Homework assignments: Homework assignments will be posted on the course web site and announced in class.  Assignments must be submitted electronically through the course web site; it is your responsibility to verify that your submitted files are readable and submitted in the correct locations.  No credit will be given for submissions that cannot be downloaded or read.  Grades and comments will be returned through the course web site.  No late assignments will be accepted, but I will drop your lowest homework score in the computation of your course grade.

In-class activities: We will have numerous in-class activities that will contribute to your course grade, so class attendance is expected -- I will record attendance at each class meeting.  I may also ask you to submit the results of in-class activities through the course web site.  If you miss a class meeting or do not complete an in-class activity during class time, you have until the end of the following class meeting to complete it. 

Midterm and final exams: Make-up exams will not be given -- everyone must take both exams at the scheduled times.  In case of emergency, you must contact me by phone or email before the exam with documentation of the emergency.

Regarding Email Communication:  Please begin the subject line of any email to me with "LSP 121", so that I can easily identify your messages.  I will reply to email messages within one business day after the day I receive them; therefore questions that are only received by me on an assignment’s due date (or late the night before) are not guaranteed replies before the assignment is due (though I will do my best to reply quickly).  Please do not use the comment field of the assignment submission system to send me questions.

Policy on Electronic Devices in the Classroom:  Please turn off and put away all electronic devices not used for class work during class.  This includes phones, pagers, and any other devices that may distract you or your fellow students.  Laptops, tablets, lab computers et cetera, that are used for course-related activities are allowed, of course; however, as a courtesy to me and your fellow students, please refrain from emailing, instant messaging, game playing, web browsing, and other activities not related to class work during class.

Regarding Academic Integrity:  You are expected to be familiar with and to adhere to DePaul’s Academic Integrity Policy, which is available on-line at http://academicintegrity.depaul.edu/AcademicIntegrityPolicy.pdf.  Violations of the Academic Integrity Policy will be dealt with decisively; penalties may range up to an automatic F in the course and possible expulsion.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:  Turning in another person’s work as your own (including hiring someone else to complete an assignment for you); Starting with another person’s work and modifying it to turn in as your own; Cutting and pasting, or otherwise copying, sections of another person’s work into your assignment; Allowing another person (such as a tutor) to write any part of your assignment; and so on.  (Obviously, any examples that I post qualify as “another person’s work”.)  Supplying such assistance to another student or working closely enough with another student that identical solutions are reached and submitted are also considered a violations of the policy.  In general, you may feel free to discuss the assignments with other students at a general level.  However, when it comes to actually completing your assignment, you must work independently.  Your assignments must be entirely your own individual work.  If you have any questions or doubts about what plagiarism entails, you should consult me.