Make sure that you carefully read the assignment specifications for each
assignment! (This is a set of general guidelines for all assignments and
each assignment may have a more specific set of things for you to do).
Due time: All assignments are due at 4 PM on the
due
dates listed on the course web page. Late assignments or components of
assignments will not be accepted for marking without approval for an extension
beforehand.
Extensions may be granted for reasonable cases by the course
instructor with the receipt of the appropriate documentation (e.g., a doctor's
note). Tutorial instructors (TA's) will not be able to provide extension on
their own and must receive permission from the course instructor first.
(Note: Forgetting to hand your assignment or a component of your assignment in
does not constitute a sufficient reason for handing your assignment in late).
In all other cases due dates will be strictly enforced, late assignments
will not be accepted for grading.
Method of submission: You are to submit your assignment as an email
attachment (if you aren't sure of how to do this then you can ask for help at
the Continuous Tutorial). The email MUST be submitted to the following
recipients: [The course
instructor] [The instructor
of the appropriate tutorial] and yourself. (Note: make sure that you
separate each email address with a semi-colon if you type them all together
into the same input box e.g.,
"tamj@cpsc.ucalgary.ca;
tam@ucalgary.ca"). You need to submit your assignment to both the course
and tutorial instructor so we can verify that it was submitted on time (as
indicated in lecture time/date on the email or the file cannot be used as
proof that the assignment was completed on time) so you need to submit it to
the both of us so we can "double check" submissions. You also need to send the
assignment to yourself so that you can verify that the correct attachment was
included and that it didn't contain any errors. You should do this by actually
opening the attachment or attachments and reading through at them rather than
just glancing at the email and seeing that an attachment was included. (Again
if you're unsure of how to do this then ask for help at the Continuous
Tutorial ahead of time - don't wait to ask on the due date for the assignment
because things may be too busy). It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that the
proper file or files were submitted on time and we won't be able to check this
for you. Problems such as submitting the wrong version of an assignment,
forgetting to include the attachment, or even cases where the file was
attached but ended up corrupted (zero byte file) won't be sufficient reason
for getting an extension or resubmitting the assignment after the due date
because these problems can be easily be mitigated by checking the attachment
yourself. Finally be aware that sometimes emails may take a few minutes to be
sent/received (depending upon how the account has been configured). When you
submit your assignment you should take this into account and submit it with
enough time for you to check the email and attachments before the assignment
comes due.
Subject line: must include the following information and be in this
exact format "CPSC 231 Assignment X" where
'X' is the assignment number that is being submitted. (For the first
assignment the subject line must say "CPSC 231
Assignment 1"). Obviously including this information is necessary so we
can properly sort submissions and the exacting formatting and informational
requirements are needed so that email filters can automatically sort the
emails that have been received.
Identifying information: to make sure that your marker can
determine who sent the email (which is particularly useful if you're using a
personal email account that - for some reason - doesn't include your full or
real name) you need to include the following information in the body of the
mail (not the subject line but the body is where you normally type in your
email): your full name, the course name and number, the tutorial number and
the name of your tutorial instructor.
Problems with the submission: In the event that there were problems
in your submission (e.g., you submitted the wrong version, the attachment was
corrupted/empty, you forgot to include the attachment) then you can
resubmit your assignment if it is before the due date and time. Just make
sure that you indicate in the resubmission that the first submission should be
ignored. (As a reminder: If the due date/time has passed then you're out of
luck and won't be able to resubmit, whatever you sent in previously is what
will be marked).
Collaboration:
Assignments must reflect individual work, group work is
not allowed in this class nor can you copy the work of others. For more
detailed information as to what constitutes academic misconduct (i.e.,
cheating) for this course please read the following [link].