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| short paper | 8 |
| medium paper | 16 |
| long paper | 32 |
| short talk | 12 |
| medium talk | 20 |
| refereeing of short paper | 4 |
| refereeing of medium paper | 6 |
| refereeing of long paper | 6 |
| evaluation of short talks | 8 |
| evaluation of medium talks | 8 |
| 120 |
Penalties may be applied for late papers, or for late or non-existent outlines or drafts.
Students who do not hand in a draft on time may not be permitted to referee other students' papers
Papers are graded on...
| title | 0-1 | |
| pages numbers | 0-1 | |
| referemnces & citations | 0-2 | |
| existance of a clear policy | 0-2 | (long paper only) |
| science | 0-4 | (0 only in extreme cases) |
| organization | 1-4 | |
| abstract/into/conclusion | 1-4 | |
| topic sentences | 1-4 | |
| writing | 1-4 | |
| figure (or table) and caption | 0-4 | (medium and long paper only) |
Grades are then scaled to the points for the assignment.
After each talk, the students in the audience write evaluations of the talk. In particular they comment on the main points, science, organization, presentation (or style), and slides. They also grade each category on a scale of poor - fair - good - excellent - outstanding. The teachers grade the talks 1-5 in each category (except main points) based on the student comments, using the student scoring as a guide. The grades are then scaled to the points for the assignment.
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Grade cutoffs used in the past are not a guarantee that the same cutoffs will be used in any present or future course.