Lab Policy Summary

Overview

This section provides a brief summary of lab policies. 

• Reporting

  • There are 12 lab exercises including one lab practicum.

  • Lab 0 does not require any report and has no points associated with it.

  • All the other labs require brief lab reports and are worth 100 points each.

  • All practicums require submission of code and are worth 100 points each.

  • Students must submit lab reports in PDF. Word documents are NOT accepted.

  • Don’t compress (zip, rar, uha etc) your report file. Submit source code (.s files for labs 2-6, .c files for labs 7-10) as separate files. Only submit files that have been modified during the lab. Please remove boilerplate from the beginning of the code and replace with your name, lab number, etc.

  • Reports are due before the next lab starts. Fifteen points are taken off for each day after the due date.

  • Lab reports will be graded within a week after lab report due date. Please report any discrepancy in report grading within a week after grading.

  • Reports must be submitted to receive any credit for a given lab.

  • If you have completed both the prelab and lab exercise but failed to submit lab report you will receive a zero for the lab.

• Attendance

  • If you are late more than 15 minutes to lab then you forfeit the prelab points. Prelab is worth 20 points for every lab.

  • If unable to turn up for lab you need to schedule a lab session with a TA before next week.

 Lab Point Distribution

   Labs with pre-lab:

• Pre-lab: 20% [check-off has to be done as soon as entering the lab]

• Lab Exercise: 60%

• Report: 20%

    Labs without pre-lab (for distance students and students with excused absences):    

• Lab Exercise: 80% 

• Report: 20%

Lab Report

• The title page should contain the lab exercise name and number, your name & net-id, course and lab section name, and TA name(s) in successive lines as in the example.

• Second page onwards should contain the reporting requirements specified in the lab writeup.

• Even if not specified in reporting requirements, lab reports must contain text briefly describing what you did. They should not consist solely of screenshots. 

• Lab reports are informal and do not require an abstract. However, they must display your understanding of the tasks performed and have a neat, professional appearance.

• Example task and sample response:

• Example Lab Report:

Academic integrity

 Mississippi State University has an approved Honor Code that applies to all students. The code is as follows:

"As a Mississippi State University student I will conduct myself with honor and integrity at all times. I will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor will I accept the actions of those who do."

Upon accepting admission to Mississippi State University, a student immediately assumes a commitment to uphold the Honor Code, to accept responsibility for learning, and to follow the philosophy and rules of the Honor Code. Students will be required to state their commitment on examinations, research papers, and other academic work. Ignorance of the rules does not exclude any member of the MSU community from the requirements or the processes of the Honor Code. For additional information please visit: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/audit/1207A.html