Assessment
This section describes how you will be assessed. There are both personal and team components listed below. The course schedule lists the due dates for each of these components.
Individual Grade (20%)
These components are used to assess your individual performance during the term.
| Component | What it addresses | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Quizzes | 5 quizzes covering lecture and lab content. | 5 x 2% = 10% |
| Participation | Contributions to the team project. | 10% |
There are five quizzes, each worth 2%. See Lectures > Quizzes.
Your participation grade will be calculated at the end of the term, based on your individual based on your development journal, completeness of your issues and your Git commit history. See Best Practices > Managing Your Work.
Team Grade (80%)
The following are project milestones that the team will work on during the term. Everyone is expected to contribute equally to these deliverables; a single grade will be assigned, and everyone will receive the same grade.
| Component | What it addresses | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Proposal | Project identified, requirements captured. | 5% |
| Sprint 1 | Demo; Features completed; process followed. | 10% |
| Sprint 2 | Demo; Features completed; process followed. | 10% |
| Sprint 3 | Demo; Features completed; process followed. | 10% |
| Sprint 4 | Demo; Features complete; process followed. | 10% |
| Final Submission | Completed project, including documentation. | 35% |
See Team Project > Milestones for details on each of these deliverables.
Note that the proposal and all four sprints including a mandatory in-person demo to your TA. All team members are expected to attend and participate in each demo.
A team member who fails to attend a demo will receive a grade of zero for that project component. See Policies > Absences on how we address illness and other valid absences.