Course policies

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Course-specific policies

Collaboration

Labs, quizzes, and Canvas exit surveys/check-ins are individual work.
Projects may be completed individually or in teams of up to 2.
High-level discussion with classmates is fine, but do not share lab code, filled-in tables, or polished written answers.
Arena submissions and private feedback may not be shared before the final submission closes.
Every submitted assignment should clearly list permitted collaborators.

Use of GenAI

Generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, debugging, or polishing, but they do not replace understanding.

You remain responsible for correctness, citations, privacy, and policy compliance.
Do not paste private course materials or sensitive data into external tools unless explicitly permitted.
If GenAI materially shaped a lab submission, include an AI Decision Ledger covering 3-5 consequential decisions. Project ledgers use 5-10 entries. For each, record the suggestion received, how it was checked, and what was decided. Complete chat transcripts are not required.
Quizzes must be completed without GenAI.
During the Lab 2 arena, systems may use only the model interface and resource budget supplied for the lab.

Quizzes

Both quizzes are completed during class, on paper, and individually.
Quizzes are closed book and closed notes. Computers, phones, AI tools, and other electronic aids may not be used.
Each quiz includes foundation and application questions plus longer certify-or-refute reasoning questions. An instructor-supplied formula sheet and a practice set will be provided before each quiz.
Coverage and any other permitted basic supplies will be announced before each quiz.
An approved absence receives an equivalent makeup arrangement. A makeup may use different examples while assessing the same skills.

Exit surveys and check-ins

Short individual exit surveys and check-ins submitted through Canvas contribute 10% of the course grade.
A check-in may ask for a conclusion, remaining question, interpretation of a small result, or progress update on a current lab or project.
Check-ins receive credit for timely, good-faith completion.
Contact the instructor about an extended absence.

Late work

Each student has 3 late days for the semester.
Late days may be used on Labs 1 and 3 and the project proposal.
No more than 2 late days may be used on a single assignment.
Late days may not be used for quizzes, the synchronized Lab 2 arena submission, the in-class project pitch, the Lab 4 individual oral check, the poster/demo session, final reports, or end-of-semester deadlines.
If you have a documented conflict or a serious issue, contact the instructor as early as possible.

Regrades

Regrade requests must be submitted within 7 days after a grade is released and may result in review of the entire submission.
The result of a regrade request for a project team submission applies to the full team.

Project contributions

Teams must include a short contribution statement for every project milestone.
Shared grades are the default, but substantial contribution imbalances may lead to adjustments.

Lab 2 arena conduct

Arena work must stay within the published lab interface, privacy budget, and resource limits.
Deliberate malware, persistence, resource exhaustion, credential access, and attempts to retrieve private grading material are prohibited.
Students may not attempt to retrieve private arena data, hidden workloads, evaluator code, or another student’s submission.
Private feedback and another student’s artifacts may not be redistributed.

University policies and resources

The links below point to current UVA sources. If a summary on this page conflicts with University policy, the official policy controls.

Academic integrity

Students are subject to UVA’s Honor Code and official guidance on academic fraud. The course-specific collaboration and GenAI rules above explain how those expectations apply to this course. Ask before submitting if a permitted boundary is unclear.

Academic accommodations

Section 6 of UVA policy PROV-008: Teaching Courses for Academic Credit governs academic accommodations for disability, pregnancy, and religion.

For disability-related accommodations, contact the Student Disability Access Center.
For pregnancy-related accommodations, see EOCR’s Student Pregnancy Accommodations.
For religious accommodations, see EOCR’s Student Religious Accommodations.

Students should contact the instructor as early as possible so appropriate accommodations can be arranged and implemented in the course.

Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and sexual misconduct

The applicable University policies are HRM-009, HRM-010, and HRM-041. The instructor and any TAs are Responsible Employees under HRM-040 and cannot promise confidentiality for disclosures that University policy requires them to report.

For current reporting options, confidential resources, and an explanation of these obligations, see the official EOCR syllabus statement and Just Report It.

Your career development path may take you beyond UVA for an internship interview or a technical conference. If you notify the instructor at least one week in advance of such an event, you may choose either:

completing assignments remotely; or
delaying assignment, exam, or quiz dates until at least 48 hours after your return.

Extensions will not normally be granted for a project team activity when only one member is traveling, and no delay will extend beyond the last day of finals for the semester.