You must pass the course (total points), the midterm project and the design project in order to pass the course. You will receive the same grade for both CMPE126 and CMPE126/L
Incomplete grades will be given only for reasons of prolonged and serious illness, major family problems, and natural disasters. A supporting medical document from your physician/family members is absolutely necessary and you must make the request before the end of the quarter unless you are incapacitated.
Policy concerning midterm and final projects
There are no excuses for late, nonfunctional, or incomplete projects.
Incomplete/non-functional projects will result in No Pass (or F) grades.
Policy concerning homeworks:
I'll hand out the homeworks in lecture and each homework
assignment will be due approximately 5-10 days later.
Your homework will be graded (though not necessarily corrected).
For homeworks that require a demonstration, please
show your work to me in the lab before or on the due date.
Late homeworks will be penalized 20\% for each
day (counting a partial day as a whole) they are late. After 5 days they
will not be accepted and you will receive a NO PASS grade.
Design Project:
A complete system (hardware + software) design and verification
of a ``digital system'' (TBA) project.
In the past, I have assigned the ``tetris'' project.
This is one of the capstone courses. You are doing your senior thesis in this class. This is a class to certify/qualify you to work professionally as an engineer. Most of the time, you should treat yourself, and I will treat you with the behavior and professionalism expected of entry-level engineers. Therefore, the passing criteria of the class are: design competence, promptness or punctuality, reliability, and honesty. Design competence means the ability to perform correct and well-principled digital design, debug digital designs, command of equipment (logic analyzer, oscillocope, multimeter, and signal generators), and to document designs.
Any unprofessional behavior in the lab will lead to immediate disqualification from this class.
Policy on group work:
If the size of the class is large
you will team up in groups of two only for the final project.
I will let you know in the project handout.
Be aware that in the past, students have deserted their partners in the final
weeks. So when you pick your partner, make sure that
you have the mutual agreement that both of you will work together
until the project is complete, because incomplete projects
will automatically yield a NO PASS grade.
Policy concerning sharing work:
Other than your partner for the project (if group projects are
adopted) all work in this class shall be your own. You may consult
with classmates verbally or using a blackboard. However, communication
in the form of printouts or files will be considered cheating and result
in a NO PASS along with the usual academic discipline penalties.
Accessing class files which belong to other students
and/or misrepresenting the work of others as your own is also considered
as cheating.
If you are uncertain about whether something is allowed, obtain permission
from me in writing or by e-mail.