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CPSC 233: Assignment 5 (Marking)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Item

Effect on grade
Uses static methods (other than the static methods specified in the assignment description) Divide marks by two (rounded down)1
Program consists of only a single class. Divide marks by two (rounded down)1

Missing contact information in submission (name and student number)

-8 marks (assuming the source of the submission can be determined)

1 These two penalties are cumulative so if a program was written using only one class and was full of static methods then the student's program functionality mark would quartered.

PROGRAMMING STYLE

How often are general style requirements followed (approaches that applies to all programming paradigms O-O or procedural) e.g., good naming conventions, appropriate use of named constants, code uses alignment and whitespace to make it easier to read and understand, methods/functions implement one well defined task and don't exceed a screen in length etc.   Actual mark Max
  Never
(0 marks)		 Sometimes
(2 marks)		 Mostly
(4 marks)		 Always
(6 marks)		      
Sub-total             6
How often are Object-Oriented style requirements followed e.g., appropriate decomposition into classes, class definition encapsulate appropriate attributes and behaviours, information hiding employed, decomposition relatively balanced among classes (i.e., there isn't one class that includes all or most of the functionality) etc.   Actual mark Max
  Never
(0 marks)		 Sometimes
(2 marks)		 Mostly
(4 marks)		 Always
(6 marks)		      
Sub-total             6
STYLE TOTAL             12
               

DOCUMENTATION: INTERNAL TO PROGRAM

    

 
Example things to include: some sort of versioning system, a description of the features of the program (what it does rather than how it does it), limitations of the program (features not implemented or cases that it can't handle).   Actual mark Max

 

 

 No documentation
(0 marks)		 Major omissions
(4 marks)		 Minor omissions
(10 marks)		 Appropriate level
(12 marks)		      
TOTAL FOR DOCUMENTATION     12
       

DOCUMENTATION: EXTERNAL README FILE (formats allowed: text, doc, html, pdf

    

 
Includes instructions about how to run the program (especially important if there's additional multimedia requirements such as images), what functional requirements (listed in the assignment) were actually implemented. Your mark for this component will be determined by the completeness (e.g., don't omit crucial instructions) and correctness (e.g., don't list features that you didn't complete) of the README file.   Actual mark Max
TOTAL FOR EXTERNAL DOCUMENTATION     10
       

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

    

 
Marks will be awarded for defining the classes in the fashion specified in the assignment description: Implementation marks for filling in the bodies of these classes is extra. For the class definition marks you essentially get these marks for properly laying out the skeleton or design for these classes.   Actual mark Max
Driver     1
Simulator     4
Biosphere     4
Prey     2
Flyer     3
GroundBased     2
TOTAL FOR STRUCTURE     16
       

PROGRAM FUNCTIONALITY

 

 

 
Marks can be awarded for the preceding categories (style, documentation and structure) independent of program functionality (e.g., you could theoretically receive up 50 marks for a non-functional program - plus marks for the UML diagram - assuming that the program demonstrated how the above requirements were met (e.g., it would be difficult to demonstrate good style with a completely empty program). However functionality marks will be awarded as the marker runs your program (non-compiling programs or programs with excessive amounts of run time errors will be awarded few, if any marks for functionality).   Actual mark Max
Displays intro     1
Displays conclusion     1
Program can read starting positions from input file     2
Displays simulation world with numbered grid around elements     2
Simulation runs for a user-specified number of turns     2
A turn is broken down into correctly ordered sub-turns with the program pausing and displaying the world as appropriate     6
Debug mode is implemented and can be toggled at the transition of each full turn     4
Wounded prey heal (up to their max)     2
Prey move in the fashion specified in the assignment (half marks if movement wasn't implemented by calling the 'move' and 'positionToCoordinate' methods).     8
  Randomly moves to adjacent squares (4 marks)      
  Moves to empty squares (2 marks)      
  Checks array bounds (2 marks)      
Prey procreate in the fashion specified in the assignment     6
GroundBased predators move in the fashion specified in the assignment (half marks if movement wasn't implemented by calling the 'move' and 'positionToCoordinate' methods).     8
  Randomly moves to adjacent squares (4 marks)      
  Moves to empty squares (2 marks)      
  Checks array bounds (2 marks)      
Flyers move in the fashion specified in the assignment (half marks if movement wasn't implemented by overriding the 'move' and 'positionToCoordinate' methods).     12
  Randomly moves to adjacent squares (4 marks if moves with range = 1, 8 marks if moves with range = 2)      
  Moves to empty squares (2 marks)      
  Checks array bounds (2 marks)      
Predators attack prey     12
  Flyers override the attack method and inflict the damage specified in the assignment (6 marks / 4 marks if it attacks more than one prey)      
  GroundBased predators override the attack method and inflict the damage specified in the assignment (6 marks / 4 marks if it attacks more than one prey)      
Program correctly tracks and displays the statistics specified (1 mark for each)     5
TOTAL FOR PROGRAM FUNCTIONALITY     71
       

Program overview

 

 

 
    Actual mark Max
UML diagram (should be the 'full' version that shows method signatures, return values and all the relationships)     13
       

Extra bonus

      
    Actual mark Max
Program displays output graphically instead of using text     10

 

Total score Letter
A+ 125+
A 115 - 124
A- 105 - 114
B+ 95 - 104
B 85 - 94
B- 75 - 84
C+ 65 - 74
C 55 - 64
C- 45 - 54
D+ 35 - 44
D 25 - 34
D- 15 - 24
F 0 - 14

 

TOTAL MARKS

  

LETTER GRADE