Assessment

The final mark is composed of three components: the class mark (C), the quizzes mark (Q) and the final exam mark (E). The class mark is worth 30%, the quizzes 10% and the final exam mark 50%, of the total assessment. The class mark, the quizzes mark and the final exam mark will each be calculated as a mark out of 100. Note that consistent scaling across all students may occur with these marks. The final mark will be given as a mark out of 100 and will be calculated using the following formula:

Final Mark = 0.3*C + 0.1*Q + 0.6*E

The minimum final mark required for a pass grade is 50.

The class mark consists of the following components:

• Assignment 1 - Group Work - 10% (Due Week 7 - Week of April 4)
• Assignment 2 - Group Work - 20% (Due Week 11 - Week of May 16)

There will be two quizzes. They will be held during the normal lecture hours, during the thursday lecture. The duration of each quiz will be 20 minutes. The schedule for the quizzes is given below:

• Quiz 1 - Individual Work - 5% (Week 5 - Week of March 21)
• Quiz 2 - Individual Work - 5% (Week 9 - Week of May 2)

If you miss a quiz because of unavoidable circumstances, such as ill-health, then please send an email to the course manager and attach supporting documentation (e.g., medical certificate). If the course manager approves the request, then the following alteration to the marking scheme will be employed: If you miss one quiz, then the other quiz will be worth 10% of the total marks; if you miss both, then the final exam will be worth 70% of the total marks.

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

He/she has obtained a final mark between 45 and 49, and by getting a bare pass (50) in the supplementary exam, will pass the course. (This will require a class mark of 50 or over.)

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