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As would be expected in an professional industrial setting, assignments are
due at the time and date specified in the statement of the problem. Of course,
students who have emergencies which draw them away from campus during the
period between the publication of the statement of the problem and the due
date should follow the university policy on class attendance. A down
computer or printer is not an excuse for turning in an assignment late.
Generally it is my policy that if an assignment cannot be completed on time, then you should write it up to the point that you have reached and hand that much in on time. In this manner you do not find yourself continually in "catch-up" mode, and this is the fairest policy with respect to other students having completed their work on time.
However, if you are late with a written assignment, you will receive a 20% deduction up through the beginning of the first class after the due date. By "first class after the due date" here, we mean the first regularly schedule class time, regardless of whether we actually meet for that class period. There is a 40% deduction up through the beginning of the next class after that. Papers later than this will not be graded.
Please bring all late papers to class and give them personally to the GTA, or take them directly to the GTA between classes. Do NOT give or send late papers to the instructor. The GTA takes first pass at grading all the papers, and giving it to the instructor or putting it under his door will just delay getting it to the person who starts the grading. With respect to the timing of late paper submission described above, the time when the GTA receives the paper is counted as the date and time of submission.
Where you are unable to complete an assignment as a result of documented reason, such as illness, family duties, or some other event that incapacitates you, then you should let the instructor or GTA know as soon as possible of your problem, giving an estimate of when you expect to complete the assignment. A reasonable grace period will be granted in cases of documented incapacity.
In-class presentations and debates will be scheduled by the instructor as early as possible in the course, but cannot be finally fixed until the last date to drop classes has passed. Once this schedule is set and distributed, it will be very difficult to negotiate changes.
Adapted with permission from J.A.N. Lee, 1/2002, 8/2002.
© J.A.N. Lee, 1994,1995,1996