Grading Your Project

Projects will be graded on a point system, whereby points will be awarded for each test successfully passed, and the test results for a given structure will be scaled according to the point breakdown given in the spec and the relative part weights given in the syllabus. As you will soon see when you begin implementing your first data structure, we will only ask that you implement a fraction of the functionality described by the Java API for the interfaces we are going to ask you to implement.

However, we strongly believe in rewarding students who go above and beyond the requirements of a project, and occasionally a few points may be awarded for exceeding the project specifications by running extra credit tests on your project. Don't get too excited--extra credit will not be massive, and will boost your project grade just a bit. It's meant more as a means to identify students who are making remarkable progress on the project or to provide those who lost points on an earlier project part with an opportunity for redemption. However, in general, not all students will be able to complete all parts of the project on time. So, please, don't be too ashamed to submit code that only provides partial functionality. We recognize that different students have have varying levels of programming and educational experience; so it is not necessary to get 100% of all available project points to do well in the course. But, if you find yourself never passing more than half of the tests, you should visit Dr. Hugue (even by email) or the teaching assistant of your choice and ask for help.