Lab Rules

Although these rules may seem a bit draconian, they are intended to provide you with an educational environment that is both pleseant and rewarding. If you take issue with any of these rules, please voice your concerns to your TA at the beginning of the quarter so that the issue may be resolved quickly.
The rules of the lab are as follows:

• Above all, respect your fellow classmates.
• Respect the lab equipment and lab area. Don't leave trash hiding behind your monitor, etc.
• Collaboration is encouraged unless explicitly forbidden. Leeching off the labors of others, as well as enabling that type of behaviour is strongly frowned upon.
• Participation in lab, asking questions, fostering discussion, as well as pointing out ambiguities or insufficiencies in what is being covered in lab is strongly encouraged.
• Attendence for the full 3 hours of each lab is mandatory and non-negotiable.
• You are expected to come to lab well prepared and ready to work for the full 3 hours.
• Using the computer during in-lab lectures for any purpose other than following along with what is being covered on the class web page is strictly prohibited. No working on assignments, no web surfing, no email (reading or writing), no AIM, no gaming, etc.
• The TA will not tolerate behavior which interferes with the education of the other students in the lab, and will not hesitate to remove any individual who is being disrespectful of others.
• The TA is here to assist you in learning the material.
• The TA will not give debugging or coding help unless your code is thoroughly commented, uses good variable names, and complies with the class coding standards.
• Lab is long, but should be enjoyable (at least on an academic level, if nothing else ). If you arn't enjoying it, point this out to your TA, and tell them what you think would make things better. You'd be suprised what kind of results you can get.