Homework Submission and Grading Policies

Submission

Please email your homework to ztomasze@hawaii.edu. Send me the source code only (not the compiled .class files). Attach the .java files to the email. I prefer that you do not zip them.

In the subject line of the email, be sure to list the section instructor and the assignment number. Your subject line should look something like this: Assignment 2 (Robertson).

Optional added protections: send from your hawaii.edu account, also paste the code into the body of the email, and CC yourself to be sure the message goes through the system correctly.

Late and Early Submission

Assignments are due at 11:59am (noon), uhunix time, on the date due (usually Tuesday). Late submissions will not be accepted. This is a harsh policy, so you may want to submit your assignments the night before they are due.

You can resubmit an assignment at any time before it is due. Be warned that I will only look at the last version you submit though.

In order to give you time to resubmit, I can't start grading until after the assignment due date. However, if you add the word "final" to your submission's subject line, I will grade it as soon as I have the time. However, once I've started grading a "final" assignment, you cannot resubmit it.

Update: You can turn in one late assignment during the semester, but you will only get 50% credit for it.

Questions

You should do your best to debug your own code. However, if you're still stuck after half an hour of working on it, you can email me about it. Include the error message or other output you are getting, as well as the source code containing the bug.

As I get a lot of submission emails, if you are writing me about to ask something related to an assignment, make sure you put the word "question" in the subject line so I'll be sure to read it right away.

Development Platform

You may use the IDE of your choice when writing your code. I will show you how to use Notepad and the command line to begin with; later in the term, we may cover other options.

No Collaboration

Unless stated otherwise, you are expected to write your own code for each assignment. See Examples of Cheating for more information.

Lab Attendence

Lab attendence is "required". That is, your attendence is very strongly encouraged, and I will assume that you have seen the material I present in lab. However, I will not record attendence, and so your attendence (on most days; see below) will not directly affect your grade.

Some labs will include a studio component. Your particaption in these studios is required, and your absence (unless excused before the lab starts) will result in a 0 for the studio portion of that assignment.