CMSC-691g Internet Security: Course Policy (Spring 1996)
Prerequisites
CMSC-641 algorithms, or permission of the instructor.
No prior experience in cryptology is required.
This course will use mathematical tools, including
number theory and discrete mathematics.
Required Work
- Participate actively in class. Each student
should come to each classed prepared to discuss the
assigned papers and ready with at least one thoughtful,
focused question.
- Carry out an original research project, presented
orally and in writing as a technical report. For this project,
each student should read, thoroughly understand, and extend
any research paper of his or her choice that relates to
course material.
- There may be a small number of written exercises
connected with the assigned reading.
Grading
Semester grades will be based on student performance,
weighted as follows:
- Term Project--60%
- Class Participation--20%
- Written Exercises--20%
Collaborative Work on Homework
Students are encouraged to study and to work on homework problems
together. Each student, however, must write up each homework solution
entirely independently. When writing up any homework solution, you
should be entirely alone. You should never look at anyone else's
solution before handing in your solution, and you should never allow
anyone to look at any of your solutions before they have handed in
theirs.
Academic Misconduct
Each student is expected to be familiar with all University and
Department policies on academic misconduct. An egregious type of
academic misconduct is plagiarism, which in each of its many forms
involves representing somebody else's work as your own.
Violations of academic honesty will be dealt with severely.