COSC1315-003 Grade Calculations
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My gradebook (just an Excel Spreadsheet) is all set up to calculate the final
grades for this course. I try to respect the scheme published in the Syllabus
you got on the first day of class, but things are a bit different now. We
actually have the following items to consider for the final grade:

   * Homework (4 @ 15 points each) - 15%

   * Labs (8 @ 30 points each) - 40%

   * Exams (1 @ 150 points, 1 @ 100 points each) - 30%

   * Final Project (counts as Exam 3) (1 @ 100 points) - 15%

.. note::

    The optional lab is labeled ``Lab10`` on BB. There is no ``Lab9`` for this
    section.

I noticed that I never put up a link for Homework 6, so I am dropping that
homework.  I also dropped participation from the final calculation. I use
email and office visits as a measure of your involvement, and use that data to
help you over a grade boundary when the final grades get posted.

Blackboard Score Conversion
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..warning::

   You cannot just look at the Blackboard Total and figure out a grade from
   that. You must apply the formula below to calculate the final grade.

The maximum number of points you could see on Blackboard is 930. Here is the
formula I am using to convert your Blackboard numbers to a final grade:

   * HWtotal * 0.2
	
   * LabTotal * 0.1212

   * ExamTotal * 0.1

   * Project * 0.1

That formula is working in Excel now, and my gradebook generates the number you
should see in Blackboard.