The course requires demonstration of a student’s grasp of the concepts on evaluations. Here is the grading scheme:

Activity	Weight	Description
Class Participation	5%	iClicker
In Lab Quizzes	20%	8 quizzes worth 1%, 1%, 2%, 2%, 3%, 3%, 4%, 4%
zyBooks	20%	Includes Reading, Lab Assignments, Programming Assignments
Midterm 1	10%	First midterm
Midterm 2	15%	Second midterm
Midterm 3	15%	Third midterm
Final Exam	15%

Grading is automated for assignments, labs, and quizzes. If you believe you have been graded unfairly, talk with the help desk (assignments) or your teaching assistant (labs) first. If you cannot visit help desk, please post to the grade complaints topic on Piazza. Grade complaints will be considered only for two weeks immediately following when the assignment is due in zyBooks!

• Assignments will be done individually. As required by the department, we will check for collaboration using a software tool, so do your own work!
• Lab participation is strongly encouraged. A portion of the class grade comes from successfully finishing the assigned lab work, and our previous students have indicated that labs are the best part of this class.
• Programming Quizzes will be taken during lab hours with no additional aids. They are used to test your understanding of Java topics.
• Liang is the online textbook to help you get hands-on practice for the Java Programming topics being discussed in class and Lab.

The assignment of letter grades will be made as follows:

Letter Grade	Points
A	≥90%
B	≥80%
C	≥70%
D	≥60%
F	<60%

We will not assign lower grades than shown. However, your average score on exams must be ≥60% to receive a passing grade (C) in this course. Some, all, or none of the available plus/minus grades may be assigned for the course. If plus/minus grades are used, you will still not get a lower grade than shown in the table (A- is lower than A, for example, and would be awarded to students with a score in the high 80s). Assigning one type of plus/minus grade does not imply that others will be assigned. Note that CSU does not use C-, D+, or D- grades. No points will be awarded to "bump up" a grade at the end of the semester, even for students very close to the cutoff. The cutoff has to be somewhere. Please be sure to turn in all assignments on time to get as many points as possible.

Early Performance Feedback

This course participates in Early Performance Feedback. This gives students an opportunity to identify if they might need to make changes in how they are approaching the course before the drop date. Students with a course average less than 75% after the first exam will receive information from the campus Collaborative for Student Achievement office about resources to help them get a passing grade in the course. The instructor and TAs are also available to talk with any student concerned if they will get a passing grade in the course. Just ask!

Date	Description	Location
First day of lecture	Jan 22	Normal Classroom
First day of Tues/Thurs Labs	Jan 23	Normal Lab Room
First midterm	Feb 14, 8 AM - 4 PM	CSB 110
Second midterm	March 13, 8 AM - 4 PM	CSB 110
Third midterm	April 17, 8 AM - 4 PM	CSB 110
Early Final (Optional, take instead of during finals week!)	May 8, 8 AM - 4 PM	CSB 110
Final Exam	As scheduled by the registrar.	CSB 110

Midterms will be held in the CS110 lab. Timeslot (50 minute) sign up will be done through Canvas. Information on how to sign up for a time will be made available in class closer to exam time. There will be no class on the exam days.
Please see the registrar's master schedule for other important dates, such as Drop and W dates.
The final exam will be in the Computer Science Building in the 110 and 120 labs. Final exams are scheduled by the registrar. Please refer to the registrar's schedule for those dates/times.

All students taking this course are expected to participate actively. This includes asking and responding to questions. Students are also expected to scan the announcements on the home page and the progress page every day for updates. If an assignment changes significantly, we are responsible for sending out an email.

This is a 4 credit course (3 50-minute lectures per week plus two 50-minute labs per week). The University expects that students will spend 2-3 hours on coursework outside of class per credit hour plus 50-minutes prepping for courses with 100 minutes per week for labs. This means you can regularly expect to spend 8-12 hours per week on assignments for this course and 50 minutes for lab prep. The lab prep expectation is that students spend 25-minutes per lab to review the zyBooks assignments for the upcomming lab in advance and come with questions to the lab. Note that these are average times and academic needs vary per student.

The instructor and course TAs are committed to assisting students with disabilities by providing accommodations prescribed by the Student Disability Center (SDC). The instructor coordinates all of the accommodations and will relay appropriate information to the TAs.

SDC is excellent in determining appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities. Some of these accommodations and notes about how we implement them are available below:

• Exam and Quiz Accommodations such as extra time, environment, materials, transcription, and similar shall be scheduled with SDC and taken at the testing center
• Posting of Powerpoint Slides slides in .pptx format are posted before all lectures on this course website.
• Audio/Video recording of lectures is permitted when indicated on an SDC accomodation letter
• Assignment Extensions are granted automatically according to the SDC letter. If you are using this accomodation, please email the instructor by the end of the extended deadline so that your zyBooks points may be synced properly. Assignment extensions will not be granted retroactively nor old assignments re-opened.
• Note Takers assigned by SDC are most welcome (please introduce yourself, I'd love to meet you!) For assistance in finding a volunteer note taker, please post on Piazza.
• Other Accomodations may be included on your letter, as SDC taylors accommodations for individual students. The instructor is happy to discuss your individual accomodations with you.
• Your SDC Letter will indicate your appropriate accommodations. The instructor prefers a paper copy during the first few class meetings.