Your knowledge of the course topics will be assessed through: quizzes, assignments and exams. Discussion of these components will be given in lectures (for example, hints, solutions and feedback).
| Item | Date | Weight | Questions | Answers | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quizzes | 15% | Available on IT Moodle | |||
| Assignments | 15% | ||||
| - Assignment 1 | - | 15% | Questions | ||
| Exams | 70% | ||||
| - Mid-term Exam | - | 30% | Hints | Questions | Answers | Results | Statistics |
| - Final Exam | 15 Oct | 40% | Hints | Questions | Answers | Moodle | Results |
Short online quizzes will be available for each topic via IT Moodle (in some cases there will be multiple quizzes for a topic). Each quiz aims to test your understanding of the lectures and compulsory readings. The quizzes may have time limits (e.g. you must complete the quiz within 10 minutes of starting it) and deadlines (e.g. you must complete the quiz before some time/data). The quizzes are for your own practice: you should attempt them on your own (you must not let someone take your quiz for you).
Assessment: if you attempt all quizzes you will receive full marks for the quiz component (15%). Your score for the quiz doesn't impact on your grade: 0 out of 10 is the same as 10 out of 10. It's the attempt that is counted. There will a penalty for missed quizzes (i.e. quizzes not submitted by the deadline) as follows:
| Quizzes Missed | Score (out of 15) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 15 |
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 14 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 or more | 0 |
Cheating: letting someone else take your quiz is considered cheating and will be penalized (0 for all quizzes). Giving others your Moodle username/password or inappropriate/malicious use of Moodle (or other computer resources) is considered cheating (0 for all quizzes) and will be treated as a case of inappropriate use of SIIT computer resources.
Assignments will aim to test your detailed knowledge and understanding of the topics, as well as your critical thinking and research ability. Assignments may include tasks involving: programming; searching on the Internet; writing detailed designs; reading research papers; learning and using specialist software/hardware.
Assessment: the assignment will be worth 15% of the total course assessment.
Extension of Due Dates: Each assignment will be made available at least 2 weeks before the due date. Therefore you should have enough time to plan the completion of your assignment (as well as tasks from other courses) by the due date. Requests for extensions several days before the due date will not be granted. Similarly, being sick or absent for several days does not guarantee you to an extension. If you have any issues with due dates or load, then please let me know as early as possible.
Exams may include all material covered in lectures, quizzes, assignments and compulsory readings. Some discussion of the topics to be included (or not included) will be given in the lecture leading up to the exam.
Assessment: the Midterm Exam will be worth 35% and the Final Exam 35% of the total course assessment.