Fall 2015 UMBC CMSC202 Computer Science II, Section 6

Email Policy

• Email is good for lots of things, but it is horrible for debugging. You should use your instructor's office hours, the TAs' office hours or the Help Center for debugging help.

• Do not attach programs to your email. If your instructor asks to see your code, you should copy it in the shared directory for the project on GL.

• Please use your UMBC email. Please use your real name in the settings.

• When your instructor wishes to initiate email to you, it will be sent to your UMBC email address. Therefore, you should check your email at that account on a regular basis, as it will be used when necessary to communicate with the class outside of normal lecture time.

• Use only the email addresses listed under "Staff Contact Information".  Mail sent to any other addresses may not be read.

• Include your name and section number in all email correspondence with course staff.

• Include a meaningful subject line, something like "CMSC 202 Project 2 question".

• If you ask a good question, the answer (along with your question) might be copied to all the students in CMSC 202. If you do not want this possibility, clearly indicate so in your message.

• Do not expect responses during holidays or weekends, late in the evening, or on the evening a project is due. If you do not receive a response within several business days, feel free to email them again, your original email may have been lost or spam-filtered.

• Do not expect an immediate response to your mail. This means your should ask your project questions WELL BEFORE the due date, if you expect an answer in time to help you.

• Do not wait to submit a project because you are waiting for a response to your email. Once you receive a response, you can resubmit an updated version of your project if you so choose.