How to hand in homework electronically:
<ul>
<li>Allowed file types: Perl, plain text, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, PDF, Mathematica, R</li>
<li>File name conventions:
<ul>
<li>Start with exn (n is the number of the exercise, not the number of the assignment)</li>
<li>Use common suffixes (in particular, .pl for Perl programs)</li>
</ul>
<li>Submit all relevant files: program(s) + data + results + documentation (if applicable)</li>
<li>Include your name and the exercise number in each program (see below) and document</li>
<li>If your submissions consists of more than one file, put all files into a ZIP archive (no .tar.gz or .rar files, please!)</li>
<li>Prior to the submissions deadlines, re-submissions are possible (the older version of your homework is simply overwritten if you submit a new one)</li>
</ul>

Perl programming conventions:
<ul>
<li>Begin every program with <br>
<code>
  # Author: &lt;yourname&gt;<br>
  # Matr.Nr.: &lt;yourMatrikelNumber&gt;<br>
  #!/usr/bin/perl<br>
  use strict;<br>
  use warnings;<br>
</code>
</li>
<li>Programs should run on every platform without any errors or warnings (programs that cannot even be executed will receive 0 points)</li>
<li>Do not use external packages (unless explicitly required)</li>
<li>Write in a readable style (do not use lines longer than 80 characters, use indentions)</li>
<li>Where possible, avoid the use of global variables in subroutines</li>
</ul>

How to hand in homework on paper:
<ul>
<li>Make cover page with name and ID number (Matrikelnummer)</li>
<li>Clearly indicate to which example the solution belongs</li>
<li>Be concise and structured</li>
<li>Write legibly!</li>
</ul>