Structure of the Class
This class will meet one day per week during the 8 week summer session. The other meeting day will be held on-line. It is expected that all students will participate. On-line sessions can take place any time after the day we meet in class up until the next class period. In-class sessions will primarily involve lectures with occasional class participation. On-line sessions will include notes to read, activities through which you can gain practical experience with concepts and algorithms, and discussion board postings to discuss your own ideas regarding the concepts and results of the activities as well as any research you may have done to support your own ideas. There will be weekly homeworks and 3 programming projects separate from the on-line sessions.
Absentee Policy:
For financial aid purposes, the University is now requiring that attendance be monitored during the first three weeks of class. Students may be administratively dropped during that time for non-attendance. Students who miss class and wish to remain registered in class should notify their instructor. Aside from this initial period, the instructor will not take attendance. It is up to the student to attend class regularly and to determine what materials were missed in the event of an absence. If an assignment is due on a date that the student is absent, it is the student’s responsibility to make sure that the instructor receives the assignment prior to the beginning of class time (whether by Email or having someone reliable drop off the assignment to the instructor in his office, mailbox or classroom).
Course Materials:
All course materials will be made available through the instructor’s course web site at http://www.nku.edu/~foxr/CSC425/csc425.html with discussion board postings taking place on Blackboard (http://learnonline.nku.edu/). Material posted to the website will include useful links, powerpoint and word doc notes, assignments (in word doc form) and the course schedule. If you cannot access some material, contact the instructor as soon as you discover a problem.
Student Assessment:
- 7 homework assignments to test the student’s understanding of concepts (graduate students will have additional questions to answer)
- 3 programming assignments to test the student’s ability to implement AI algorithms
- 1 (take-home) final exam to test the student’s ability to solve problems and understand concepts
- Discussion board participation to share ideas and activity results for the on-line portion of the class
- Research paper to discuss some advanced researched topic (graduate students only)
| Item | Undergraduates | Graduate Students |
| Homeworks | 40% | 35% |
| Programs | 25% | 25% |
| Discussion | 20% | 15% |
| Research paper | n/a | 10% |
| Final | 15% | 15% |
The grading scale (subject to curve if necessary) is:
A: 93-100 A-: 90-92 B+: 87-89 B: 83-86 B-: 80-82
C+: 77-79 C: 73-76 C-: 70-72 D+: 66-69 D: 60-65 F: 0-59
NOTE: graduate student grades below a 70 will receive an F.
The last date to drop with a grade of W is Monday, June 27
Homework and Programming Information and Policies:
Due dates will be provided for each assignment when it is posted. All assignments are due at the beginning of the class period of the due date. Late assignments will be accepted with a penalty of 20% per day late. Once an answer key has been posted, late assignments will no longer be accepted. All homework assignments must be word processed (although figures and other awkward components of the answers may be hand drawn). Assignments may be submitted via Email as long as that Email is received at least 1 hour prior to the class period when it is due. If the Email arrives late, is unreadable, or is in a format that the instructor cannot access, the assignment will be considered late. Programming assignments should include the source code and sample output and a report detailing what your system does and what you learned in creating it. Undergraduate students may work in groups of up to 3 on programming assignments. Graduate students must work alone on programming assignments. All homework assignments individual assignments meaning that students should work alone at all times except for clarification.
Schedule of topics and readings:
See http://www.nku.edu/~foxr/CSC425/schedule.html
Student Retention and Disabilities Services:
Students experiencing roadblocks to academic success may seek assistance from Retention Coordinators in Student Retention and Assessment (SRA). Financial, personal, and social concerns sometimes interfere with the dedicated focus needed to be successful in college. SRA helps students connect to academic and support services, create individual learning plans, and advance successfully towards graduation. More information is available at www.nku.edu/~retention. Call 859 572 6497 for an appointment or stop by University Center 352.
Students with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments, auxiliary aids or services) for this course must register with the Disability Services Office. Please contact the Disability Service Office immediately in the University Center, suite 320 or call 859-572-6373 for more information. Verification of your disability is required in the DSO for you to receive reasonable academic accommodation. Visit our website at http://www.nku.edu/~disability
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