MTH225-A Spring 2015 Home Page

Class Schedule:	T,Th 2:30-3:45
Class Location:	Duffy 206
Professor:	Dr. Eugene Quinn
Email:	equinn1@stonehill.edu
Office Hours:	Office: Duffy 241

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With the advent of wireless connectivity, it has become possible for students to use their own computers rather than meet in a lab, which offers a number of advantages. However, this approach will require you to install certain software packages on your personal computer.

All of the software we will be using is listed in the table below. All programs are free, and have Mac and PC versions.

We will have an install-a-thon on the first day class meets, so be sure to bring your computer. If you like, you can try to do the installs on your own - in fact, this is not a bad idea because there are a couple of sizeable downloads.

There are some dependencies among the programs listed, so try to install them in the following order:

Grades

Final grades will be determined from tests, quizzes, assignments, and participation, weighted according to the following table:

Exact dates will depend on our progress and will be announced well in advance.

Policies

• College Policies
• Additional Instructor's Policies

College Policies

These include:

• Academic Integrity

  All members of the College community have the responsibility to abide by the College's Academic Integrity policies. This responsibility includes reporting known or suspected violations of this policy to the appropriate faculty member or to the Dean of the Faculty in the Office of Academic Affairs.

  Violations include, but are not limited to the following:

  • presenting another's work as if it were one's own; For in-class work, this includes putting the names of group members not present on the paper.
  • failure to acknowledge or document a source, even if the action is unintentional (i.e., plagiarism);
  • giving or receiving, or attempting to give or receive, unauthorized assistance in an assignment or examination;
  • fabricating data;
  • submitting the same assignment in two or more courses without prior permission of the instructors; or
  • having another person write a paper or sit for an examination.

  (Page 108 of The Hill Book )

• Class Attendance and Makeup Work

  The policies listed under Class Attendance on page 108 of The Hill Book apply;

  Note in particular the following:

  • Students are expected to be regular and prompt in their class attendance.
  • In case of absence, students are responsible for all class work, assignments, and examinations.
  • Any student who misses an examination (other than the Final Examination), a quiz, or any required classroom activity to which a grade is assigned must consult the instructor as soon as possible regarding the opportunity to make up the work missed. In such cases, it is the instructor who determines whether or not the absence was legitimate;
    • if it was, and if the student has consulted the instructor as soon as possible, the instructor must give a makeup examination or quiz, or provide the student with an equivalent basis for evaluation.
    • If the absence is deemed not to have been legitimate, the instructor has the option to decide whether or not to provide an opportunity to make up the work.

  (Page 108 of The Hill Book - note exceptions for prolonged illness and conflicts with religious beliefs)

  My idea of legitimate absences includes:

  • Personal illness or injury (with proper documentation)
  • Obligations to one's family in case of illness or injury (with proper documentation)
  • Required participation in an athletic event (i.e., a scheduled game or meet, excluding practice)

• Examinations (final exam)

  The value of the final examination is determined by the instructor. If a student misses the examination without sufficient reason, a grade of F is given for this part of the course requirements. The semester grade is then determined in the same way as for students who took the examination.

  (Page 109 of The Hill Book)

Additional Instructor's Policies

• Assignment Policy
  • eLearn assignments are due by midnight on Wednesday of the week after they are posted. Assignments posted in the "Week 1" folder are due by midnight on Wednesday of "Week 2".
  • Late Assignment assignments will be subject to a 15% penalty.
  • You can submit eLearn assessments as many times as you like. The highest grade will be used.
  • If your first submission was not late, no late penalties are applied to any submissions.
  • If your first submission was late, all submissions are subject to the late penalty.

• Quiz Policy
  • Quizzes may or may not be announced.

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