Actual (after dropping a few requirements) Grading Rubric

Note: I dropped the take-home test requirement, since it was everyone’s lowest test score.

Requirements for an A:

  1. Learning acitivies
    • homework: success marks for all but two (2) homework and Moodle Reading Forum replies
    • quiz: pass all weekly quizzes (one will be dropped)
  2. Overleaf writeups
    • 8 successful writeups (out of 9)
  3. In-class activities
    • give a sufficient presentation whenever called to, but 2 unprepared or absent days are allowed.
    • during a presentation, be present, engaged, and ready to ask questions or give suggestions. Each week, you have to either ask questions or give constructive comments. You are allowed 2 silent days (a day when you are not physically/mentally present counts as a silent day).
  4. In-class exam: pass 90% of in-class exam questions.

To earn an A-, satisfy all requirements for an A grade above, except for the following lower standards for exams:

  • In-class exam: pass 85% of in-class exam questions.

To earn a B+, satisfy all requirements for a B and any two of the bullet points from the A- grade requirements.

To earn a B, satisfy all of the following:

  1. At-home acitivies
    • Homework: success marks for all but four (4) homework and Moodle Reading Forum replies
    • Pass 80% of the weekly quizzes
  2. Overleaf writeups
    • Submit 5 successful writeups + 3 quasi-successful writeups (out of 9)
  3. In-class activities
    • Give a sufficient presentation whenever called to, but 4 passes and absences are allowed.
    • When someone else is presenting, be present, engaged, and ready to ask questions or give suggestions. You are allowed four (4) silent days (a day when you are not physically/mentally present counts as a silent day).
  4. In-class exams: pass 80% in-class exam questions.

To earn a B-, satisfy any three bullet points for a B grade and pass 70% of in-class exam questions.