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!
There is a late submission penalty. You also have two drops. 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
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 close to Spring Break. 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 teamID. To get your teamID, use
this form. Include all team members' names, userids (e.g., sg6m), and a fun team name. When I get that, I will assign you a
teamID. Be patient: it might take a couple of days.
Team submissions are optional. Working and submitting individually is encouraged, because working by yourself will get you to learn the material in greater depth.
This is how team submissions work: only one team member submit for the team. The submitter needs to put inside the homework folder a
text file (named "Team submission.txt") stating who worked at that homework.
Example: "Dear TA, please give to Olivia Sullivan, Ian Chan, and Tom Needle (me) the same grade for this homework". If you do that, the TA
will assign to all of you the same points. No .txt file, no points. Late penalties apply. You cannot do team submissions with people
outside your team.
Partial team submissions are also possible. For example: A, B, and C are in a team. A and C worked together and submit jointly with the
text file. B submits a separate homework and is graded separately. Since the TA cannot know what you intend to do (individual submission,
skip a homework, team submission, partial team submission...) we ask that you let us know each time by submitting the text file. No .txt
file, no points. Late text file submission will be treated as a late homework submission.