CIS 466 Policies and Standards

Rules, Norms, Expectations, policies

• Teams
• Customers
• Project Director
• Instructor
• Standards on Presentations, Documentation, Deliverables, Samples
• Class Policies
  • Policy on Fair Use
  • Policy on Academic Integrity
  • Policy on Accessibility
  • Policy on Grading

Standards: 

Presentations, Documentation, Deliverables, Samples

Team is responsible for checking

• Schedule of deliverables, meetings, feedback sessions, etc.
• presentation requirements
• report specifications

• Each team uploads one copy of report drafts to Blackboard Assignment by due/date time
• Reports and meetings with you and customers are how instructor monitors project progress
• Reports are cumulative in nature -- you just keep building toward your final report by revising requirements, design, etc.
• Reports should be of professional caliber and quality. All written work should be spell checked, use correct grammar, and be clear and easy to understand.
• Students often show project reports during job interviews -- professional reports lead to great jobs!
• Diagrams and visual representations are required for certain project phases.
• Each project team must provide documentation and user training to its customer organization.

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Class Policies

Policy on Fair Use

The CSU has adopted a policy on Copyright and Fair Use that you should consult before including any intellectual property in your project that is owned by someone else.

• Download, read, and follow the guidelines in the Fundamentals of Copyright and Fair-Use
• Copyright Symposium filmed by Cal Poly I&IT, March 24, 2008
  • Intellectual Property lawyer Ieuan Mahony talks about fair use, etc.
• Tales from the Public Domain - Comic Book on Fair Use & the Public Domain from Duke University
• See CIS 421 website for sources with Royalty Free Files you can use

Policy on Academic Integrity*

• Be aware of University guidelines regarding academic integrity ("General Information" section of the 2006-07 University Catalog, especially pages 52-53):
• All forms of academic dishonesty at Cal Poly are a violation of University policy and will be considered a serious offense.
• Violations will be referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs and will result in a grade of zero on the assignment in question.
• Violations of #5 will result in a failing grade in the class.
• Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to:
  1. "Plagiarism--intentionally or knowingly presenting words, ideas, or work of others as one's own work. . . [as well as] using one's own work completed in a previous class for credit in another class without permission. . . . . .
  2. Falsifying a University document--includes . . .falsifying prerequisite requirements."
  3. Academic dishonesty also includes presenting fabricated data as authentic.

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Policy on Accessibility

If you are a students with special needs that require accommodation, please inform the instructor as soon as possible.

Grading Policy:

• No examinations.
  Grade is earned through team and individual performance. Most course points depend on group work.
• Set expectations about team behavior: develop and follow team norms of behavior -- it's hard to manage your peers unless everyone agrees to contribute to the project.
• Free riding will not be tolerated.  Teams may divorce members who do not meet their obligations (1) if the entire team agrees to the action, (2) the team leader notifies the free rider of the action pending and gives the free rider a chance to remedy the situation, (3) the free rider still fails to meet obligations.  Any student divorced by his or her team will receive a grade of "F" for the course.
• Customers grade your work -- it's important that they know who you are and what you are contributing to the project. That means everyone needs to speak up at meetings.

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