POLICIES
GENERAL
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Attendance may be taken any time
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Contact the instructor and assistants via the official email or eLearning messaging system (not via the social media)
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Stay informed via this site and the eLearning system
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No phone rings or side talks in class
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No video or audio recording and no photography in class
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Quizzes and assignments have no makeups
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Marks reflect your performance on that specific test, and has nothing to do with anything else like your social issues or academic status
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Communicate using formal channels; like formal email
EXAMS
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Use only your own resources
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Use only blue or black pen; no pencils
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Phones and tablets must be turned off and set aside
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Books and notes must be out of reach
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Passing things around results in dismissal
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No questions of any kind to any one
- Time left will be said when 50% and 25%
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Final exams are 105 min, no in our out before 50 min
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Midterm exams are 50 min, no in our out before 25 min
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Quizzes are 10 to 15 min. and can be any time
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Do not write any kind of non scientific information on your papers
ADVICE
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Both the procedure and the final answer or design have to be correct
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Exams and quizzes are marked using keys, you are not to argue the grading process
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Do your best and do not listen to negative views like: the course is not important for my study plan or career, the course is hard, the instructor is not a good one, etc.
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Read questions thoroughly before you start answering
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Do not waste your time on a question you are not sure of, try the next
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Show your work and write the answers in the dedicated space
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Be neat and to the point and do not write in the margins, do not make a mess and add arrows to follow
LETTERS
For a letter of recommendation, the following conditions must apply:
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You took at least two courses with me, and achieved at least A
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You send me a copy of your official transcript, marking the courses I taught you.
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You request an electronic submission to the destination, by email or through website (no paper letters).
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You waive your right to see the recommendation.