CS173: Discrete Structures
Missed Examlets
If you have a conflict with an examlet, or are too sick to reasonably take it, or miss the examlet for any other reason, contact the instructor AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to arrange a makeup. For routine viruses (the most common situation), we expect to hear from you the day of the exam. For conflicts planned long in advance, tell us a week or two ahead of the examlet date. If you have a major unplanned problem (e.g. serious illness), contact us as soon as you reasonably can.
Makeups are normally done in class the following week. That is, you will take the regularly scheduled examlet at 9:30. When you turn that in, ask the proctors for the makeup for the missed examlet. Makeups for examlet 12 will be held 9-11am on Reading Day (Thursday May 4th). Appropriate ad-hoc arrangements will be made when this normal makeup plan can't work, e.g. recovering from extended illness.
It's important to contact us when you miss an examlet, so that we know what's wrong and can have the right number of makeup copies available the next week. However, if we have not yet replied, act on the assumption that you're doing your retake in class the following week. Similarly, if you normally take examlets at DRES, you can go ahead and book your room for the makeup.
We reserve the right to reduce or cap your examlet score if you miss an examlet without a good reason, do not contact us promptly, miss your retake without a good reason, etc. If there are multiple lapses on your part, we reserve the right to leave you with a zero (no makeup).
Suppose you realize during an exam that you are sick, e.g. you have a sudden need to use the restroom. In this case, give your partial work to the proctors, explaining that you are sick. We will arrange for you to do a makeup, just as if you had missed the examlet.
If you have a minor problem during an exam but feel it is best to keep working, email the instructor promptly after the exam. This can sometimes affect your grade if you end the term right below a grade boundary. However, this must be done promptly, not (for example) at the end of the term.