- Attendance: This is a very discussion-oriented course.
While keeping up with the readings is an important step to
take, it is not a substitute for attending class.
- Class Web Page: Most of the material that you will need
can be found on the class web page located at:
http://www.cs.ou.edu/~fagg/classes/mobile_manipulation_2012
- Desire to Learn: This class will also use D2L, located at:
http://learn.ou.edu
Login with your 4+4 (typically the first four letters of
your last name followed by the last four digits of your student
number), using your standard OU password. If you have difficulty
logging in, call 325-HELP. This software provides a number of useful
features, including a list of assignments and announcements, an
electronic mailing list, newsgroups, and a grade book.
I will update the main web site and the D2L page several
times a week. When I update the site in any significant way, I will
post an announcement on D2L telling you what has been added
and where it is located. You are responsible for things posted on the
site within 48 hours of the post.
- Class Email Alias: Urgent announcements will be sent
through email. It is your responsibility to:
- Have your university supplied email account properly forwarded to the location where you
read email.
- Make sure that your email address in D2L is correct, and forwards email to the place
where you read it. I'll send out a test message during the first week of class. If you do not
receive this message, it is your responsibility to get the problem resolved immediately.
- Have your email program set up properly so that replying to your email will work correctly the
first time. You can send email to yourself and reply to yourself to test this. I will not make any
attempt to get bounced email messages delivered.
If you need assistance in accomplishing any of these tasks, contact 325-HELP.
- Final Examination: The final exam period is Friday, May
11th from 1:30 to 3:30. We will use this time for final
demonstrations and presentations.
- Newsgroups and Email: The newsgroup on D2L should
be the primary method of communication (outside of class). This
allows everyone in the class to benefit from the answer to your
question, and provides students with more timely answers since I and
the rest of the students will read your message and can respond. Matters of
personal interest should be directed to email instead of to the
newsgroup, e.g. informing me of an extended personal illness. Posting
guidelines for the newsgroup
are available on D2L.
- Proper Academic Conduct:
For each of the paper readings, everyone will be turning in a half page
summary of each research paper. This writing is to be your own.
For the project work, everyone is expected to make a nontrivial
personal contribution. This contribution can include the design and
development of different components of the robot control system, a
detailed presentation or document that explains the proper use
of complicated external components, the
development of a useful "world" that the robots can manipulate,
or the nontrivial assembly of existing components to solve a
larger problem. Project work will be done in groups of 2-3.
However, we will be sharing components across groups and we will
be drawing components from the net. When you adopt a component from
outside of your group, you must properly document its
source.
Handing in written summaries that are not your own or
claiming code to be yours when it is not is considered cheating
and will result in the submission of a academic misconduct
complaint.
The complaint will be submitted to
the OU Academic Integrity Office. Details of the procedures are
available at the
OU Integrity Website.
Note that the programs and the written summaries will be checked by
software designed to improper copying. This software
is extremely effective and has withstood repeated reviews by the campus judicial processes.
- Incompletes: The grade of "I" is intended for the
rare circumstance when a student who has been successful in a
class has an unexpected event occur shortly before the end of
the class. I will not consider giving a student a grade of
"I" unless the following three
conditions have been met.
-
It is within two weeks of the end of the semester.
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The student has a grade of C or better in the class.
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The reason that the student cannot complete the class is properly
documented and compelling.
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Accommodation of Disabilities: The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing
reasonable accommodation for all students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who
require accommodations in this course are requested to speak with the professor as early in the
semester as possible. Students with disabilities must be registered with the Office of Disability
Services prior to receiving accommodations in this course. The Office of Disability Services is
located in Goddard Health Center, Suite 166, phone 405/325-3852 or TDD only 405/325-4173.
- Classroom Conduct: Because cell phones and laptops can
distract substantially from the classroom experience, students
are asked not to use either during class (except in cases in
which the laptop is required as part of a classroom exercise).
Disruptions of class will also not be
permitted. Examples of disruptive behavior include:
-
Allowing a cell phone or pager to repeatedly beep audibly.
- Playing music or computer games during class in such a way that they are visible or audible to other class members.
- Exhibiting erratic or irrational behavior.
- Behavior that distracts the class from the subject matter
or discussion.
- Making physical or verbal threats to a faculty member,
teaching assistant, or class member.
- Refusal to comply with faculty direction.
In the case of disruptive behavior, I may ask that you leave the classroom and may charge you
with a violation of the Student Code of Responsibilities and Conduct.