A. Homework
B.
Presentations
V. Meeting
Deadlines
VI.
Examinations
VII. Grading Policies
VIII. University
of Florida Academic Honesty Guidelines
IX.
Attributes of an Engineer
Engineering
is an honorable profession, and I expect engineering students to behave in a professional
manner. After you graduate, you will probably have a professional position and
be working for someone else. In such a job, you will sometimes be in meetings
with your supervisor and other people. At other times, you will work on your
own to complete tasks assigned by your supervisor.
For purposes
of this class, you should consider that you are working for me. I am your
supervisor and our class meetings are biweekly staff meetings. I will evaluate
your job performance during the semester. Your attitude and job performance
during our staff meetings will determine whether you get a raise, remain
employed, or get fired at the end of the semester.
Here are my
rules which specify my expectations for engineering students. They are similar
to the expectations that you will find in the workplace.
Just as you
are expected to be present at your job, you are expected to attend my class.
Either you or the department have decided that my class has information that
will be valuable for your career as an industrial engineer. (Even if you would
rather not be taking this course, this is no different than having to take a
job you do not really like, or having a job that you like but having to perform
tasks that you do not like.)
Leave: Each student will have one class period of annual leave, two class
periods of sick leave and one class period of personal leave per semester. You
must claim annual leave or personal leave in advance by submitting a written
request to my teaching assistant. Annual or personal leave will not be granted
on exam days. You must claim your sick leave by submitting a sick leave notice
to my teaching assistant by the next class. Annual leave and personal leave may
be used as sick leave if you have used up your sick leave and you have a
doctor's statement that you were sick.
Students who have
used up their leave time will be counted absent from class. For each absence,
one point will be deducted from the student's final grade point average. For
example, if you have three absences and your final average is 91, you will
receive an 88 in the course.
On the days
that you choose to take leave time, you are still responsible for finding out
from other students what was announced or covered in class. I do not repeat
class announcements or class lectures for students who did not attend. Copies
of missed homework assignments or solutions can be obtained from my teaching
assistant.
I will pass
out a seating chart during the second week of class, and students will sit in
that location for the rest of the semester. This helps me learn student's names
and also helps me and my teaching assistant to take attendance and to record
class participation.
You are in
college, not high school, now and I expect you to exhibit adult behavior in my
classroom. This includes showing respect for your professors and your fellow
students.
Differences
of opinion between adults are acceptable, but rudeness will not be tolerated.
Class will
start on time, both at the beginning of the class period and at the designated
time after any break; class will also end on time. Students who arrive late
disrupt the rest of the class. Therefore, students who are not in their seats
when class starts will be counted absent.
When you
attend class, I assume you are there to learn something. Therefore, I do not
allow socializing during class time. This applies to the start of class as well
as any other time during the class period. When I walk into the classroom, I
expect you to stop talking and pay attention to the lecture. I will ask
students who are disturbing the rest of the class to leave, and they will be
counted absent for that class period.
The
information covered during lectures is information that you need to understand
to become proficient at your job (i.e. taking this course). I expect you to pay
attention during the lecture, to take notes on what is said, and to ask
questions about points that you do not understand. If you are sleeping or
reading the newspaper or working on the homework for another class, you will be
asked to leave the classroom and will be counted absent for that class period.
Cell phones
must be turned off before you come into the classroom and pagers must be set on
vibrate only. If the class is interrupted by the noise of either a cell phone
or a pager, the student responsible will be asked to leave the classroom and
will be counted absent for that class period.
Visiting
speakers or students giving presentations must be accorded the same courteous
attention that you would like to receive if you were giving a presentation.
There is no
"wipe-the-slate-clean" approach to learning engineering. Each course
is a building block for some later part of the curriculum. If you are missing
one or more building blocks because you have forgotten what you covered in a
previous course, you are unlikely to do well in your chosen field.
