Assessment Plan (how you earn your grade)

Rule 1: To pass the course, you must complete (to the satisfaction of your instructor):

all the quizzes (from Preparations and in-class) and
all the in-class exercises (software development projects).

Note: You may redo any quiz or exercise until it is satisfactory, if you do so in a timely way. (See Attendance / Late work.)

Rule 2: Assuming that you succeed per Rule 1, calculate the weighted average of your scores on exams and your capstone team project, and then convert that weighted average to a letter grade:

Category	Weight
Exam 1 paper-and-pencil	5%
Exam 1 on-the-computer	5%
Exam 2 paper-and-pencil	10%
Exam 2 on-the-computer	10%
Exam 3 paper-and-pencil	10%
Exam 3 on-the-computer	10%
Final exam paper-and-pencil	10%
Final exam on-the-computer	10%
Capstone team project	30%

A:	92 and up
B+:	88 to 92
B:	83 to 88
C+:	78 to 83
C:	70 to 78
D:	65 to 70
F:	below 65

Note that this is NOT the standard "10 point" scale.

Also, students who do well on Exam 3 may be exempt from the final exam, in which their scores for Exam 3 will count as their final exam scores.

Rule 3: Additionally, to earn a C or better in the course, you must achieve ALL of the following:

at least a C average on the paper-and-pencil exams, and
at least a C average on the on-the-computer exams, and
at least a C average on the capstone team project.

To compute your grade in the course: