Blackboard Submission Guide

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Upload your solution to the Assignment Section of blackboard.
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0. Your assignment will normally require that code be well documented. 
   This means that every important section of code will have an 
   explanation in English. Variable names will be well chosen 
   and indentation will be used where appropriate. Of course, 
   the author, date, and project description should always be included. 

1. Go to NetBeans project folder (If you can't locate it, right-click
   on the project, go to 'Properties', select 'Sources' under
   'Categories', look under 'Project Folder')

2. Zip up the entire folder. Include screenshots if required.

3. Rename the file with your name and submit under the Assignments
   section in blackboard. For example, I might name the first part
   of project 1 as "mikemccarthyproject1part1.zip".

4. You may place several projects into a folder prior to zipping.
   You may load this folder directly via the "New project group using    
   folder" feature of net beans.

5. If there are issues not covered by these directions (and there
   often will be) then use good judgement. Put yourself in the graders
   position and submit your work in a way that you feel would be 
   easy to grade at scale. If doubts remain, contact your TA or ask 
   your instructor. 

Guide to successful assignment submissions
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* Never submit your assignments to the digital dropbox.
  Always submit the assignments in the designated Assignment folder
  under assignments.

* Implement all the parts in an assignment question. 

* Never double or triple zip your assignment submissions. i.e
  for one project there should be only one zip and not zip files within
  zip files. This does not apply to files that are automatically
  zipped (such as .war files).

* Regarding the one week optional extension, your first late
  submission will take off your one week even it was late by only a
  few seconds. Any late submission after the first time will lose 10% of   
  grade every day. Hence if you submitted project 2 late by 2 days and
  project 4 by 5 days, you will use up the one week optional extension
  on project 2 and in project 5 you will lose 50% of our grade.

* Any questions or complaints regarding the grading should 
  reach the TA's within one week of receiving feedback 
  from the TA. See the TA first and try to resolve the issue.
  If there is still a concern see your instructor without
  delay.

* If you are having trouble with a particular problem, don't 
  try to solve it. Instead, contrive a new, simpler problem and 
  solve it instead. Then, look back at the original problem and 
  attempt to solve it. Of course, you can only take this type of 
  approach if you start early.