To undertake the course project, you may work singly or in pairs. To refine your project ideas, you may consult with anyone at all. You may employ software written by others and hardware provided by others, provided that you obtain the necessary permissions and give credit within your work. However, all software development, experimental work, and paper writing must be done solely by you and your partner.
The midterm and final exam are to be taken alone.
Read and understand the Academic Code of Honor.
All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date due. Assignments may be submitted up to 24 hours late, but will be penalized fifty percent of the available points. (This includes assignments submitted after class has begun.) Assignments submitted more than 24 hours late will receive zero credit. Exceptions will be made only for grave emergencies.
For each assignment, a numeric grade will be assigned. Throughout the semester, students will be advised of their numeric grades and the class average. At the end of the semester, number grades will be converted to letter grades.
The relative weight of each assignment is as follows:
| Annotated Bibliography | 5 |
| Project Proposal | 5 |
| Midterm Exam | 20 |
| Progress Report | 5 |
| Draft Paper | 10 |
| Final Talk | 5 |
| Final Paper | 20 |
| Final Exam | 30 |