Project and Presentation Grading Guide

Please read all the information on this page CAREFULLY.

If you do well in the project, you will do well in the class. This is true for people trying to get an A or trying to get a C-. So, work hard and have fun with it. The total points of the final project is 250 and the project presentation is 100. Thus, by doing well in the project ... you can have 250 + 100 = 350 points !!!

General Project Grading

If you implement all the basic functions under our project description, you will have a maximum of 200 points. Points will be taken off when something does not work.

Notes to Remember

• Read the project description over and over again and make sure you understand it. If you "get around" a certain feature in the project, document it down. 

• Provide a quick checklist (not essay) for grading. List all the functions implemented (Basic or Extra).

• Provide at least 10 DETAILED test cases for me to run.

• Document everything you DO. Basic functions or extra functions. Without documentation in the requirement document, design document, and a check list, I might not able to spot all the functions implemented.

• Write only what is needed. I need a project, not a yellow page phone book .. use double size printing, better fonts, bind it, etc.

• Test you code really really well and AVOID fatal mistake. In other words, if you have a bug that will hang the whole system ... fix it before you hand it in.

• Do not put it stuffs that DOES NOT work. If it does not work, cut it out so it will not affect other features.  

• MAKE SURE YOUR PROJECT IS GRADE-ABLE ... otherwise, what can I do ?

• Remember to handin the requirement and design documents again (use double size and better fonts, otherwise, points off :(

• All documentations should be in hard as well as soft copy

• By the way, I will keep all the projects for audit purpose (so, they will not be return)

Presentation Materials

• Use PowerPoint

• Style is free but group relatively grading will be used (so, which ever group looks the coolest will be awarded the most points in this catalog)

• Show you architecture and design

• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of your implementation

• Compared the difference with other people (you could guess)

• Show the cool extra features if there is any

• Discuss your design and implementation issues if any

• Put other interesting stuffs you could think of

• For the actual presentation, handin a soft copy as well as hard copy to me

Package to Mail

I will need a complete project package for grading:

It must include:

• A hard copy with
  • Updated requirement analysis and design documentation
  • Screen shots of all 10 basic test cases
  • Source code listing
  • Presentation print out
  • hard copy must be binded in a book format. Please go to Kinkos or somewhere similar to do so.
• A CD/DVD or zip disk with all the source code and presentation. And every software packages the grader will need to compile, and test the project.
• A quick checklist for grading with detail instruction on how to build, and 10 test case to run.

Mail the complete package to

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By Dec 10, 2003. Any late or ungradeable package will result in a "I" in grade.

Final Remark

As I mentioned in the beginning of the class, this is a tough class with relatively easy grading. For people looking for an A, work hard and get to the 90% mark. For people in the bottom of the scale, work hard and get out of it ! I only like giving A but not anything below C- ... YOU control your own grade ! ...  And yes, the midterm grade looks ugly, so project will be a good chance to catch up.