Basics
- Instructor
- Josiah Yoder
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- npǝ˙ǝosɯ@ɹəpoʎ
- Office
- DH424 (Diercks Hall, 4th floor)
- Office Hours
- See below
- Shared site
- Dr. Hasker's page shared across sections
- Phone
- ƖƐ96 ᔭᔭᔭ ϛ9ㄥ Google Voice; rings my office and home phone at the same time.
My Schedule (Office Hours)
For cancellation notices, please see My main schedule page
| Time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
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| 8:00 | Office Hour |
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| 9:00 | Office Hour |
SDL DH-442 |
SDL DH-442 |
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| 10:00 | CS3450 DH-240 |
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| 11:00 | CS3450 DH-240 |
CS3450 DH-240 |
CS3450 DH-240 |
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| 12:00 | Office Hour |
UR | PEAS | ||
| 1:00 | Dept Mtg | Office Hour |
Office Hour |
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| 2:00 | CS3450 DH-344 |
CS3450 DH-344 |
CS3450 DH-344 |
CS3450 DH-344 |
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| 3:00 | UR |
Learning Assessment
This quarter, we will use the following to measure your learning:
| Sprint 1 | 20% |
| Sprint 2 | 20% |
| Sprint 3 | 20% |
| Contribution Report | 25% |
| Peer Evaluation | 5% |
| Presentation | 10% |
| Total | 100% |
I sometimes make mistakes in tallying points. If you become aware of an error in grading, please send me an email, and I will fix it and reply by email.
If the error goes beyond tallying points, discussing things in person is a great way to start to resolve an issue. I may ask you to send me an email if I think the case you are asking about requires careful consideration.
Please maintain your own records of your grades and check them against whatever summaries I send to you.
Grade Scale
I use the official MSOE grading scale:
| ≥93% | ≥89% | ≥85% | ≥81% | ≥77% | ≥74% | ≥70% | <70% |
| A | AB | B | BC | C | CD | D | F |
In final grading, I may award a grade higher than the grade scale if I feel it is more accurate than what the "raw numbers" produce.
Integrity
I reserve the right to fail you from the course if you cheat
Your integrity is your most valuable academic possession, significantly more valuable than passing a class or getting a high GPA.
Academic integrity is essentially truthfulness -- ensuring that if it appears you have done or know something, you have.
It is possible to accidentally give the impression that work is yours. If something like this happens to you, please let me know as early as possible. It is better if you point it out than if I find it, and it is better if you admit it than if you deny the truth.
Be on the watch for violations of academic integrity, including:
- Reporting hours that you did not work as if you did
- Presenting code found online as your own
- Presenting another students work as your own
- Presenting ANY academic work as your own which was produced by someone else.
As stated in the main class syllabus: Students are expected to engage in this course ethically and with integrity. It is expected you will work with your peers, however it is unacceptable to submit the work of your peers as your own. Fabricating evidence of participation (through misleading time logs, grossly inaccurate status reports, claims to have reviewed documents without examining them, etc.) are forms of academic dishonesty and may result in penalties discussed in the Policy on Student Integrity in the catalog.
MSOE's policy on academic integrity requires me to penalize those who provide code with the same penalty as those who plagiarized it. So if you give your code to a classmate just for reference, and they copy-paste it into their own work, and I decide to give them an F on the assignment and/or report it to the Vice President of Academics, then I must give you an F on your assigment and/or report you to the Vice President of Academics, too.
Read MSOE's Policy on Student Integrity for more details.
When coding, you are encouraged to discuss strategies, but the implementations should be independent. Even discussing the details is not a good idea if it goes too far. If you want to show code, start up an independent program rather than showing an assignment -- and use a different application than the assignment at hand to demonstrate the concept you wish to share.
Because of the importance of maintaining academic integrity, I will report apparent academic dishonesty to the Vice President of Academic Affairs. If this occurs, you will get a copy of the report.
Free Student Support Services
MSOE provides free services to all students that can help you to perform at your best and make your life much easier.
For free advice on note taking, exam study, time management, sleep strategies, or help navigating a difficult personal situation, head on over to the Wellness center at K250 to connect with your student support advisor (go through the basketball courts on the 2nd floor of the Kern Center). For more information on the Wellness Center, you can visit their website at msoe.edu/wellness, contact them at wellness@msoe.edu, or call 414-277-7590.
For free one-on-one tutoring, study sessions, group tutoring, writing assistance, and Study Spaces, head to RCAS on the 2nd floor of the Library Building (at the back of same floor where you enter the Library Proper). For more information on RCAS Tutoring you can visit their website at msoe.edu/tutoring-services, contact them at rcastutoring@msoe.edu or call 414-277-7274. You can also schedule tutoring at rcastutoring.com.
If you're not sure where to start, ask me (your instructor) or head to Wellness in K250.
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) / Mental Health
For students with documented disabilities, chronic medication conditions and mental health concerns, MSOE provides services to make reasonable accommodations and resources available. If you are a student who requires or anticipates the need for accommodations, please contact the Wellness Center Office at 414-277-7590, by email at wellness@msoe.edu, or in person at K230 to discuss appropriate accommodations, eligibility requirement or setting up a counseling session.
Fine Print
1In rare cases, I may need to reschedule an office hour. I will, if at all possible, announce this in class a day or more in advance.