Explanation of grade assignments in Comp 110-001, Fall 2012


The following is the spreadsheet entry for your grades this semester.

Student ID	Student Name	In Class	M1	M2	F	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	P6	P7	P8	P9	Course Grade
Maximum possible		10		100	70	246										100	
Average				8.0		78.7	41.6	182.9										73.20


Student ID	Student name	7		79	36	181	1	1	1	6	9	10	8	8	10	75.41



Note that the average grades are (a little) artificially low due to 0s being counted for students
still registered for the class, but they have actually dropped the course (i.e no
letter grade assigned to them).

Explanation of grading columns 
  In Class - total of in-class exercises and lab grades. Lowest 2 grades are dropped.
  M1 - First Test
  M2 - Second Test adjusted for Second Chance Test
  F - Final Exam 
  P1 - P9 - Programming assignments
  Course Grade - compilation of all graded assignments. This is the
    number that is used for assignment of letter grades. The individual
    components of the Course Grade are:
      30%  Programs
      10%  First Test
      15%  Second Test
      30%  Final Exam
      15%  Lab exercises, in class assignments

After assigning letter grades based on the Course Grade, I examine each student's
grades to determine if this is the fair grade for them.  I look to increase (not 
decrease) their letter grade based on a sinlge low test grade, a single missing
assignment, clearly improved performance during the semester (i.e. "Did the get
it by the end of the course despite a very poor start to this course.").

The distribution of final letter grades is:

20  A
 2  A-
11  B+
13  B
15  B-
 6  C+
11  C
 2  C-
 9  lower

I would be glad to go over your final exam and course grading with you.
Stop by at the start of the next semester.

Have a good break,
Kye Hedlund