Assessment | Notion

Find details on the and how the for this course will be assessed below.

Assignments

There are 4 types of assignments; each helps assess different for this course. Find the descriptions below:

Click on each category above for more details.

Grading

This course uses alternative grading methods to help students focus their efforts on learning and skills development rather than individual points, while also providing flexibility.

The base letter grade will be determined by the level of mastery students achieve in each learning outcome. Specifically, the are:

For example, a 74% average in the Participation category qualifies as Passing Mastery (70%+) for the associated Discourse learning outcome.

The letter grades are primarily determined the averages for each of the , as defined by the following table:

Letter	Participation	Lab	Feedback	Project	# Exceeds
A	⭐ Exceeds	⭐ Exceeds	⭐ Exceeds	⭐ Exceeds	⭐⭐⭐⭐
‣	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	⭐⭐⭐
‣	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	⭐⭐
B	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	⭐
‣	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing
‣	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	🔶 Partial	⭐⭐
‣	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	🔶 Partial	⭐
‣	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	🔶 Partial
‣	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	🔶 Partial	🔶 Partial	⭐⭐
‣	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	🔶 Partial	🔶 Partial	⭐
‣	✅ Passing	✅ Passing	🔶 Partial	🔶 Partial

In other words, the base letter grade is determined as follows:

To earn a D- or higher, you must have at least partial mastery for all assignment types and passing mastery in Participation and Lab.
To earn a C- or higher, you must ALSO have passing mastery in Feedback.
To earn a B- or higher, you must ALSO have passing mastery in Project (thus passing all assignment types).

You can boost your letter grade if you achieve Exceeds Mastery (85%+) at least once. For example, if you are passing all the assignment types and exceed in Participation, then you will earn a B letter grade. You must exceed in all assignment types to earn an A letter grade.

Visit Calculating Grades for more details on how to calculate your letter grade on Canvas.

Late Submissions

Deadlines are the time that completed work must be submitted, as unsubmitted work cannot be included in the feedback process even if it is complete.

Most deadlines will be on Fridays at 5:00pm. Late submissions will be accepted up until the following Monday at 5:00pm (up to 72 hours late) for most Participation assignments.

Most Lab and Feedback assignments may also be submitted late. However, students will not receive peer feedback on late Lab submissions and must reach out on Piazza for how to complete the associated Feedback assignment.

Assignments related to peer feedback or in-class activities may have different deadlines and may not be submitted late. This includes some Feedback and Project assignments. Late submissions will also not be accepted after the end of the semester.

There is no limit on the number of assignments that may be submitted late, however late submissions impact grades due to their impact on Feedback assignments. Visit the Grading section for details.

Deadlines are utilized in both academic and practice to push forward progress and set expectations. In practice, deadlines have varying consequences when missed. For example, missing an internal deadline for a software project might have few consequences if the external deadlines are still met. Missing a major deadline, however, can cause an entire project to fail.

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