ECE 118 Autumn 2024 Introductory Bits

• reassure about lab times, just 105 minutes,
  • may leave early if finished
  • must be seen by lab guy
  • Labs are in McArthur (EB) 304
• lab = assignment, one per week. Labs start next week.
• book old is fine, not strictly necessary at all, but you might want it
• expecting complete beginners
• neat, layout, structure, consistency, almost meaningless at start
• cite everything external, but nothing may be external (images?)
• do it yourself, do it the class way, it is all carefully planned.
• in person, attendance required, remote doesn't count except with proper reason
• reach by email or in person, not blackboard, not phone. State name and class
  • in person afternoons and evenings or arrange appointment by email
  • s.murrell@miami.edu, office McArthur Engineering building room 516.
• all assignments and stuff on rabbit
• submit and receive grades on blackboard
• can resubmit quickly if on time
• exactly one week is latest for on time. One week from lab start, not midnight.
  • enforced deadlines, each day another point from 10
  • exceptions only for exceptional circumstances, nobody forces last minute starts
• start last minute asking for trouble
• two mid terms plus final, regular classroom, official time
• incomplete almost never. really good reason out of your control
• windows and a bit of unix, trouble for new macs? Were you warned?
  • laptop possibly essential
• no phone use or web browsing in class
• strictly individual effort
• cheating, collusion, from the web/a book, faked test runs, all zero no resubmissions
• but study groups are good. draw a line, know when to split up.
• every assignment involves programming, must submit in word docx:
  • name and assignment at top
  • then anything unusual that the grader should know
  • then your program,
    • neatly and readably presented,
    • no unreasonable gaps
    • plain text, not image
  • test runs: screen shots mostly, but cat and paste (not a typo) for unix
• usual pronouns and things, harassment, offense, honour code, disabilities, religious
  • see syllabus for details.