Marking Scheme::

Composed of three parts. All three parts must be passed to achieve a pass in the course. Here are your current marks.

Theory (40%):

  • Midterm Exam (20%): A midterm examination will cover all material up to that point in time. The questions will be a mixture of full answer, multiple choice, matching and True/False type of questions.
  • Final Exam (20%): The final examination will be held on the date specified by the registrar. It will cover all material since the midterm exam. The questions will be a mixture of full answer, multiple choice, matching and True/False type of questions. The student should be aware that certain questions may naturally require an understanding of material covered prior to the midterm.

Case Study Assignments (40%) :

  • Marks will be based on the accuracy and quality of the case study deliverables and the system analysis and design process employed. 
  • For details see Course Project Case Study section.
  • Each team will be responsible for creating a quiz of 7 questions (plus solutions) covering the key material for one of the day's classes.  Please refer to the textbook for lots of help in this area. This activity can be used to gain bonus points to make up for poorly done assignments.
  • In addition, each team will be required to delivery one presentation in class covering either a correct solution to one of the case study assignments or a brief presentation on a related SAD topic.

Individual (20%) :

  • Your involvement in class is very important - your absence and/or lack of contribution will be noticed. Read the material in advance, ask questions in class .. Get involved!
  • Each team will be responsible for prepare a quiz (plus solutions) of up to 7 questions covering the key material for that days class.  This quiz will be given at the beginning of class to encourage all to come prepared for the class.  The quizzes may contain short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, multiple choice and matching type questions.
  • The responsible team will lead the class in a review of the correct answers in class.
  • The remainder of class will be spent reviewing the highlights of the material, clarifying difficult sections and doing examples.
  • Your performance on individual quiz results will be worth 15% of your course mark.
  • The remaining 5% of the individual mark will be based on general class and tutorial participation and any additional homework that might be assigned.