This instructor is available by email at ricanekk@uncw.edu, by telephone (962-4261), and during office hours (CI 202042). Office hours are posted on the instructors home page and located on the door to his office. In addition, students can arrange to meet with the professor outside of normal office hours by contacting him via email or phone or schedule using Outlook.
You are expected to take an active role in your learning in this course. This
includes regular attendance, paying attention in class, reading the textbook,
and completing all course requirements. You are encouraged to study with your
classmates outside of class. Project assignments usually require a lot more
time than expected, so start early and work some every day.
Regular class attendance is required. Completion of assignments will entail time spent at a personal computer during class hours and outside of class (see ITSD Student Lab Schedule).
The assignments will be spread out evenly, so there will be no special “crunch” toward the semester’s end. Each lecture will start by reviewing the work that was done thus far, and giving instructions on what has to be done next. The homework assignments can be done in pairs. Labs will be assigned in class and also posted in the course schedule. Assignments are due by the end of the day on the due date and late labs will be penalized 10% each day late. So assignments due Friday and turned in the following Monday would earn at most 70% of the available points. Lab/homework assignments will count a total of 3/5 of your course grade. The hardware projects will be done in a simple Hardware Description Language (HDL) that can be learned in a few hours. The resulting chips (as well as the topmost computer-on-a-chip system) will be tested and simulated on a supplied hardware simulator that can run on your home PC. The software projects can be done in any language of your choice (but if it’s not Java you have to get the instructor’s approval first). Labs must be submitted with the relevant code and required test runs as applicable in a zipped file labeled yourlastnameProjectXX.zip. Turning in the wrong file electronically does not alleviate late penalties. You are responsible for ensuring that the correct file(s) are submitted. Your name must be in the source code for all files with your work (.hdl, .tst, .java, .doc, etc.) Do not add your name to files that you do not modify. Turning in copied work or duplicate files will result in zero grades, as a minimum, for all parties regardless of fault. Share your ideas, not your files. You may discuss labs with each other but you are required to write up your own lab independently.
The final exam will be comprehensive and counts 2/5 of your course grade. The final exam may not be used to replace your lab/homework grade. All quizzes and exams are closed book, no calculators.
Numeric Score Letter Grade Quality Points
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90.0 - 100 A 4.00
80.0 - 89.5 B 3.00
70.0 - 79.5 C 2.00
60.0 - 69.5 D 1.00
00.0 - 59.5 F 0.00
If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation in this course, you should inform the instructor of this fact in writing within the first week of class or as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, you must register with the Office of Disability Services in Westside Hall (extension 3746) and obtain a copy of your Accommodation Letter. You should then meet with your instructor to make mutually agreeable arrangements based on the recommendations of the Accommodation Letter.
Students are responsible for submitting their own work. Students who cooperate on oral or written examinations or work without authorization share the responsibility for violation of academic principles, and the students are subject to disciplinary action even when one of the students is not enrolled in the course where the violation occurred.