CSCE990-05, Fall 1999: Theory and Practice of Constraint Satisfaction                                                        Main page of the course  

    Rules and administrative trivia

Time:                 Monday, Wednesday, from  3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

Place:                Room 112, Ferguson Hall.

Instructor:         Prof. Berthe Y. Choueiry
                            Room 104, Ferguson Hall
                            choueiry AT cse DOT unl DOT edu
                            Tel: (402)472-5444

Office hours:     Monday, Wednesday, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Protocol of the course:

  •     Lectures by the instructor.
  •     Presentations by students and summaries of student presentations by other students.
  •     Absence:  maximum 2 sessions, advanced notice required.
  •     Collaboration and discussion within and outside the classroom strongly encouraged unless specified (e.g., for assignments or `riddles').


    • Grading policy:
    Students will be able to `compose' their grade, for up to 80% of the total grade, from the following menu:

  •     Presentation of a research paper  by a student: 20%.
  •     Critical summary of a student presentation by another student: 5%.
  •     Project (programming): 30%.
  •     Term paper: 30%.

    • The remaining 20% are allocated as follows:
  •     Programming assignments: 10%.
  •     Class interaction and participation in discussions are (subjectively) evaluated for 10% of the total grade.

    • A bonus of 10% is offered for a 100% attendance.

    Grade conversion:
     

    >94% A+
    90--94 A
     85--89 B+
    80--84 B
    70--79 C+
    60--69 C
    55--59 D+
    50--54 D
    <=50 F

     

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    Last modified: Tue Aug 17 19:25:26 CDT 1999