INFO 300
Intellectual Foundations of Informatics

Guidelines for Labs

The lab for this course meets once a week on Wednesday from 12:30-2:20 in the computer classroom, 430 Mary Gates Hall. The lab is required and counts for 15% of the final grade. While I anticipate that many of the labs can be completed during the scheduled lab time (one or two require work outside of lab), I recognize that individuals work at different paces. The purpose of the lab is not to test your speed but to provide you with an opportunity for meaningful hands-on experiences. Thus while many of you will complete the labs in the scheduled time, the lab write-ups are not officially due until the beginning of the following lab session.

Lab write-ups should be turned in as finished documents. In other words, write-ups should be well organized, written clearly and concisely, and without spelling or grammatical errors. Labs will be graded either a check, check plus, or check minus. Labs will earn a check if the specific requirements for that lab are met, materials are turned in on time, and the write-up demonstrates thoughtful consideration of the subject. A grade of check plus will be reserved for work which is exceptional in its treatment and presentation of the material. Unsatisfactory work will earn a check minus. In general, graded labs will be returned in lab the week after the due date.