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CPSC 370/570 - Fall '23

Assignments

Note on CPSC 570 vs. CPSC 370: This course is double-numbered, which means that it can be taken as either 570 (graduate-level) or 370 (undergrad-level). CPSC 570 students will complete additional projects that demonstrate a research application for each topic.

Quizzes (20% total, ~1% each)

  • Purpose: Test your conceptual understanding of the topics
  • Focus: Material from the last class (but may be retrospective)
  • Frequency: At the start of every class
  • Flexibility: We do not offer make-up quizzes, but your lowest 4 quiz scores will be dropped to accommodate any missed classes.

Homeworks (35% total, ~3% each)

  • Purpose: Help you gain an applied understanding of the topics through worksheet-style problems
  • Focus: Material from the last week
  • Timeline: Released 1 week before the deadline and graded 1 week afterward
  • Flexibility: A 3-hr grace period is automatically applied. Note that this will not appear on Canvas or Gradescope until after the original submission deadline has passed.

Programming Projects (40% total, 10% each)

  • Purpose: The projects will help you gain an algorithmic understanding of the topics
  • Focus: Material from the last module
  • Timeline: Released 2 weeks before the deadline, autograded immediately after submission, and final grade posted within 1 week after the deadline.
  • Flexibility: A 3-hr grace period is automatically applied. Note that this will not appear on Canvas or Gradescope until after the original submission deadline has passed.

Online Discussions (5% total, 1% each)

  • Purpose: Develop AI literacy and understand the societal considerations and impacts of AI
  • Focus: Any current events and news articles about AI
  • Timeline: Lead and/or participate in at least 5 discussions throughout the semester. Graduate students will be assigned to lead at least one week of discussion.
  • Flexibility: You may choose which 5 discussions to participate in throughout the semester. Note that you must participate in a discussion within 1 week of it being posted; in other words, don’t try catching up all-at-once at the end of the semester.