Mat498/Applied Mathematics

Grading Policy (Spring 2015)

Course Title: Mat498/Applied Mathematics Capstone

Faculty Coordinator: Dr.Edward Conjura

Seminar Topic: Mathematical Programming

Meeting Times & Places : Spring 2015 Semester 
                         Section 01 -M/R  9:30AM-10:50AM
                                     Room SC-P201    
                                     W    09:00AM-09:50AM
                                     Room SC-P222    

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Mat498: Applied Matematics


 Important Facts To Remember About This Course:

 1. This is a seminar course, which means it will be
    structired more like an independent study than a 
    regular lecture type course. We are all going to 
    be teaching each other.
    
 2. Your grade in this course will be based on your 
    ability to learn material independently and apply
    what you learn to a problem situation, using the
    computer as a tool to achieving clearly established
    goals and objectives. Outomes achieved by you will
    dictate my evaluation of your performance.     


Attendance and Grading

This course is graded on a "letter grade" basis and your 
grade will be based on three evaluatins made by me of
your ability to learn and apply mathematical and 
computational techniques to specific problems. 
(see Course Requirements and Grading section below for details). 

I personally believe that it is impossible to do well, or
even pass this course, without attending class lectures 
and recitations. I also realize that sometimes events occur 
that may result in you (or me) missing or being late for a
class. We all get sick, and sometimes things come up that
require a change in schedule. If you provide me with an
acceptable reason for missed time, I will accept it. 
However, as the following policy makes clear, I do reserve the 
right to lower your final grade for excessive unexcused absenses
or tardiness due to your lack of regular participation in the
course.I also reserve the right to improve someone's grade for
active and productive class participation.

Three or more unexcused absences could result in a drop 
in grade by as much as one letter. The same is true for five 
or more times being late to class without a valid excuse. 
An unexcused absence will count as being late. For example, 
if you are late three times and absent twice without 
acceptable excuse, your course grade could be lowered. 

Recitations:
 
The time spent during the scheduled class sessions
will vary. Sometimes I will lecture, sometimes I will 
answer questions and/or go over assigned work, sometimes 
I or students in the class will give presentations and computer
demonstrations related to topics covered in the course, 
and sometimes you will work on your projects. 
Your attendance at these sessions is required unless 
otherwise stated.

 
Responsibility For Knowing About Assignments:

Each student is responsible for assignments made by 
the professor whether or not he/she is present during the 
class period when assignments are made. 

Work Submitted and Grading

   Standards for Work Submitted

Your work will be graded on the basis of content
(correctness) and other academic and professional 
standards (academic honesty, timeliness, neatness, 
organization, presentation style and completeness). 
For example:
 
   Paperwork submitted should be packaged neatly 
   (e.g. bound together with with no rough edges). 

   Computer programs should be written using a modular
   style, be documented via comments, and the code should
   be indented for ease of following logic used.

   Your final research paper should be written using 
   acceptable standards for footnotes and references.


   Acadmeic Dishonesty 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Any case 
of academic dishonesty will be dealt with according to 
college policy, with minimal recommended punishment 
generally being a grade of "F" for the course.
   
Reference to any outside source must be provided. 
Failure to do so may be considered as plagiarism.


   Teamwork
   
   In this course you may choose to work in teams. 
   
   If you do work in teams, different team members
   will be expected to be working on different
   parts of a combined team project.

Course Requirements and Grading

   Rerquired Work Log
       During the entire semester you will maintain
       a work log that includes daily/weekly goals set
       by you and work done and outcomes produced 
       to achieve stated goals.
       This work log will form the framework for the
       three evaluations described below.


   Grades will be based on three evaluations made by
   me of your work. 

   The weight toward the final grade of each evaluation
   is as follows:


                  Week 5 Evaluation     25% 
 
   The grade and will be based on your ability to master 
   basics of the course topic (Mathematical Programming),
   which include mathematical content and technology.
  
   Programming will be done in two software platforms 
   (Excel/VBA & Mathematica ) 
   A portfolio of your work efforts will be kept by you 
   and a review will be made by me that culminates in a 
   personal interview and debriefing.

                  Week 10 Evaluation    25%  

   The grade will be based on progress made by you during
   the second five weeks of the course on your
   personal project. This project will be based on a topic
   selected by you through consultation with me. 

   As in the first five weeks, a portfolio will be kept 
   by you and a review will be made by me that culminates 
   in a personal interview and debriefing.

                  End-of-Semester Evaluation    50% 
 
   At the end of the semester a third grade will be assigned
   by me that counts 50% and is based on: 
          (a) final paper (17.5 %)
          (b) software developed (17.5%)
          (c) oral presentation (7.5%)
          (d) poster (organization and clarity) (7.5%)

    

Last updated 1-22-2015