I expect each
of you to have a good grounding in certain basic skills when you take this
class. These include proficiency in basic engineering mathematics and an
understanding of basic engineering principles. You have already taken a number
of math and engineering courses that provide you with many of these skills. I
expect you to have retained the information that you gained in these courses so
that you can use it in my course. At a minimum, you must be proficient in:
You must be able
to use a hand calculator, but you must also have enough of a sense of basic
arithmetic to be able to recognize when you have a wrong answer on the
calculator because you have made an error entering the numbers. You must bring
a calculator to every class.
You must be
proficient in the use of personal computers. At a minimum, you must be able to
use a spreadsheet program and a word processing program.
You must have
the ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
You must have
some basic common sense--a fundamental need for any successful engineer.
Handwritten
homework problem solutions must be written on engineering paper. No other paper
will be accepted - PERIOD!!! Computer-printed pages are acceptable for problems
that are done using the computer (such as Word, Excel, Minitab, etc.). See additional requirements for submitting homework.
You should only
have one problem per page for clarity. If you have more than one problem per
page, only one of them will be graded, except when announced otherwise.
Sloppy
homework solutions will be returned ungraded - and uncounted.
Plots or
graphs required for homework problem solutions must be drawn carefully on graph
paper by computer or by hand with ruler-drawn axes. Free-hand curves will NOT
be accepted.
For any
computer problem, homework or project required to be turned in, do not erase
your file until your graded solution or paper has been returned. Save a copy on
both your hard drive and floppy drive.
If you submit
a major project report for grading, make a safety copy to keep for your
protection in addition to your computer copy on the hard drive and floppy
drive.
Answers
alone, without the supporting work, are worth zero on homework solutions. Make
sure you show the steps for how you reached any answer.
Unless
specifically stated otherwise, students are free to DISCUSS solutions of
homework problems among themselves. However, each student is required to submit
a homework paper that is his or her own work, and is not a direct (or near
direct) copy of another student's work.
Copying
another student's homework solutions is CHEATING, and as such a grade of zero
on that homework will be assigned to the person involved, or will receive an equal
share of the single grade.
Every
engineering student is expected to be knowledgeable in some computer language
such as C++ or FORTRAN and in the use of IBM-compatible PC's. Also, every student
is expected to have an engineering calculator, and is expected to bring a
calculator to every class meeting.
Homework
papers must be turned in before solutions are passed out. No credit will be
given for papers handed in after the solutions have been distributed. Late homeworks submitted after the class in
which they are due, will be penalized at a rate of 10%/day, unless you have
prior permission from the instructor.
Students will
be called on to put their homework solutions on the chalkboard and explain them
to the rest of the class. A student who is called on to present his/her
solution and who has not done the homework will receive a failing grade in
class participation for the day.
My course
syllabus lists dates of all examinations so students can plan their schedules
in advance. I do not give makeup examinations except in cases of serious
illness or family emergency. If you are going to miss an examination because of
a serious illness or family emergency, you must notify me, my teaching
assistant or the ISE office in advance if you want to make up the examination.
A doctor's note must be presented. Notification after-the-fact will only be
accepted as an excuse if you have proof to show you were physically unable to
call in advance. My ISE office phone number is (352) 392-1464, Extension 2009.
VI. Taking Examinations
Concepts in
this course are cumulative, but examinations will be centered on only the
material covered since the previous exam. Even so, you are still responsible
for understanding any topic or concept that has been covered in class
throughout the semester. In other words, even though you have been tested on
something once, you may encounter another question requiring you to know and
understand the same principle in another examination later in the semester.
Answers
alone, without showing the supporting work, are worth zero on any examination.
Make sure you show the steps for how you reached any answer.
Sloppy work
or misspelled words on examinations will be penalized.
Calculators: Every student is expected to bring a properly functioning calculator to
each test. No sharing of calculators is allowed. I suggest that each student
also have an inexpensive solar-powered calculator for backup.
