If you miss an exam, with an excused reason, you have one week after returning to campus to make-up the exam. If you know you will be gone, you may take the exam early - make arrangements with the instructor at least a week in advance. Grading policies for projects will be distributed. The grade will include design and implementation quality as well as meeting intermediate benchmarks. An implicit objective for this class is for you to learn the most.
Any class involving computer software and hardware is very time intensive.
You must start on projects early and work steadily to be successful. This is a college level course. Learning is your responsibility. You are responsible for all classroom material whether you attend the class or not. You have one week after graded material is returned to the class to rectify any grading errors or to argue for additional partial credit.