Your grade will be based on your individual assignments (40%), your group project (40%), and your attendance, participation, and attitude in class (20%).
There will be a practical exam given in class during the last week of classes. You must pass the practical to pass the class. This will not be a difficult exam, but it is intended to ensure that you've learned the basic concepts presented in the class. If you don't pass it the first time, you'll have an opportunity to retake it during finals week.
Assignments submitted after the due date/time will lose one full letter grade for each day that they are late. If you know that a situation will prevent you from turning something in, contact me in advance of the deadline to make alternate arrangements.
If you wish to dispute your final course grade, you must do so before the end of the quarter following this one; otherwise documentation of your work may be discarded.