Submitting your Homework

Individual and team submissions

How to Submit the homework

Most homework consists of a program submitted electronically in myFiles (link in the top header). The class schedule indicates what is due and when. All homework must be uploaded before the deadline according to the McIntire server clock (not your computer clock, which might be off or even in a different time zone). Do not cut it close!
Because we publish full solutions shortly after the deadline, all late homework is penalized at 25%. I will drop your two lowest assignments. You might use those drops if you happen to be late. In the rare event that the network or the server malfunctions and you are not able to upload the homework, please send me your submission via Teams. The timestamp of the posted files will be proof of your timely submission.  Always keep a copy of all files.

Pay attention to zipping and uploading. It is easy to lose points for being careless (e.g., uploading a link rather than the homework, uploading a non-final version of the project because you did not saved it properly, etc.).

Tip: Make sure that you zip and submit the whole homework folder.
Tip: If you cannot zip, it is likely because VS is holding some of your files. To fix that: 1) quit VS, 2) wait a minute or two for VS to fully quit, 3) zip again, 4) Open the zipped folder to make sure that the files are there.

If the tips above do not work, check whether you have some instances of Excel still active with the Task Manager, and if you see one, end it. To summon the Task Manager in Windows, press ctrl-alt-del or right‑click the taskbar (the empty area at bottom of the screen) > Select Task Manager. You will likely find an instance of Excel still running. Right click it and end it.

Want to double-check your submission?

Go to myFiles, download your submission on your desktop, unzip it, and run it in a trusted location. That is what the grader will do.

Team Submissions

I will let you know when you can do team submissions, typically around H14. Teams of 1, 2 or 3 people (max) will be formed. To submit team homework and to participate in the Tournament, you need to have a team ID. To get your team ID, use the form I will send you via MSTeams.  Include all team members' names, userids (e.g., sg6m), and a fun team name. When I get that, I will assign you a team ID.

Team submissions are optional. Working and submitting individually is encouraged, because it may get you to learn the materials better.
This is how it works:  either you submit the homework individually, as you normally do, OR you submit a .txt file titled "[Student First and Last name] submitted for me" (e.g., "Olivia Sullivan submitted for me.txt"). If you do that, the TA will assign to you the points of that student.  No .txt file, no points. Late penalties apply. You cannot do team submissions with people outside your team.

Often, one person in a team submits the homework and the others submit the text file.  However, partial team submissions are also possible. Example: A, B, and C are in a team. A and C worked together and submit jointly: A submits and C submits the .txt file.  A and C get the same grade. On the other hand, B submits a separate homework that is graded separately. Since I cannot know what you intend to do (individual submission, skip a homework, team submission, partial team submission...) I ask that you let me know each time by either submitting the homework or the text file. No .txt file, no points.  Late text file submission will be treated as a late homework submission.