COMP2600: Formal Methods for Software Engineering - 2012

Assessment Scheme

Components:

1. Assignments (36%)
   There will be four assignments of equal weight. See the Assignments page for further details.

2. Tutorial Preparation (4%)
   It is expected that students actively prepare for tutorials. Each week tutorial questions will be posted on the Tutorials page of the website. You should hand in attempts to the indicated questions to your tutor at the start of each tutorial. Your attempts will not be marked for correctness - to earn this 4% component of the course mark you need only show effort at answering the questions. Because these questions will not be marked, you may collaborate with your fellow students or others, so long as you hand in your work individually and clearly indicate who you have worked with.

3. Mid-semester Quiz (10%)
   The quiz is 1 hour, conducted in week 8 or 9 of the semester. You may bring in one A4 sheet of paper with hand-written notes on both sides.
   This component is redeemable. That means that If your performance on the final exam is better than that on the quiz, the percentage from the final will be used for the quiz.
   There will be no second sitting for the mid-semester quiz. If a student is sick or is out-of-town then the quiz mark will be derived from the final exam.

4. Exam (50%)
   The exam is 3 hours, conducted at the end of semester. You may bring in one A4 sheet of paper with hand-written notes on both sides.

Final Mark (100%):

In COMP2600, your final mark may not necessarily be the sum of the above components. Because the assignment mark is not a reliable indicator of achievement in the unit, the final (course) mark will be capped at the percentage Exam*(100/60)+10.

For example, a student may have good assignments, but he or she will need 40% on the final exam to pass. For example, a student may have excellent assignments, but a credit level performance in the exam will mean that a high distinction becomes impossible.

Final marks are moderated by the Department of Computer Science examiners meeting.