CMPT 102: Exam dates and Grading Scheme: Fall 2006

Exam Dates

• Quizzes: 10-15 minutes during class each Friday
• First quiz September 15, Last Quiz December 1
• No quiz Oct. 13, in the week of the Thanksgiving
• No quiz Oct. 20, in the week of the midterm
• No quiz Nov. 17, in the week of Rememberance day
• Midterm: Friday, October 20, 2006, 9:30-10:20 AM
• includes material covered on or before October 13
• Final: Thursday, December 7, 2006, 3:30 - 6:30 PM

Grading Scheme

• Assignments: 30%
  • Four assignments
  • Each assignment worth 7.5% of your final grade
• Lab Problems: 5%
  • Four short lab problems
  • Each lab problem worth 1.25% of your final grade
• Practice Problems: no credit BUT valuable experience that will be useful when completing lab problems and assignments
• Attendance at optional Lab hours is strongly encouraged
• Labs will be held in the linux area of the CSIL labs
• Completing practice problems during optional Lab hours provide an opportunity to work with others sharing knowledge and experience.
• Attending optional lab hours also gives you an opportunity to ask the instructor one on one questions about lab problems and assignments.
• There are no Labs in the first week of classes (Sept. 5-8)
• Lab hours are not held on statutory holidays (Thanksgiving and Rememberence Day)
• Weekly Quizzes: 15%
  • One question on material covered in labs Monday-Tuesday of the same week
  • Each quiz marked out of 17, worth 1.7% of the final grade
  • All quiz results wil be included in your final grade
• Midterm: 15%
• Final: 35%

In order to obtain a clear pass (C or better) your combined score on the Quizzes, the Midterm exam and the Final exam must exceed 50% (32.5/65).

Policies related to Assignments, Labs, Grading and Examinations

• Due dates and descriptions of assignments for CMPT. 102 can be found at due dates
• University Policies and procedures regarding Grading Practices and Grade Appeals can be found at Grading
• University Policies and procedures regarding Final Examinations can be found at Final Examinations
• University Policies and procedures regarding Academic Honesty can be found at Intellectual Honesty and Student conduct
• University Policies and procedures regarding Use of Information Resources can be found at Fair Use of Information Resources