HCI 460
Spring 2016
Craig Miller
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- Grades and Policies
- Schedule
Grade Determination
| 10% (20 points) | Individual Project |
| 30% (60 points) | 3 Team Projects (20 points each) |
| 15% (30 points) | Take-home midterm quiz |
| 30% (60 points) | Final Exam |
| 15% (30 points) | Individual contribution |
Students receiving more than 90% of possible points are guaranteed at least an A-, more than 80% at least a B-, more than 70% at least a C-, and more than 60% at least a D.
All submitted work (e.g. project reports, peer reviews, online discussions) must be original work unless its source is clearly referenced. Failure to clearly attribute quotes or designs from other people's work constitutes plagiarism. Violations will generally receive no credit for a given submission.
The final exam is a proctored, comprehensive exam. A major component of the exam addresses selecting an appropriate evaluation method and explaining its advantages and disadvantages. The midterm quiz provides a non-proctored means for learning about course expectations and practice answering questions.
The score for individual contribution to class and team projects is based on contributions to class activities, documented contributions in team reports, observed team activities (in class, email or group message boards) and team member reports at the end of the quarter. Students who make solid contributions to their team projects and regularly participate in class (i.e. weekly contribution) receive at least 90% of the contribution points. Weekly contribution includes attendance for on-campus students and online posts for online students and those who need to miss a class. Exceptional contributions receive more than 90%. Supplemental contribution points can be earned by participating in the CDM subject pool (1 additional point for each whole credit of participation). The total number of points will be limited to 30 for the contribution grade.
Team presentations occur in the last week of class. All students should contribute to the presentation, although all members do not need to be physically present for the presentation. At the end of the quarter every student is expected to submit a completed evaluation form for each group member.
Team projects will generally be completed in groups of three, four or five. To form groups, students review the non-profit web sites and submit preferences to work on them. Groups will then be formed based on the preferences. Most groups will consist of students from both the on-campus section and the online section. Some class time will be used to coordinate among group members. When possible, online members are encouraged to communicate with the in-class groups using collaborative tools such as Skype and chat programs.
All group members are jointly responsible for the entire assignment, although the group may assign primary roles to each group member. Generally, each group member will receive the same score on each project. However, in some cases, additional credit may go to those who make an exceptional contribution to a project and reduced credit to those who contribute little to a project. Any adjustment will be based on a variety of indications including group participation in class, contribution summaries in reports, and student feedback at the end of the quarter.
Policies
Students are expected to attend every class or watch the lecture online.
Tests can be made up with a serious documented excuse (e.g. illness, death in the family) and must be arranged as soon as possible. Arrangements involving other excuses require prior permission from the instructor.
Late assignments will be accepted up to 3 days late, with a 1 point penalty. Assignments submitted more than 3 days after the due date will not be accepted without an excused absence cleared by the dean of students office.
Additional assignments for extra credit will not be offered.
All grade challenges must be submitted in writing and include an explanation why the given score or grade should be reconsidered.