Late Handins

Assignments, including homeworks, reports, assignments, etc. are due at the time specified in the assignment. For assignments due in class (e.g., reports on readings), they are due at the beginning of class. Project specifications will include a due date and time.

Late programs will be accepted at a penalty. Specifically, for every 24 hours or fraction thereof that the program is late, you will be docked 15% of the score of the program. For example, if the program is due at noon on a Friday, and your hand-in arrives at 2:43PM on Saturday, it is two days late and can achieve a maximum score of 70%. If we grade the program and find that it has an ``intrinsic'' score of 82%, then its final grade will be 57.4% (0.82*0.7). Note that a program greater than 6 days late ends up at 0% anyway (7*0.15=1.05). Some assignments may also have an absolute ``drop dead'' date, after which the assignment will not be accepted at all. E.g., if an assignment has a drop-dead date of Tuesday, noon, and it arrives in our mailboxes at 1:30PM on Tues, it receives 0%.

I realize, though, that everybody has emergencies (illness, scheduling crisis, family or work issues, etc.) come up and everyone needs a little slack now and then. So you're allowed 3 late or ``slack'' days for the whole semester. These are ``free'' late days in which you are assessed no penalty. So, for example, you can turn in one program two days late and one one day late for no penalty. You do not have to request to use your slack days; at the end of the semester, we will assign them automatically to cover your actual late days in the way most advantageous to you (taking into account number of days late, value of projects, etc.) If you have a serious issue that requires longer delay, please speak to me directly. I will deal with these kinds of issues on a case by case basis and all cases must be documented.

I do not give incompletes for sloppiness, disorganization, or inefficiency. Incompletes are allowed only for serious and documented emergencies. Please contact me directly if you have such a situation.