Cheating: Any student caught cheating on an examination will receive a zero on
that examination and may also be subject to Honor Court Discipline. Cheating
includes tendering and receiving information during an exam. Also, if a
students paper is graded and that student then changes his or her work on that
same paper, and then attempts to have the paper re-graded, THIS WILL BE REGARDED
AS CHEATING.
Making up an
exam: If you are going to miss an examination, or other
course deadline, you must notify me or the ISE office in advance, if you want
to make up the work. Notification after-the-fact will only be accepted as an
excuse if you have proof to show you were physically unable to call in advance.
The ISE office number is (352) 392-1464.
Headgear: Students may not wear baseball caps or other headgear with visors that
cover the student's eyes while taking an examination in this course.
Students will
receive the grades they earn in my class. Students who want an A must
demonstrate that they can do A work. Students who have not demonstrated that
they understand the basic principles of the course will receive a failing
grade. Giving a passing grade to an engineering student who does not understand
the course can result in serious consequences to society. See Engineering Disasters.
Final grade averages are rounded off to
the nearest one-tenth point, and grades are assigned on my standard scale as
follows
Course averages and grades are both
computed using the standard scale given.
Course averages are computed using
the weights given in the Course Syllabus. For example, if examinations count
90% and homework counts 10%, then a student with a 77% exam average and a 90%
homework average would have a course average of 78.3% for a "C+" grade.
As another example, consider the following:
The course average in this example is
77.0% for a grade of "C."
Errors on homework or test grades must
be brought to my attention within seven days of the date papers are returned in
order to have a grade changed. Any student who alters his or her paper, after
it has been graded, in an attempt to gain a higher grade will be guilty of
CHEATING and subject to HONOR COURT DISCIPLINE.
The academic community of students
and faculty at the University of Florida strives to develop, sustain and
protect an environment of honesty, trust and respect. Students are expected to
pursue knowledge with integrity. Exhibiting honesty in academic pursuits and
reporting violations of the Academic Honesty Guidelines will encourage others
to act with integrity. Violations of the Academic Honesty Guidelines shall
result in judicial action and a student being subject to the sanctions in
paragraph XI of the Student Conduct Code. The conduct set forth hereinafter
constitutes a violation of the Academic Honesty Guidelines (University of
Florida Rule 6C1-4.017).
Cheating. The improper taking or tendering of any information or material which
shall be used to determine academic credit. Taking of information includes, but
is not limited to, copying graded homework assignments from another student;
working together with another individual(s) on a take-home test or homework
when not specifically permitted by the teacher; looking or attempting to look
at another student's paper during an examination; looking or attempting to look
at text or notes during an examination when not permitted. The tendering of
information includes, but is not limited to, giving of your work to another
student to be used or copied; giving someone answers to exam questions either
when the exam is being given or after taking an exam; giving or selling a term
paper or other written materials to another student; sharing information on a
graded assignment.
Plagiarism. The attempt to represent the work of another as the product of one's own
thought, whether the work is published or unpublished, or simply the work of a
fellow student. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, quoting oral or
written materials without citation on an exam, term paper, homework, or other
written materials or oral presentations for an academic requirement; submitting
a paper which was purchased from a term paper service as your own work;
submitting anyone else's paper as your own work.
Bribery. The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any materials, items
or services of value to gain academic advantage for yourself or another.
Misrepresentation. Any act or omission with intent to deceive a teacher for academic
advantage. Misrepresentation includes using computer programs generated by
another and handing it in as your own work unless expressly allowed by the
teacher; lying to a teacher to increase your grade; lying or misrepresenting
facts when confronted with an allegation of academic dishonesty.
Conspiracy. The planning or acting with one or more persons to commit any form of
academic dishonesty to gain academic advantage for yourself or another.
Fabrication. The use of invented or fabricated information or the falsification of
research or other findings with the intent to deceive for academic or
professional advantage.