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 e.g.,
some assignments may require you to submit a paper hard copy as well as an
electronic file).
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: Make sure that you use the zip utility to
compress your files or files before submitting your assignments. (In Windows
you just have to right click on the file or files to be compressed and select
the option to 'send to compressed folder': [Screenshot]). You are to submit your assignment via
Blackboard. Here is a quick [tutorial]
to help you if you've never submitted an assignment via the 'assignment link'
before - note you need to use the assignment link and not the digital drop
box. (If are still having trouble figuring out how to submit something via
Blackboard then you can ask for help at
the Continuous Tutorial). 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 files, or even cases where the file was uploaded 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 upload yourself.
If your submission via Blackboard isn't working. Send your
assignment as a file attachment (don't cut and paste it into an email). 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). 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.
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. In the
case of Blackboard when you selected 'submit' what you need to do is to send
me an email with your name and student ID number. (If you selected 'save' in
Blackboard then you can still upload files up to the due date), In this email
you need to indicate that you would like the old submission on Blackboard
deleted so you can resubmit again. As far as I am aware deleted submissions
cannot be later recovered so before you send me this email that you are sure
that this is really what you want! (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].
