| Lectures: | Mon 6:00-8:00 pm at MP134 | ||
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| Tutorials: | Mon 8:00-9:00 pm at MP134 | ||
| Instructor: | Sina Meraji | ||
| Office Hours: | Mon 5:00-6:00 pm at TBD | ||
| Email: | sina.mrj AT gmail DOT com | ||
| Course Website: | www.cdf.toronto.edu/~csc443h/fall/index.shtml | ||
Contact | Prereqs | Marking Scheme | Resources | Partners | Policies | Lates | Integrity | Accessibility
Contact: Website, Email, Discussion Board
Information from us: The course website is required reading. It contains assignment handouts and other essential material. The course discussion board is on PIAZZA You are responsible for reading all postings made by us or the TAs.
Questions from you: Please use Mybb to ask questions about assignments and course lecture material so that everyone can benefit. For personal questions, email us from your UofT address. Please include "csc443" in the subject line and include your full name. Try to start assignments early in case you have questions. If you do not hear back quickly, we are always available during office hours to help.
Prerequisites
If you don't have the course prerequisites listed in the calendar entry, contact me immediately to see whether you may remain in the course. Include your name, student number, unofficial academic history, and why you feel you are well prepared to take the course. If we don't issue a waiver, the registrar will remove you from the course.
Course Marking Scheme
| Mark Component | Weight | Description | Due |
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| Assignment 1 | 8% | TBD | Oct 4th |
| Assignment 2 | 12% | TBD | Nov 15th |
| Final Project | 25% | TBD | Dec 5th |
| Midterm Test | 15% | Topic coverage to be announced | Oct 22nd 6-8pm in class |
| Final exam | 40% | Cumulative (all topics covered) Note: In order to pass this course, you must earn at least 40% on the final exam. |
During the exam period |
Resources
The main resource suggested to support your learning in the course is:
- The textbook "Database Management Systems" by Raghu Ramakrishnan and Johannes Gehrke, 3rd Edition. available new and used at the UofT bookstore.
Working with a Partner
You have the option of partnering with one other csc443 student for your assignments/final project(except Assignment 1), and we encourage you to do so. You may choose your own partner and it need not be the same person for each assignment. Once you begin working on an assignment, you may not dissolve your partnership without my permission. Both partners will receive the same mark for joint assignments.
Working with a partner has the potential to lighten your workload or to increase it, depending on how well you work together. Remember that you are responsible for learning the course material underlying all parts of the assignments. You will have the most success if you truly work together.
Assignment Policies
Assignments are due at 11:59 pm on due date sharp. Assignments must be submitted electronically, using the MarkUs online system. Log in with your Mathlab username and password. Be sure to confirm that you have submitted all the required files and the correct version of each; we cannot accept missing files or a different version of an already-submitted file after the due date. Code that you submit to us for grading must work on the CDF machines in order to earn credit.
Late Assignments
We recognize that unexpected problems sometimes make it difficult to submit assignments on time. You can submit each assignment up to 2 days late with 10% penalty per day.
Academic Integrity
The work you submit must be your own. It is an academic offence to copy someone else's work. This includes their code, their words, and even their ideas. Whether you copy or let someone else copy, it is an offence. Academic offences are taken very seriously.
At the same time, we want you to benefit from working with other students. Obviously, work done with your partner is a joint effort. You are also welcome to work appropriately with students other than your partner. It is appropriate to discuss course material and technology related to assignments, and we encourage you to do so. For example, you may work through examples that help you understand course material or a new technology, or help each other configure your system to run a supporting piece of software. You may also discuss assignment requirements. However, other than between partners, collaboration on assignment solutions is strictly forbidden. The most certain way to protect yourself is not to discuss assignment solutions or the ideas behind them with students other than your partner. Certainly you must not let others see your assignment solutions, even in draft form. Please don't cheat. We want you to succeed and am here to help if you are having difficulty.
Accessibility Needs
The University of Toronto is committed to accessibility. If you require accommodations or have any accessibility concerns, please visit Accessibility Services as soon as possible