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--- syllabus [2013/09/09 22:11] – wildes
+++ syllabus [2014/03/26 21:05] (current) – wildes
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 ==  Essay ==
-Students will be expected to write and hand in a final essay that integrates and discusses three of the lectures that were presented during the year. The essay will be due on 3 April 2013; hardcopy must be placed in the course drop box in Lassonde no latter than 23:59 on that date. Additional details will be provided in class.
+Students will be expected to write and hand in a final essay that integrates and discusses three of the lectures that were presented during the year. The essay will be due on 3 April 2014; hardcopy must be placed in the course drop box in Lassonde no latter than 23:59 on that date. Additional details will be provided in class, some of which can found <html><a href="http://www.cse.yorku.ca/course_archive/2013-14/F/1001/essayInfo.pdf">here</a></html>.
-== Extracurricular Activities ==
+== Activities ==
-During the course of the year, announcements will be made regarding various extracurricular events that students can (optionally) attend. These events will be noted in class and on the What's new link on the side bar to this page.
+During the course of the year, announcements will be made regarding various outside of class activities in which students can participate; one of these will be for credit. These events will be noted in class and on the What's new link on the side bar to this page. Information on the for credit outside of class activity is available <html><a href="http://www.library.yorku.ca/steaciehackfest/">here</a></html>. Note that only the first 25 to sign up will be eligible for credit for participating in this activity. You can sign-up by following the previous link.
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 This course is offered on a pass/fail basis only. There are two components to the marking for the course, as follows.
-   * Markable activities (quizzes, assignments and extra curricular activities identified by the course coordinator)
+   * Markable events (quizzes, assignments and other activities identified by the course coordinator)
    * A final written essay. Specifications for the essay will be given in lecture.
-In order to pass the course, a student must receive a pass on 8 markable activities and on the final essay. In total, 10 markable activities will be available: 1 assignment, 8 quizzes and 1 extra curricular activity. For example, to pass a single quiz a student must achieve 50% correct or better (i.e., at least 3 out of 5 on a 5 question quiz). Similarly, a student must achieve at least 50% on the final essay to receive a pass on that component.
+In order to pass the course, a student must receive a pass on 8 individual markable events and on the final essay. In total, 10 markable events will be available: 1 assignment, 8 quizzes and 1 outside of class activity. For example, to pass a single quiz a student must achieve 50% correct or better (i.e., at least 3 out of 5 on a 5 question quiz). Similarly, a student must achieve at least 50% on the final essay to receive a pass on that component.