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MATH 485/585 - Spring 2006 - Course Policy

• Attendance: Students are expected to attend every scheduled class, and to be familiar with the University Class Attendance policy as it appears in the General Catalog. It is the student's responsibility to keep informed of any announcements, syllabus adjustments, or policy changes made during scheduled classes.


• Projects: Undergraduate students will work in teams on a long-term project, worth 300 points. Each team will give oral progress reports on its project throughout the semester, will turn in a final written report, due on May 2nd, 2006 (the last day this course meets), and will present a poster in a poster session held on Tuesday May 9, 2006 from 11am to 1pm (in lieu of a final exam). The written part of the project will be worth 200 points and the oral and poster presentations will count for a total of 100 points.


• Homework: Homework problems will be assigned regularly. Quizzes based on homework assignments will be given on a regular basis and a final homework score, equivalent to 200 points, will be computed. This score will be calculated from the 10 best quiz or homework scores of the semester.


• Grades: The total number of points available on the project and homework is 500. Grades will be no lower than as listed below:
  • 450 < points (90% to 100%): A
  • 400 < points < 449 (80% to 90%): B
  • 350 < points < 399 (70% to 80%): C
  • 300 < points < 349 (60% to 70%): D
  • points < 300 (0% to 60%): E


• Incomplete Grades: The grade of I will be awarded if all of the following conditions are met:
  • The student has completed all but a small portion of the required work.
  • The student has scored at least 50% on the work completed.
  • The student has a valid reason for not completing the course on time.
  • The student agrees to make up the material in a short period of time.
  • The student asks for the incomplete before grades are due, 48 hours after the final exam.
  For general information on grades and the grading system, see the University Policy.


• Classroom Conduct: Students at The University of Arizona are expected to conform to the standards of conduct established in the Student Code of Conduct. Prohibited conduct includes:
  1. All forms of student academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, and plagiarism.
  2. Interfering with University or University-sponsored activities, including but not limited to classroom related activities, studying, teaching, research, intellectual or creative endeavor, administration, service or the provision of communication, computing or emergency services.
  3. Endangering, threatening, or causing physical harm to any member of the University community or to oneself or causing reasonable apprehension of such harm.
  4. Engaging in harassment or unlawful discriminatory activities on the basis of age, ethnicity, gender, handicapping condition, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status, or violating University rules governing harassment or discrimination.
  
  Students found to be in violation of the Code are subject to disciplinary action.


• Academic Integrity: Students are responsible to be informed of University policies regarding the Code of Academic Integrity. Students found to be in violation of the Code are subject to sanctions that will be determined by the severity of the infraction. The Code of Academic Integrity will be enforced in all areas of the course, including projects, tests, and homework.


• Students Who Require Reasonable Accommodations Based on Disability: Students planning to use accommodations for this course should privately identify themselves to their instructor within the first few days of class. These students must also provide the instructor with a letter of identification from the Disability Resource Center. This letter should include information about any accommodation that will be needed for the class, including accommodations for test taking. Students are also invited to discuss specific issues with the course instructor during regular office hours or by appointment.


• Withdrawal Dates:
  • Last day to drop courses resulting in deletion of course enrollment from record: February 7, 2006.
  • Withdrawal deadline (instructor's signature on a Change of Schedule form is required): March 7, 2006.