Each case consist of four phases: Return and Report, Design, Implementation and Reflection. The assessment of each phase will be based on the following.
Return and Report
During this phase you are expected to do research on your own on the assigned case and then report on what you have learned through a class discussion. You will be expected to teach the key concepts to the rest of the class and to ask meaningful questions related to the material you have read. These questions may be about some aspect of the material that you do not understand, why a concept is relavant or exploratory in nature. In each instance, you are expected to first explain your understanding and thoughts on the subject.
There are 10 points possible.
(7 – 10) You participated actively in the discussion, demonstrated a basic understanding of the key concepts asked meaningful questions that included your solutions and thoughts about the problem.
(4 – 6) Moderate participation in the discussion, material has been read but show only partial understanding of the material and/or did not ask questions that included your thoughts and solutions on the subject.
(0 – 3) Little to no participation in the discussion, little or no understanding the material and ask questions that could have been easily answered by researching the answer.
Design
The design is to be done collectively by the team but you are individually responsible for understanding all aspects of the design and why decisions were made. The instructor will hold a discussion with you individually during which you will be asked to explain all or a specific portions of the design.
At the conclusion of this step, the team will meet with the instructors to explain and critique the design. Each team member is expected to be prepared to walk through and justify the design. A team grade for the design will be. Individually each team member will also be graded based on their contribution and knowledge of the design. Criteria used for the grading are:
- Completeness of the design
- Thoughtfulness of the solution
- Thoroughness of documentation
- Clarity of communication
Implementation
For each assessment you complete the instructor will hold a discussion with you. There is a built-in delay between when you complete the assessment and when this discussion is held. This is to allow you time to put some more thought into your solution without being under stress and to learn something new.
Because of this the discussion consists of three topics.
- Why did you solve the problem the way you did during the assessment?
- When you reworked it, what did you do differently?
- Would you make any further changes if you had the chance?
To preparing for this discussion you should re-work the assessment and figure out what you did not understand or forgot during the assessment. Then you have something with which to respond to the three questions of the assessment. It is also a good strategy to make notes about why you did what you did during the assessment time period.
At the end of the discussion the instructor will tell you what their estimation of your understanding of the material is as well as your thought process for completing the assessment. These are the scores you receive for the case and generally fall in the following groupings.
You have the concepts and code down pat and could easily use them in any other situation without looking up examples or explanations 100 – 90
Your understanding is good but you may have to lookup how to do this when you need to do it again or in other situations 89 – 75
You recognize the situation and know what should be done and what approach to take but can not implement a solution 74 – 60
You have no idea what to do 59 – 0
Your overall class grade is dependent on the scores you receive for the 8 cases.
