Almost every module has a quiz, and the quiz will be given sometime during a class session. The grading policy shows how your scores on quizzes factor into your semester letter grade.
What if you miss or bomb a quiz?
If you do poorly on a quiz, you are allowed to retake the quiz as shown on the course syllabus provided that you are certified as eligible to retake the quiz. Certification is granted based on participation in recitation sections (or an explicit visit to help sessions or office hours) to address the problems you had with the material on the quiz.
Your recitation section leader (or a help session TA) must certify you as eligible to retake a quiz.
Although on-line resources are provided, they are not an adequate substitute for attending class. The on-line notes are not complete and cover the material from previous years, not necessarily exactly what we're doing this year. If you try to learn the material on your own, you will waste a lot of time and miss out on the opportunity to ask questions as the material is discussed.
Of course, you may need to miss a class a couple of times during the semester, but it is to your benefit to keep the number of absences as low as possible. If unavoidable circumstances necessitate an extended absence, please make arrangements with the instructor as soon as possible, preferably in advance.
Recitation sections are offered as shown on the course calendar. If you are signed up for a recitation section, then you are expected to attend and participate.
By talking with the course's head TA, you can add or drop a recitation section as you wish, but your eligibility to retake a quiz depends on your participation in a recitation section.
Studio attendance is required. You cannot earn credit for a studio you miss. You must arrange to make up any missed studios with the instructor. To the extent that space is available, you can attend any studio session if circumstances prevent your attending your assigned session.
Attendance in lab sections is also important. Any graded materials
will
be returned in lab sections, and you will have an opportunity to discuss
written comments with the TAs during lab. Also, most lab assignments
require a demonstration of your working program in the lab section
on the due date.
You must attend your lab section in
order to give the required demonstration.