CS 2250
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Performance Incentives

Summer 1998
GT College of Computing

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Jump to End of Quarter Bonus Exercises.

Please refer to the Policies-Syllabus and Weekly Plan for information on the general structure and expectations of this course.

Description
CS2250 is not designed to be so difficult that the vast majority of students cannot obtain an "A." However, such a grade should and will signify that a student has expended appropriate effort, of sufficient precision, to gain competency in our subjects of study. I suggest that all students make it their goal to earn a top score without either overdoing it or taking a lazy route. With this idea of balance in mind, I offer the following two incentives.

1. Final Exam Exemption.

The table below shows the anticipated points accumulation for this quarter:

Assignment	Assignment Due	Point Value
#1, Getting Started	5:00 PM on... (A) Thu., July 2 (B,C) Fri., July 10	15
#2, GTEL (and GTEC	(A) Fri., July 10 (B,C) Fri., July 17	20
#3, Journal and Conference Lit.	Friday, July 24	20
Midterm Quiz	Week Five (in class)	20
Drop Day	Friday, July 24	subtotal, 55 pts
#4, Gov Docs Treasure Hunt	Friday, July 31	15
#5, Technical Reports	Friday, August 7	10
#6, Standards	Friday, August 14	10
#7, Patents & Inventions	Friday, August 28	10
Final Exam	Finals Week	40
.	Anticipated Total	160 Points

Here's the Deal:
On a scale of 160 points, one must earn 144 for an "A," or 90%. Those students who earn 144 or more points, on assignments, the midterm, and extra credit (items turned in by 28 August 1998, or 26 August 1998 for graduating seniors), qualify not to take the final exam, because they have demonstrated ample proficiency in the course. NOTE: In order to receive an exemption pass for the exam, a student must have turned in 7 out of 7 assignments during the quarter.

2. Extra Credit Program.

The point totals above are the "standard curve," and do not reflect either 1) extra credit options on your assignments or 2) extra credit which you may earn by participating in training at the Georgia Tech Library.

I will attempt to provide limited instruction in use of some particular electronic search tools available on campus. However, the Library offers additional assistance through one-hour sessions, focused on specific topics.

Pre-registration for these sessions is not necessary, and a schedule appears on the back of the "extra credit voucher" attached to your syllabus packet (also available outside my office door, CoC Room 119). Observe these guidelines:

Plan ahead to coordinate your class schedule with the Library's offerings.
Make sure to obtain a "Certificate of Attendance" from the instructor, after the class.
Choose up to three sessions from the following:
GTEL
GALILEO
Business Resources
Engineering Resources
Attend one class, earn 5 points. Attend two, earn 12 points (6 each). Attend three, earn 21 points!
Fill in the voucher with evaluation comments, staple your certificates to it, and turn in by 28 August 1998 (5pm deadline; noon on 26 August for graduating seniors).

End of Quarter Bonus Exercises

Please note the following details:

All work must be turned in by 28 August1998 (5pm deadline; noon on 26 August for graduating seniors).

These bonuses are not required of any student. They're not mandatory!

Students may complete as many or as few of the bonuses as they choose or need.

If problems occur with any of the bonus exercises, you can return to its webpage, or post questions to the newsgroup just like you would on any of our assignments. I'll post fixes in both places.

Watch the course homepage carefully for confirmation of your exam exemption. I'll post lists shortly, as students earn exemptions.

And the contestants are...[drum roll, please]

Library Newsboard Exercise: Brief description: locate & describe announcements of new Library materials that would be helpful to you personally or in a class. Worth 5 points max.
Identifying Citations in Bibliographies: Brief description: locate & identify bibliographic citations in journals or other sources, from the list of publication types we've examined this quarter. Worth 10 points max.
Citation Index Practice: Brief description: use the Library's "cool tool" of the year, Web of Science, to learn how tracing bibliogrpahic references between articles adds perspective to your research. Worth 15 points max.

Good luck!

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