder that can be a very useful collection of materials for exam preparation.

·         Sign up to attend PASS program sessions. PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) is an academic mentoring program where experienced senior students are available to help you with CSCI191. In a one-hour PASS session each week you can learn strategies and concepts that will save you many hours struggling at home with broken code. You will also get a chance to learn more deeply in this subject, which will form the foundations for many of your later-year subjects. For more information about PASS visit the website: http://www.uow.edu.au/student/services/pass

Special consideration

An extension of time for the completion of an assignment may be granted in certain circumstances. A request for an extension must be made to the Subject Coordinator via SOLs before the due date.

Supplementary Exams

While the School normally grants supplementary exams when the student does not sit the standard exam for an acceptable reason, each case will be assessed on its own merit and there is no guarantee a supplementary exam will be granted. If a supplementary exam is granted the date will be determined by the University via ARD. You will be notified via SOLS Mail the time and date of this supplementary exam. You must follow the instructions given in the email message.

Please note that if this is your last session and you are granted a supplementary exam, be aware that your results will not be processed in time to meet the graduation deadline.

Plagiarism

When you submit an assessment task, you are declaring the following

1. It is your own work and you did not collaborate with or copy from others.

2. You have read and understand your responsibilities under the University of Wollongong's policy on plagiarism.

3. You have not plagiarised from published work (including the internet). Where you have used the work from others, you have referenced it in the text and provided a reference list at the end ot the assignment.

4. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.

5. Students are responsible for submitting original work for assessment, without plagiarising or cheating, abiding by the University’s policies on Plagiarism as set out in the Calendar under University Policies, and in Faculty handbooks and subject guides. Plagiarism has led to the expulsion from the University.

This outline should be read in conjunction with the following documents:

Code of Practice - Teaching and Assessment

http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/teaching_code.html

Key Dates

http://www.uow.edu.au/student/dates.html

Code of Practice - Students

http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/cop_students.html

Information Literacies Introduction Program

http://www.library.uow.edu.au/helptraining/workshops/ilip/

Acknowledgement Practice Plagiarism will not be tolerated

http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/courserules/plagiarism.html

Student Academic Grievance Policy

http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/cop_supervision.html#8

Special Consideration Policy

http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/courserules/specialconsideration.html

Code of Practice-Honours

http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/honourscode.html

Non-Discriminatory Language Practice and Presentation

http://staff.uow.edu.au/eeo/nondiscrimlanguage.html

Intellectual Property Policy

http://www.uow.edu.au/research/researchmanagement/1998IP.html

Occupational Health and Safety

http://staff.uow.edu.au/ohs/commitment/OHS039-ohspolicy.pdf

SCSSE Internet Access & Student Resource Centre

http://www.sitacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/internet_access_and_resource.shtml

SCSSE Computer Usage Rules

http://www.itacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/support/labs/rules.shtml

SCSSE Style Guide for Footnotes, Documentation, Essay and Report Writing

http://www.sitacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/styleguide.pdf

SCSSE Student Guide

http://www.itacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/regulations.shtml

Informatics Faculty Librarian, Ms Annette Meldrum, phone: 4221 4637,ameldrum@uow.edu.au

SCSSE Subject Outlines

http://www.itacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/subject_outlines/

	Dr Wanqing Li
Telephone Number:	4221 5410
Email:	wanqing@uow.edu.au
Location:	39.209E

	Marks for item	Minimum % required of the item to pass subject
Tutorial sessions	10 marks	30%	Earned during weeks 3-12
Lab sessions	10 marks	30%	Earned during weeks 3-12
Assignments	20 marks	30%	As scheduled
Final Examination	60 marks	40%	Exam week as per schedule
Total	100 marks	50%	The total mark must be >+50 to pass the subject

SCSSE

General Information

Content

Objectives

Method of Presentation

Assessment

Notes on Assessment

Lectures

Tutorial and lab sessions

Recommended Self-Directed Study Process

Additional Information

Supplementary Exams