Assignment Overview and Grading Breakdown
Assignment Overview and Grading Breakdown
Grading and feedback turnaround will be one week from the due date. You will be notified if the turnaround will be longer than one week.
The discussion forums, written assignments, demo videos, and final project will be graded based on specific criteria or a rubric. The criteria or rubric for each type of assessment will be available in the course. To view the discussion forum rubric, click the gear icon in the upper right corner of the page and choose Show Rubric. The Written Assignment Rubric and Final Project Rubric will automatically appear on the page.
| Activity | Percent of Final Grade |
| Weekly Async Discussion & Rust Mini-Project Assignment | 40% |
| Individual Projects (4) | 40% |
| Team Final Project (1) | 20% |
| Grade | Percentage | Total Points (out of 500) |
| A | 93%–100% | 465– 500 points |
| A- | 90%–92% | 450 – 464 points |
| B+ | 87%–89% | 435 – 449 points |
| B | 83%–86% | 415 – 434 points |
| B- | 80%–82% | 400 – 414 points |
| C+ | 77%–79% | 385 – 399 points |
| C | 73%–76% | 365 – 384 points |
| C- | 70%–72% | 350 – 364 points |
| F | 0%–69% | 0 – 349 points |
Grading Scale
| A | 100% | to 93% |
| A- | < 93% | to 90% |
| B+ | < 90% | to 87% |
| B | < 87% | to 83% |
| B- | < 83% | to 80% |
| C+ | < 80% | to 77% |
| C | < 77% | to 73% |
| C- | < 73% | to 70% |
| F | < 70% | to 0% |
Late Work Policy
Late work will be accepted only in the event of an instructor-approved absence. Contact your instructor as soon as possible, at least 24 hours in advance.
Online Communication and Interaction Expectations
Discussion Forums
The purpose of the discussion boards is to allow students to freely exchange ideas. It is imperative to remain respectful of all viewpoints and positions and, when necessary, agree to respectfully disagree. While active and frequent participation is encouraged, cluttering a discussion board with inappropriate, irrelevant, or insignificant material will not earn additional points and may result in receiving less than full credit. Frequency matters, but contributing content that adds value is paramount. Please remember to cite all sources—when relevant—in order to avoid plagiarism. Please post your viewpoints first and then discuss others’ viewpoints.
The quality of your posts and how others view and respond to them are the most valued. A single statement mostly implying “I agree” or “I do not agree” is not counted as a post. Explain, clarify, politely ask for details, provide details, persuade, and enrich communications for a great discussion experience. Please note, there is a requirement to respond to at least two fellow class members’ posts. Also, remember to cite all sources—when relevant—in order to avoid plagiarism.
Online Communication Etiquette
Beyond interacting with your instructor and peers in discussions, you will be expected to communicate by Teams message, email, and sync session. Your instructor may also make themselves available by phone or text. In all contexts, keep your communication professional and respect the instructor’s posted availability.
Just as you expect a response when you send a message to your instructor, please respond promptly when your instructor contacts you. Your instructor will expect a response within two business days. This will require that you log into the course site regularly and set up your notifications to inform you when the instructor posts an announcement, provides feedback on work or sends you a message.
Participation and Attendance
This course will meet at a particular time each week. Additioanlly, all course goals, session learning objectives, and assessments are supported through classroom elements that can be accessed at any time. To measure class participation (or attendance), your participation in threaded discussion boards is required, graded, and important to your success in this course. Please note that any scheduled synchronous meetings are REQUIRED.