Instructor: John E. Howland
Text: Computer Organization & Design, The Hardware / Software Interface by
Patterson and Hennessy
There will be three hour exams and a final project which is due at the final exam period and will be presented at that time (Monday, May 8, 2006 at 2:00 p.m.)
Several laboratory problems will be assigned. These problems are to be done on an individual basis following the Trinity University Academic Integrity Policy or Honor Code.
All students are covered by a policy that prohibits dishonesty in academic work. The Academic Integrity Policy (AIP) covers all students who entered Trinity before the Fall of 2004. The Academic Honor Code covers all those who entered the Fall of 2004 or later.
The Integrity Policy and the Code share many features: each asserts that the academic community is based on honesty and trust; each contains the same violations; each provides for a procedure to determine if a violation has occurred and what the punishment will be; each provides for an appeal process. The main difference is that the faculty implements the AIP while the Honor Code is implemented by the Academic Honor Council. Under the Academic Integrity Policy, the faculty member determines whether a violation has occurred as well as the punishment for the violation (if any) within certain guidelines. Under the Honor Code, a faculty member will (or a student may) report an alleged violation to the Academic Honor Council. It is the task of the Council to investigate, adjudicate, and assign a punishment within certain guidelines if a violation has been verified.
Students who are under the Honor Code are required to pledge all written work that is submitted for a grade: On my honor, I have neither given nor received any unauthorized assistance on this work and their signature. The pledge may be abbreviated pledged with a signature.
Laboratory problems should be submitted electronically (e-mail to cs2321@ariel.cs.trinity.edu) on or before the due date and should contain a problem write-up, source code to any programs and data sets used in solving the problem.
Final semester grades will be determined approximately as:
Class discussion and participation is a subjective measure of evaluation. It is the responsibility of the student to participate in course activities. This includes class attendance, in-class discussion when appropriate and discussion on the class discussion list CSCI2321. Visit the archives of the class discussion list.