HCI 590 (IxD)
Spring 2019
Craig Miller
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Grade Determination
| 20% (10% each) | Assignments (2) |
| 10% | Preliminary project |
| 20% | Final project |
| 10% | Quiz |
| 20% | Exam |
| 20% | Course Participation |
All grades will be assigned a letter grade with a corresponding point value (A = 10, A- = 9, B+ = 8). The final grade will be calculated with a weighted average and assigned the closest corresponding letter grade.
The exam, scheduled for the ninth week, is a proctored, comprehensive exam covering theories and principles. The quiz provides a non-proctored means for learning about course expectations and practice answering questions.
Students are expected to share and discuss their assignments and projects with the rest of the class. The assignments are completed individually. The projects are completed in teams of three, four or five.
Team presentations occur in the last two weeks 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.
Students are expected to attend or view every class and participate in weekly exercises. 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 an A-. Weekly contribution includes attendance for on-campus students and online posts for online students and those who need to miss a class. Exceptional contributions may receive an A or A+.
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.
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.
Course Policies
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 (one reduction in grade). 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 (see forms for submitting an excused absence).
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.