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COMP2031 & ENGN2003: Assessment

Assessment for COMP2031 will consist of three assignments, a mid-semester quiz, marks for laboratory class participation, and a final exam.

Assessment Timetable

The various items of assessment will be handed out, due in, and marked according to the following timetable:

The following is a graphical view of the assessment timetable for the semester.

Marked assessment can be collected from your laboratory class in the week specified. Uncollected assessment will be available for collection from the department office from the following week.

Assessment Weighting

The various items of assessment are weighted as follows:

Final Grades

Final grades will not be just the average of the theory and practice marks show above. Rather, they will be calculated from those marks using the following algorithm. The intent of the algorithm is to ensure that the final grade reflects both the student's theoretical knowledge and practical ability, and that a pass requires at least competence on both the theoretical and practical aspects of the unit.

/* Calculate a student's final grade given their theory
   and practice marks. */
public static int finalGrade(int theory, int practice)
{
  int worst = Math.min(theory, practice);
  int average = (theory + practice) / 2;
  
  /* In general, a student's grade will be the average
     of their theory and practice components. However,
     this is capped at 15 above their worst component. */
  int capped = Math.min(average, worst + 15);
  
  if (worst < 35) {
    /* You must get at least 35 on both the theory and practice
       components to pass or be eligible for a supplementary. */
    return Math.min(capped, 44);
  } else {
    return capped;
  }
}

Supplementary Exams

Supplementary exams will be awarded only to those students who meet the following criteria:

• The student must have obtained a final grade of 45 or over. From the algorithm above you can see that this entails that the student must have obtained at least 35 on both the theoretical and practical work.
• The student must have needed to score just 50% (40/80) on the final exam to pass the unit. That is, the student must have gained at least 50% (60/120) in total for all assessment other than the final exam.

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