CS-225: Discrete Structure in CS

Course Evaluation Policy

Evaluation of Student Performance: Scores for quizzes, homework assignments, and exams will be posted on Canvas as they are graded. We will not use Canvas grading scheme. If you want to know your grade, use the following weights -
  • 10% - Homework Assignments
  • 30% - Quizzes
  • 30% - Midterm
  • 30% - Final

    Homework Assignments (10%)

  • There are homework assignments each week to be completed over the course of this class. Assignments include writing written answers to questions. I will provide the question numbers from the required textbook and you just have to submit the answers.
  • Assignments should be submitted in .pdf format. You can submit scanned handwritten answers saved in .pdf format.
  • Assignments are to be turned in before 23:59 on the date they are due. The late assignment must be submitted no more than 48 hours after the original deadline. This means that if an assignment is due on Oct 1 at 23:59, you may turn it in as late as Oct 3 at 23:59 (with 15% penalty for each 24 hours).
  • You will turn in your assignments through the Canvas website.
  • If you have a problem with an assignment grade, you must contact the teaching assistant, who graded your assignment, through EMAIL within ONE WEEK of receiving your grade. No grade will be updated after that.

    Quizzes(30%)

  • There will be 6 quizzes to be completed over the course of this class.
  • The quizzes are timed, closed-book exams. Multiple attempts of the quizzes are not allowed. No hand-written answers are allowed in the quizzes.
  • The quizzes will be conducted via Canvas. Each quiz will be 90 - 120 minutes long.
  • No late submission will be allowed. Please plan to take the quiz before the last date of submission. And most importantly please do not make any request for quiz deadline extension.
  • When taking the quiz, you must use a text editor to write down questions involving symbols, equations and tables. Then upload it as a separate file in the Canvas. In each quiz, the last question will be just to upload your file (Please remember, answers got lost in the past terms due to Blackboard technical difficulties , although we are using Canvas right now, but due to your own safety do not forget to use the text editor and upload the file as a separate answer). Also, no hand written or scanned submissions will be allowed in the quizzes. You must get used to with text editors before you start taking the quizzes. You can use tablets for taking the quizzes.
  • If you have a problem with an quiz grade, you must contact the instructor or teaching assistant, who graded your assignment, through EMAIL within ONE WEEK of receiving your grade. No grade will be updated after that.

    Exams (60% Total)

  • There are total 2 exams for this course.
  • The midterm is given in Week 7 and the Final in Week 11. Please check the actual dates provided in the weekly schedule document. You will be given a 5 days long time window to take each exam. No extension will be allowed outside those assigned windows.
  • The midterm is designed to take 110 minutes maximum.
  • The final is designed to take 110 minutes maximum.
  • Exams must be submitted only to Canvas.
  • Students should create a .pdf file of their exam to upload their exam to Canvas. If they failed to do that, they must take help from the proctor to send it to the instructor via email. Students must destroy the .pdf file after the submission No other websites are allowed. Tablet or Notebook is not allowed in the exam.
  • **REMINDER: This course requires that you take the 2 exams under the supervision of an approved proctor. ProctorU is an allowed option for this course. It is entirely the responsibility of the student to secure and schedule a proctor before the exam due date and is very important to submit your proctoring request as early as possible to avoid delays. Please remember that late exams will not be allowed due to not having scheduled a proctor early enough. Registration for proctored exams is available online and there is generally a small fee associated with exam proctoring. For more information please visit: . If you need assistance please contact ecampustesting@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-9281.