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CPSC 231: Assignment 8 (Marking)

 

Catagory

Effect on grade
Submission guidelines

 
  Missing contact information on printout -1 point
  Missing printout with source code -1 point
  Missing or incomplete README file -1 point
  Missing electronic submission Max grade receivable D-
  Missing or incorrect title in the subject line of email -2 points
Style marks  
  Inconsistent or highly unusual formatting conventions -1 point for all cases (and not for each case)
  Insufficient or grossly excessive use of whitespace -1 point for all cases
  Inadequate or grossly excessive documentation -1 point for all cases
  No documentation -3 points
  Program uses global variables (save for debugging tools) -2 points for all cases
  Unnamed constants are employed when a named constant could be employed -2 point for all cases
  Poor naming conventions for identifiers (e.g., variables and constants) -2 point for all cases
  Grossly inefficient program code (e.g., unnecessary duplication of code) At the marker's discretion up to 2 marks may be lost
  Non-modular design (e.g., has the program been sufficiently decomposed into functions
and procedures).		 At the marker's discretion up to 6 marks may be lost
     
Marks for the base assignment 10 points
  The array isn't initialized to the default starting values. -1 point
  Debugging mechanisms are not employed. -1 point
  Information cannot be loaded from the input file. -2 points
  Information cannot be saved to the output file. -2 points
  List is not displayed in a presentable fashion. Up to 4 points may be lost at the discretion of the marker
  Display of movie list isn't paused after every 4th or 5th movie. -1 point
  Main menu isn't displayed. -1 point
  Signoff exit message or introduction message missing. -1 point in totals
  Input of the genre field isn't checked and properly handled (as described in the assignment). -1 point
  Input of the rating field isn't checked and properly handled (as described in the assignment). -1 point
Marks for the extra features  
 
  1. Find additional movie details is working.
 2 points
 
  1. Present genre is working.
 2 points
 
  1. Add movie to the collection: movie is added to the end of the list (2 points), movie is added in order (4 points)
 4 points max
 
  1. Remove movie: the user can specify a movie to be deleted.
 4 points
 
  1. Enhanced save: the program can read and save to the same data file multiple times.
 2 points

Total points
ASSIGNMENT GRADE