CSC 326 COURSE POLICY STATEMENT - Fall 1999
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Dr. Peter Sanderson |
203B Cheek Hall |
836-4157 |
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Office Hours: 11-12 MW, 3:30-5 TR, or by appointment.
Textbooks: Programming Languages: Concepts and Constructs (2nd Edition), R. Sethi, Addison-Wesley.
Prerequisite: CSC 132, CSC 268, CSC 324.
Course Purpose: This course serves a three-fold purpose. Foremost, you will be introduced to a variety of programming languages and paradigms. Secondly, you will study the programming language design and implementation issues that lie behind many language syntactic and semantic structures. Finally, through study of the implementation issues, you will learn some basic techniques and structures used by compilers and interpreters.
Examinations: There will be three exams in all, the third being a non-comprehensive final. Each exam counts for 20% of the final grade. They will be approximately evenly spaced, and announced well in advance. Exams will contain a combination of objective questions and short problems and essays. The final exam is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Monday, December 13, 1999. An approximate schedule is shown on the
syllabus.Homework:
Homework will be assigned in the form of written and programming assignments. Late homework will receive reduced credit of 10% per 24-hour period (beginning at the time due). You will also be assigned a term paper and oral presentation during the second half of the semester, on a selected language or language design topic. Details will be provided at that time.
Grading Policy: The three exams contribute 60% of the final grade (each equally weighted), the term paper and presentation contributes 12%, and remaining assignments contribute the other 28%. Individual components are assigned percentage scores, not letter grades. The final letter grade is computed from the overall score, normally on a 90-80-70-60 scale. The scale may be lowered to reflect a curve but will not be raised.
Attendance: It is to your advantage to attend class and your responsibility to obtain information presented in your absence. If you miss an exam, you will receive a zero for it unless prior arrangements have been made.
Other Policies: The University has published policies concerning plagiarism, cheating and responsible use of computer resources. See Class Disruption and Academic Dishonesty in the Undergraduate Catalog. Violation of these may result in a failing grade for the course. Blatant copying of individual assignments will result in shared credit among the persons involved for a first offense, and zero credit thereafter.
Disabled or Differently-Abled Students: Anyone who has special requirements should meet with the course instructor as soon as possible. The University has many resources available, e.g., the Learning Diagnostic Center and the Writing Center, to assist students with their learning experiences.
Southwest Missouri State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. For more information contact Dr. Melissa Manning, Affirmative Action Officer, Office of Human Resources, Southwest Missouri State University, Carrington Hall 128, Springfield, Missouri 65804, (417) 836-4252.
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Last reviewed: 23 August 1999
Peter Sanderson ( PeteSanderson@mail.smsu.edu )