ECE 3724/ CS 3124
Microprocessors
Class Policy (Fall '03)

Bob Reese
Simrall 335 , 325-3154
Office Hours Simrall: TThF 2:00-3 pm., other times by appointment
Email address: reese@ece.msstate.edu

WWW Class Page (http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~reese/ece3724)

Laboratory WWW Page (http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~reese/ece3724/labs)

Textbooks: The Quintessential PIC Microcontroller, Sid Katzen, Springer (ISBN I-85233-309-X)
(WARNING: The last word from the bookstore is that their copies will not arrive until 9/04 at the earliest.
http://www.amazon.com has both used and new copies for sale – please get your textbooks that way if necessary).

Prerequisites: ECE 3714 (Digital Devices) with C or better, CS 1233 (C Prog.) or CS 1284 (Intro. to Computer Programming)

Grade Determination:

3 Exams	50 %
Weekly Tests	10 %
1 Final	15 %
Labs	25 %
	100%

Grade assignment is on a 10-point scale. Homework is due at the beginning of the class period. No late homework is accepted.

If you are in enrolled in ECE 3724/CS3124, then you have a laboratory assignment each week. You MUST achieve at least a 60% average for your Lab assignments in order to achieve a 'D' grade in this course, REGARDLESS of how well you do on the other material (in-class tests, homework, etc). This is to prevent a student from simply disregarding the lab assignments and concentrating solely on the lecture. You MUST get at least a 60% average for your combined Tests and Final in order to achieve a 'D' grade in this course, REGARDLESS of how well you do on the lab and homework assignments. A student who cannot achieve a passing grade on in-class material cannot pass this course.

Weekly tests will be given on non-exam weeks in the last 15 minutes of the period; on Thursdays for Tu/Th classes, and on Friday for MWF classes.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

You will be expected to attend class on a regular basis. More than three unexcused class absences may result in a lower course grade.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Occasionally, we have a problem in this course with Academic Dishonesty. Academic Dishonesty is when you present some other person's work as your own. The following constitutes academic dishonesty:

• Looking at or copying any material from another student. The person providing this material would also be guilty of academic dishonesty.

You may DISCUSS external homeworks, and verbally answer questions about homeworks from other students. You may not SHOW your homework to another student, or provide a copy from a previous example as an example!!!!

If I find a student guilty of academic dishonesty, then I will file an academic dishonesty claim with the office of Student Affairs and recommend a F grade for the course.