CS7646 Spring 2020 - Revision history

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 * [[Spring 2020 Project 7: Qlearning Robot | Project 7]], 10%: Qlearning Robot
 * [[Spring 2020 Project 8: Strategy Evaluation | Project 8]], 20%: Strategy Evaluation
 === Exams: 25% ===
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 Exams will be delivered via Canvas and Proctortrack. Any material in the lecture videos or in the non-optional items listed under Readings/Videos until the week of the exam is eligible for inclusion on the exams.
 === Extra Credit (Optional): 2% ===

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      <td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ysZptg2Ypk Market Simulator]<br>What Hedge Funds Really Do Ch. 8<br>What Hedge Funds Really Do Ch. 12<br></td>
-     <td>Exam 1</td>
+     <td> [[Spring 2020 Exam 1 | Exam 1]]</td>
      <td>Exam window: 02/24 - 03/01/2020</td>
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 * Class Pages: [http://quantsoftware.gatech.edu/Machine_Learning_for_Trading_Course CS7646 Home] | [http://quantsoftware.gatech.edu/CS7646_Spring_2020 Spring 2020 Syllabus]
 * Projects: [[Spring 2020 Project 1: Martingale | Project 1]] | [[Spring 2020 Project 2: Optimize Something | Project 2]] | [[Spring 2020 Project 3: Assess Learners | Project 3]] | [[Spring 2020 Project 4: Defeat Learners | Project 4]] | [[Spring 2020 Project 5: Marketsim | Project 5]] | [[Spring 2020 Project 6: Indicator Evaluation | Project 6]] | [[Spring 2020 Project 7: Qlearning Robot | Project 7]] | [[Spring 2020 Project 8: Strategy Evaluation | Project 8]]
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 === Exams: 25% ===
-There are two exams, each worth 12.5% of your average. Exam 2 is not cumulative; it only covers material after Exam 1. Exams are closed-book, closed-note: you may not consult any resources.  You are encouraged to peruse materials from previous semesters to prepare for the exams, including the [http://quantsoftware.gatech.edu/Midterm_Study_Guide Exam 1 Study Guide], [http://quantsoftware.gatech.edu/Exam_2_Study_Guide Exam 2 Study Guide], and [http://quantsoftware.gatech.edu/File:Participation-exam-Qs.pdf Practice Exam].
+There are two exams, each worth 12.5% of your average. Exam 2 is not cumulative; it only covers material after Exam 1. Exams are closed-book, closed-note (you may not consult any resources), up to 30 questions and 35 minute time limit. Exams will be delivered via Proctortrack. You are encouraged to peruse materials from previous semesters to prepare for the exams, including the [http://quantsoftware.gatech.edu/Midterm_Study_Guide Exam 1 Study Guide], [http://quantsoftware.gatech.edu/Exam_2_Study_Guide Exam 2 Study Guide], and [http://quantsoftware.gatech.edu/File:Participation-exam-Qs.pdf Practice Exam].
 Exams will be delivered via Canvas and Proctortrack. Any material in the lecture videos or in the non-optional items listed under Readings/Videos until the week of the exam is eligible for inclusion on the exams.

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      <td>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8xRATOpsqw Strategies for Q-Learner Trader]</td>
-     <td>[[Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch | Extra Credit]]<br>[[Spring 2020 Project 7: Qlearning Robot | Project 7]]</td>
+     <td>[[Spring 2020 Project 7: Qlearning Robot | Project 7]]</td>
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 If you have technical difficulties submitting the assignment to Canvas, email your assignment to your grader immediately. They will generally instruct you to resubmit to Canvas once able, but this will provide a timestamp on your submission.
-If you have an emergency and absolutely cannot submit an assignment by the posted deadlines, we ask you to go through the Dean of Students’ office regarding class absences. The Dean of Students is equipped to address emergencies that we lack the resources to address. Additionally, the Dean of Students office can coordinate with you and alert all your classes together instead of requiring you to contact each professor individually. You may find information on contacting the Dean of Students with regard to personal emergencies here: https://gatech-advocate.symplicity.com/care_report/
+If you have an emergency and absolutely cannot submit an assignment by the posted deadlines, we ask you to make a private Piazza post to ALL instructors with information about your extension request for a justifiable excuse.
-The Dean of Students is there to be an advocate and partner for you when you’re in a crisis; we wholeheartedly recommend taking advantage of this resource if you are in need. Justifiable excuses here would involve any major unforeseen disruption to your classwork, such as illnesses, injuries, deaths, and births, all for either you or your family. Note that for foreseen but unavoidable conflicts, like weddings, business trips, and conferences, you should complete your work in advance; this is why we have made sure to provide all assignment and project resources in advance. If you have such a conflict specifically with the tests, let us know and we’ll try to work with you.
+Justifiable excuses here would involve any major unforeseen disruption to your classwork, such as illnesses, injuries, deaths, and births, all for either you or your family. Note that for foreseen but unavoidable conflicts, like weddings, business trips, and conferences, you should complete your work in advance; this is why we have made sure to provide all assignment and project resources in advance. If you have such a conflict specifically with the tests, let us know and we’ll try to work with you.
 === Academic Honesty ===

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 Because Piazza announcements are emailed to you as well, you need only to check your Georgia Tech email once every 24 hours to remain up-to-date on new information during the semester. Georgia Tech generally recommends students to check their Georgia Tech email once every 24 hours. So, if an announcement or message is time sensitive, you will not be responsible for the contents of the announcement until 24 hours after it has been sent.
-We generally prefer to handle class-wide communication via Piazza, but for individual grade-specific communication, your grading TA will generally email you directly, and you should generally email him or her directly as well with questions. We recommend that you do *not* post privately to Piazza in order to communicate with TAs and instructors; email your grading TA first, and escalate to the head TA or instructor if need be. Slack is a wonderful tool, but is not officially monitored: stick to email and Piazza for official questions and answers.
+We generally prefer to handle class-wide communication via Piazza, but for individual grade-specific communication, (we will update this and send an announcement out before the first project grades are released on the new communication workflow) Slack is a wonderful tool, but is not officially monitored: stick to email and Piazza for official questions and answers.
 Note that this means you won’t be responsible for knowing information communicated in several other methods we’ll be using. You aren’t responsible for knowing anything posted to Piazza that isn’t linked from an official announcement. You aren’t responsible for anything said in Slack or other third-party sites we may sometimes use to communicate with students. You don’t need to worry about missing critical information so long as you keep up with your email and understand the documents on this web site. This also applies in reverse: we do not monitor our Canvas message boxes. If you need to get in touch with the course staff, please email the instructor/TAs in question.