CISC 181: Intro To Computer Science

Labs

All of my sections are on Wednesday, in Willard 009B.

Sec 13    9:05 AM -  9:55 AM
Sec 14   10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Sec 15   11:15 AM - 12:05 PM

The past and current lab assignments may be found on the course website, here.

Assignments

Some notes about the assignments:

• All assignments must be turned in on webCT. I will not accept paper copies in lieu of electronic submission.
• Remember: you may only submit once on webCT. Do not submit anything before you are completely finished with a lab. You may upload files before then, as long as you don't click "submit". However, I don't recommend it; it's easy to mistakenly click submit, and there's no going back.
• Grading Rubrics will be available here as I grade your labs. The purpose for this is to let you know where and why you may have lost points on a particular lab, and to ensure that all labs are graded fairly. The rubrics are non-negotiable, but if you have a question about the grading procedures, or disagree with some points that you have lost, please contact me. You may email or come to office hours.
• Lab Assignments are due according to the webCT submission date. For the first half of the semester, this will be about a week and a half from when they are assigned for the Wednesday labs (a week from the following Monday). This will change at some point in the semester, so be sure you know when your lab is due. Late labs are penalized by a power of 2 for each day late:
  Days Late
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  
  Penalty
  2 points
  4 points
  8 points
  16 points
  32 points
  64 points
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Labs are not accepted more than 6 days late.
• Please make your script files as neat as possible. You should never use the delete or backspace keys when creating a script file. If you make a mistake, please exit the script and try again.
  
  Examples:
  
  Acceptable Script File:
  
  
  Bad Script File:
  
  
  
  In the good script file, it is clear that the student entered CC lab00.cc, despite the extra characters. However, in the bad example it is impossible to read what commands were entered. If you are unsure, it's best to create the script file again.

Help

• A worthwhile read: How not to go about a programming assignmnent: html version
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