As you should know from the syllabus, most things are graded “check/no-check.” The programming assignments are like this.
Canvas doesn’t let us record check/no-check. It forces us to give numbers.
We’ve made a 4 point scale as follows:
0 = nothing turned in.
2 = turned something in, but doesn’t deserve a check.
3 = Check – meets the requirements.
4 = Above and Beyond / Gold Star.
Note: in the future, we might give 1s and 5s as a way to make notes to ourselves.
These cannot be averaged (getting a gold star on one assignment doesn’t make up for not getting a check on another). Remember that we don’t always give gold stars. They are often at the discretion of the grader for subjective reasons (each assignment will explain). But also, getting gold stars isn’t what gets you a good grade (see the syllabus): it’s more important to be consistent in your work and to get the “project points”.
