RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

JavaTM 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.2.2 API Specificationrm, Standard
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/api/index.html 

JavaTM 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.3 API Specification
http://www.javasoft.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/index.html

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Reading assignments from Java Software Solutions (4th Edition)(John Lewis, William Loftus) text. Specific reading and their timing will be assigned as the course progresses.

LECTURE SESSIONS:

All the sessions are posted on the website. We will be taking up approximately 1 session per week.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:

There will be approximately one Homework Assignment per session. Homework Assignments will include programming problems and reading assignments and some questions based on reading assignments.
Sessions and Assignments will be posted every Monday and you will have one week to complete and submit them.

Late Policy for the assignments:
For 1 day late submission : 1 point off out of 10.
For 2 day late submission : 2 points off out of 10.
For 3 day late submission : 3 points off out of 10.
For 4 day late submission : 4 points off out of 10.
For 5 day late submission : 5 points off out of 10.
For 6 days and more late submissions you will get zero. It will not be graded

PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF HOMEWORK:

1. Send a homework submission e-mail to sc335c@ecs.syr.edu
2. Please put the reading assignment answers into a word document and send the answers in a word format.
3. If there are any programs to be written, please write them in the editor, compile them and run them. Then copy that program and its output in a word file.
4. Make one word file for the reading assignment answers.
5. In your submission e-mail,the subject should be in following format :
                         CPS 335/500 - assignment # n : your name
where, n - assignment number

EXAMS AND QUIZZES:

There will be 2 Quizzes and one Final Exam.
They are intended to verify your knowledge of the material taught in class throughout the semester.
All exams/quizzes are closed books, except otherwise mentioned by the instructor.
Quizzes and Exams have to be turned in ON TIME. No late submissions will be accepted.
Make-up exam is possible only if the student is seriously ill and has a doctor's statement.

Quiz 1: Will cover sessions 1, 2,3 and 4
Quiz 2: Will cover sessions 5, 6,7 and 8 

Final Exam: Final exam will be comprehensive and will cover all the sessions and all Homeworks.

GRADING SCHEME:

Homeworks/Reading Assignments: 30%
Quiz 1: 20%
Quiz 2: 20%

Final Exam: 30%

The grading scale is linear. In general those who score more than 80% (or more than the class average) will be given at least B-'s. Otherwise C's, D's and F's are possible. The grade Incomplete is given only to those missing the Final due to illness with doctor's statement.

OTHER ITEMS:

Registration, Dropping & Adding:
The information and policies with regard to registration, class meeting dates and times, dropping and adding the course, etc. are described in detail in the Schedule of Classes. You can expect that these policies will be enforced, and it is your responsibility to make sure that you are aware of them and understand them. A grade of incomplete will not be given, except under very extenuating circumstances and at the discretion of the Instructor.

Academic Honesty:
Since the grade you receive is to be based on the work that you have performed, it is essential that you do your own work on all assignments that are submitted for grading. This means that you are not permitted to copy, or allow your work to be copied by someone else, in any way, shape or form (handwritten, hardcopy, disk, etc.).

Compliance with the following two guidelines will ensure that you are acting appropriately:
(1) Do not show, or otherwise make available, your work to anyone else, and
(2) Don't look at, or otherwise use, a copy of anyone else's work. Discussion of assignments, as long as there is no direct viewing, copying or transferring of information, is permitted. After an assignment has been submitted and graded, we encourage you to share your work with others. With few exceptions, all actions of academic dishonesty involve two parties: the person doing the copying and the person that allowed their material to be copied. In such cases, both parties will be penalized within the full extent of the University guidelines. The minimum penalty will be a grade of -100% on the assignment for both parties, and can be as severe as receiving an F for the course with a note in your permanent record.

Special Note: Students who may need special consideration for the class exams and/or lab quizzes should make an appointment to see the instructor as soon as possible.