IRLS475/575 Requirements.

 Last altered 8/14/02 under revision

Requirements	The course requirements are coursework participation groupwork (for the IRLS575 students only) final examination. The coursework requirement will be, by default, two papers, one due about 4 weeks and the other 8 weeks into the course, at times to be announced in class. The intention, though, is that this course will in part be doing interface and web site design, rather than just talking about design. In which case, approved practical projects or group presentations would be welcome substitutes for one or both papers. The participation requirement is that you contribute to the online discussion groups or forums. You can meet this requirement by posting at least 5 times during the semester. We do not want these forums to be cluttered up by folk posting when they have nothing to say. But you should have something to say from time to time, and we would like to hear it. Some groupwork will be set. These will be small projects undertaken by you working in teams. Each of you needs to do some team work. The final examination will be a take-home exam, of three hours duration for the IRLS575 students and of two hours duration for the IRLS475 students. It will be distributed electronically about December 5th and has to be returned by December 12th. For IRLS575 students, the coursework will count for 40% of the final grade, the participation 10%, the groupwork 10%, and the final exam for 40% of the grade. For IRLS475 students, the coursework will count for 50% of the final grade, the participation 10%, and the final exam for 40% of the grade.
Grading	The following scales will be used For IRLS475 students Internal Internal For the University 85-100% A+ A 80-84% A A 75-79% A- A 70-74% B+ B 65-69% B B 60-64% B- B 55-59% C+ C 50-54% C C 45-49% C- C 40-45% D D below 40% E E Thus, for example, a mark of Internal: 78%: A- External: A on a piece of work would be seen by outsiders as an A; however, the A- will convey to you that the work can be improved. For IRLS575 students Internal Internal For Graduate School 90-100% A+ A 85-89% A A 80-84% A- A 75-79% B+ B 70-74% B B 65-69% B- B below 64% C C Thus, for example, a mark of Internal: 82 A- External: A on a piece of work would be seen by outsiders as an A; however, the A- will convey to you that the work can be improved.
Academic Code of Integrity	Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity. 'The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.' If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask an instructor.
GAT	The GAT is xxx-- I will be creating an account for her within this course, so she will have an internal email address. Please favor xxx over myself for all your questions except those on central academic issues. I believe that faculty, myself in this instance, should do all the teaching and assessing, and that is my practice. But it is viable with the student numbers that I am facing only if I am not distracted by concerns that Beth could answer (such as why your Web Browser on your computer is not working properly).
Contacting me	Please raise queries by email. When the course is up and running, and you are a registered student, use the course's internal email (this is best for me as it keeps material related to this course in one place). Failing that, use ordinary email to mfricke@u.arizona.edu . Students with access to the campus can see me in Room 16 during Office Hours (Monday 11-2, and Wednesday 11-2). There will be an online office hour, during which I will be available in a Chat room. This will be at a time to suit you students, but it may well be an evening at 7pm MST.