COSC 237: Submitting your assignments

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All assignments for this course will be submitted electronically, via file shares accessible from your university login.

Each week, you will complete the assignment and then store your answers to the exercises in the appropriate folder on your share.

Your work should be copied to the file share by the start of the lab section each Wednesday. Time stamps will be checked and late homework will not be accepted. Please note that it is your responsibility to submit the homework on time. It is not my responsibility to make sure that the share is available, networks are working, etc. If the campus network crashes ten minutes before lab starts and you have not yet submitted your assignment, you may be out of luck.

The instructions for submitting your assignments are as follows:

  1. Open your Windows explorer and go to the S: drive. If you do not see an S: drive, click on the "cmd" icon on the desktop, type "labshare" in the window that opens, and press return.
  2. Select the 237 directory.
  3. This directory contains a subdirectory for each student in the class. These subdirectories are named by your Towson U. account name. Find your directory and select it.
  4. Each assignment should be saved in a file with the number of the lab: ("Lab 3", etc.) This file should go in the top directory of your space on the share. You can use your space on the share to store other files, but the document containing your answers will be used for grading purposes.

Please leave your .class files in the directory for the assignment, along with your Java files. This will assist the TA as he grades your work.

Accessing the Shared Drive An On-campus (but not in the lab) computer

To access the shared drive from some campus computers, you need to map a network drive. Assuming you're using Windows, the directions are as follows:

  1. Open an explorer window
  2. Choose "Map Network Drive" from the "Tools" menu.
  3. Choose a drive letter and then type "\\tern\labshare" as the Folder.
  4. Press "Finish"

Accessing the Shared Drive An On-campus (but not in the lab) computer

If you're coming from off-campus, the directions are more complicated. You must first download the VPN software, which will let your computer act is if it were located on-campus. Follow these steps:

  • Go to the OTS Software Download Page.
  • Select the link labeled "For Faculty, Staff and Students". Log in with your TU user name and password.
  • Select the link for the "CISCO VPN Client". Download and install the software.

    Once the software is installed, you will need to log on to the VPN every time you wish to access the shared drive. You can do this by pressing the "connect" button. Once you are connected, you will map the appropriate drive, using steps similar to those followed above. Note that there is one crucially important difference: you must choose the login correctly:

    1. Open an explorer window
    2. Choose "Map Network Drive" from the "Tools" menu.
    3. Choose a drive letter and then type "\\tern\labshare" as the Folder.
    4. Choose the link that says "different user name"
    5. For user name, type "towsonu\" followed by your TU user name.
    6. Type in your password and press "OK" on the login dialog.
    7. Press "Finish"

    Please send me email if you find any questions or problems with these notes.

    This "Last-updated" sentence was last updated February 8, 2008