Accumulated Score and Course Grade
Student course grades are based on scores (points) from three types of deliverables: assignments, course projects, and written exams. Each deliverable is graded individually and passing deliverables are awarded points to be accumulated towards a final course grade. Passing deliverables are guaranteed a minimum score, but may also be awarded bonus credits for extra or higher quality work. The amount of points that can be awarded to a deliverable depends on the type of deliverable as summarized in the following table:
Deliverable(s) | Min (Pass) score | Max score | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Assignments | 10 | 15 | Optional |
Projects | 20 | 30 | Mandatory |
Written exams | 10 | 15 | Optional |
Students are required to pass mandatory deliverables, and free to select whether or not they address optional deliverables. Once a deliverable has been awarded a passing grade it may not be repeated to reach a higher grade. The final course grade is calculated using the following grade limits:
Grade | Limits |
---|---|
U | - 49 |
3 | 50 - 64 |
4 | 65 - 79 |
5 | 80 - |
As the final course grades are based on accumulated scores, course grades cannot be calculated before no more work can affect a final course grade (e.g., by reaching the maximum grade) or a student contacts the course responsible and asks for a finalized grade.
Bonus and Extra Credits
Deliverables that are submitted (and graded as passing) within the deliverable deadline may award bonus credits. Bonus credits are awarded on a case-by-case basis for high quality and / or extra work. As guidance, each assignment specifies suggestions for extra credit work, but students are also free to come up with their own extra credit work (e.g., performance or security analyses, visualization GUIs, extra functionality or independent extra study ideas).Note that each deliverable must reach an acceptable standard in the minimum requirements for the assignment to be considered for extra credit. Assignment and project deliverables submitted outside the deliverable deadlines (i.e. after the specified deadlines specified in the schedule) are not eligible for bonus credits. Written examinations are graded on the same scale regardless of when the exam is taken, but once a passing grade is achieved students are no longer allowed to retake exams to improve their grade.
Make-Up Exam
For students who have not accumulated at least 30 points from the assignments and written exams, a make-up exam will be offered. Please note that this exam will replace all points accumulated from assignments and exams and is only available once. The make-up exam will encompass all theoretical parts of the course and will be graded on a pass-fail basis (a passing grade will reward 30 points to count towards a course grade - the maximum grade reachable via the make-up exam is thus 3).Assignment Results
Student assignment solutions are in grading awarded one of the following grades:
Note: Students must stop by a teachers office for a discussion of any non-passing grade (or they will get an automatic U).