Standard University Policies
This class follows standard university policies. It’s your responsibility to be familiar with:
- Student conduct code
- Academic dishonesty
- Makeup work for legitimate absences
- Student responsibilities
- Grading and transcripts
- Sexual harassment
- Equity, diversity, equal opportunity, and affirmative action
- Safety in classroom and campus
Mental Health Information
The Department of Computer Science & Engineering strives to ensure all students have access to resources that will help them feel safe and supported. We are deeply committed to the wellbeing of all students, staff, and faculty. Your mental health is part of who you are and if you are unsure where to turn, we are here to help you. If you are encountering challenges, I encourage you to visit our department’s Mental Health Resources website and connect with one of our Mental Health Advocates, who are available to answer questions about campus mental health resources and services.
Disability Information
University policy is to provide, on a flexible and individualized basis, reasonable accommodations to students who have documented disability conditions (e.g., physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, or systemic) that may affect their ability to participate in course activities or to meet course requirements. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Disability Resources Center (DRC) to discuss individual needs for accommodations.
If you have already been working with the Disability Resource Center and have a letter from them to help direct your instructors on to set you up for success, then please send that to me at the beginning of the semester. In many cases, you will find that this course is already designed to be accessible for students that would benefit from additional flexibility (e.g., non-timed quizzes instead of large exams, flexible late policy on programming assignments, etc.). However, if additional accommodations are necessary, I will make every reasonable effort to make sure this class is a good experience for you.
Acknowledgments
Aspects of this syllabus (including this statement) were adapted from Evan Suma Rosenberg, Nathan Taylor, Daniel Keefe, Blair MacIntyre, Shana Watters, Lana Yarosh, and the American Association of University Professors Joint Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students, because writing a good syllabus is hard.