Computer Science I for majors by James Tam

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CPSC 231: Assignment 2 Marking Key

    Max score

Coding style (marks may be awarded independent of program functionality)

  
  Neat and presentable organization of source code with appropriate use of white space 2
  Naming conventions: self-descriptive names using camel case or underscores for variables 2
  Naming conventions: self-descriptive names using upper case only for named constants 2
  Use of named constants 1
  Deals with errors in a helpful and positive manner (repetition notes slides #46 – 47 2
  Neat and presentable organization of program output (prompts and brief report) 2
  Penalty: Boolean and mathematical expressions are not simple and easy to read -1
 

Sub total for style

11

Documentation (marks may be awarded independent of program functionality)

  
  Header documentation: contains overall description of program. 4
  Header documentation: demonstrates some form of versioning system employed (date or version #) 1
 

Provides an accurate list of features / limitations (functionality not implemented) in the program  (0.5 marks for each feature listed as completed or as not completed x 10 features listed below)

 5
  Penalty: Name, ID and tutorial section not included in the header documentation -6
 

Sub total for documentation

10

Functionality (only qualify for these marks if the program runs)

  
  Describes to user how the simulation works 1
  Prompts for and allows user to enters hours studying 1
  Prompts for and allows user to enters hours having fun 1
  Repeatedly prompts using a loop when total hours isn’t equal to twenty 4
 

·         Using branches: Can determine and display grade point when zero hours spent studying (2 marks for each case)

 4
 

·         Using branches: Can determine and display grade point when 1 - 9 hours spent studying (2 marks for each case)

 10
 

·         Using branches: Can determine and display grade point when 10 - 17 hours spent studying (2 marks for each case)

 10
 

·         Using branches: Can determine and display grade point when 18 - 20 hours spent studying (2 marks for each case)

 10
  (These features require above functionality to be correct for marks to be granted)  
  Correctly calculates the number of ‘fun points’ 2
  Correctly calculates and displays the number of satisfaction points 2
  Sub total 45
     

OVERALL ASSIGNMENT TOTAL

66

Grade Point for assignment

4.0

 

Min score Grade point
66 4.0
64 3.9
62 3.8
60 3.7
58 3.6
56 3.5
54 3.4
52 3.3
50 3.2
48 3.1
47 3.0
46 2.9
45 2.8
44 2.7
43 2.6
42 2.5
41 2.4
40 2.3
39 2.2
38 2.1
37 2.0
36 1.9
35 1.8
34 1.7
32 1.6
30 1.5
28 1.4
26 1.3
24 1.2
22 1.1
20 1.0
14 0.7
0 0