Notes: The lower limit in each grade range may be lowered slightly such that when the final averages of all students in the class are listed in descending order, the division between letter grades occur at any large gaps in the grade spectrum. This adjustment will be determined only after the final averages are computed and may or may not alter the grade. Grades may be posted to Canvas so that students can confirm the scores for individual exams, quizzes, and homework assignments. The course average grade computed by Canvas (if shown) should not be used to determine overall performance in the course since grade items may not be weighted using the grading breakdown above.

FACULTY OFFICE HOURS: Faculty members are accessible to assist and advise students at least 10 hours per week. Office hours are posted on each faculty members door and will be communicated to students by the end of the first week of classes. Faculty class schedules and posted office hours are also maintained in Program Office for each faculty member.

HOMEWORK:

• Homework is due at the beginning of the period on the specified due date. Turn your homework according to the guidelines discussed in class and instructions in your homework.
• If the homework requires a programming activity that your instructor needs to check at the beginning of class, have your Arduino ready with any circuitry built and the program uploaded. Your instructor should NOT have to wait on you to get your robot ready. Your instructor and/or TA will record your credit for the programming activity which will be factored into your overall homework grade.
• Unless there is a good reason (e.g., serious illness), late assignments WILL NOT be accepted since the solution to the homework may be discussed in class.
• Homework turned in for this class should be prepared using engineering format OR non-engineering format, depending on the type of problem assigned. Each assignment will specify the required format for each problem. Reference the Introduction to Living with the Lab Presentation under Class 1 of the ENGR 120 course schedule and downloads page for details on homework format.
• During the quarter, one or more problems from five or more homework assignments will be thoroughly checked for format and accuracy (we anticipate five problems from five separate assignments will be graded). These problems will be graded on a 0 to 20 point scale where 20 out of 20 is the maximum score. If you fail to work the problem that is selected for grading, then you will lose all 20 points for this assignment. The idea is that careful grading of a handful of problems throughout the quarter will provide you with the feedback needed to improve your problem solving skills.
• When a homework requires a programming assignment, you should always turn in the program listing as part of your homework.

PARTICIPATION & PROFESSIONALISM:

• Participation is a requirement of this course.
• Participation points will be awarded at the instructors discretion.
• Coming to class on time and staying through the end of class is required. Points will be deducted if you are tardy or leave early without prior approval.
• Attendance, actively working problems and class activities, verbal interaction, questions, and quizzes are examples of how an instructor may award participation points.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Students will be required attend 5 professional development opportunities throughout the quarter.
• A list of approved professional development activities can be found through this link.
• Professional society meetings (student orgs) are encouraged, but you are limited to receiving credit for only 3 meetings.
• Service Hours applicable to COES are also encouraged. You can recieve up to 2 pd credits for 2 hours of service to the College of Engineering and Science, one pd credit per hour.
• If you attend an event, to receive credit, you must submit the documentation to your instructor (through Canvas) no later than two days after the event has occurred.

EXAMS:

• Two exams will be given during the quarter. These exams may be scheduled outside of the normal class time.
• Both exams will require closed-book written work.
• You should bring one of the calculators approved for the FE exam (see the “CALCULATORS” section below).
• You are not allowed to use a cell phone during an exam (not even to see the clock). Cell phones should not be handled at all while you have your exam.
• Students must show their Louisiana Tech Student ID card to the exam proctor when submitting their exam.