CSE 220: System Fundamentals I

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30-9:50am, Frey Hall 104.
Final Examination: Tuesday, December 8, 11:15AM-1:45PM.

You must have taken CSE 114 or 160 and be a declared CSE major to take this course.

Required: Harris and Harris, Digital Design and Computer Architecture, Second Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, 2013. (ISBN 978-0-12-394424-5).

The final grade will be determined based on the following components.
• Programming Assignments (20%)
A major component of the course is learning to program in MIPS. Therefore, to pass the course with a grade of a C or higher students must satisfy the following 2 criteria: (i) can miss only 1 assignment and (ii) must demonstrate ability to program in MIPS.
• Quizzes (20%)
There will be quizzes frequently throughout the semester. No make-up quizzes will be given, except for PRIOR excused absences with documentation.
• Midterm Examination (25%)
No make-up exams will be given, except for PRIOR excused absences with documentation.
• Final Examination (30%)
The final examination will be cumulative of all material from the course.
• Lecture & Recitation Attendance (5%)

Homework and Midterm regrade requests must requested within 1 week after grades are returned. Any requests after this date will not be honored.

The Pass/No Credit (P/NC) option is not available for this course.

Programming assignments must be turned in on the day they are due. Students are urged to plan ahead to avoid problems such as congestion or failure of computer facilities at the last minute. If your assignment is incomplete or is not working by the due date, turn in whatever you have. Note due to limited resources for grading, programs which do not compile or run for testing may not be graded. If some sort of emergency prevents you from submitting your assignment on time, supplying me with suitable documentation and notification prior to the assignment deadline will be considered. Extension to the assignments will NOT be given.

There will be practice problems given regularly. They will consist of a set of questions related to the current course material which will be similar to the type of questions on the quizzes and exams. Quizzes will be given in lecture which contain questions on the material covered in lecture, textbook, and recitation. The quizzes are to be completed individually in the allotted time. No makeup quizzes will be given unless prior excused absence with documentation was granted.

You may discuss the practice problems with anyone you like, however each students' assignment (including coding) which they submit must be their own work, and only their own work. Any evidence that source code or solutions have been copied, shared, or transmitted in any way (this includes using source code downloaded from the Internet or written by others in previous semesters!) will be regarded as evidence of academic dishonesty. The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences regards academic dishonesty as a very serious matter, and provides for substantial penalties in such cases, such as receiving an 'F' grade, or expulsion from the University. For more information, obtain a copy of the CEAS guidelines on academic dishonesty from the CEAS office.

Be advised that any evidence of academic dishonesty will be treated with utmost seriousness. Those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent permitted by the University and College laws.

Each student must pursue his or her academic goals honestly and be personally accountable for all submitted work. Representing another person's work as your own is always wrong. Any suspected instance of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Academic Judiciary. For more comprehensive information on academic integrity, including categories of academic dishonesty, please refer to the academic judiciary website.

If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, I would urge that you contact the staff in the Disability Support Services office (DSS), ECC Building (behind SAC), 632-6748/TDD. DSS will review your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.

Students who require assistance during emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their needs with their professors and Disability Support Services. For procedures and information go to their and search Fire Safety and Evacuation and Disabilities.

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