Assessments

Assessment Scheme and Mark Calculation#

The final mark for COMP1600/COMP6260 is calculated based on three components:

• 10 Mini Assignments, each 4%, in total 40%. In each week i, from 2 to 11:
  • Tuesday before the lecture, content covering week i is released.
  • Tuesday before the lecture of week i+1 it will be returned.
• 5 auto-marked online quizzes, each 2%, in total 10%, dates to be announced via forum and in lectures. Each quiz will cover (approx.) the last two weeks of its release and/or due date.
• 1 final exam, worth 50%. Note that the final exam has a hurdle at 40%, which influences the final mark computation significantly, as explained below.

Academic Integrity#

This course follows ANU’s Academic Integrity Rule 2021, ANU’s Academic Integrity Policy, and ANU’s Academic Integrity Procedure. In particular when you are a new student (and might hence now yet have an intuitive understanding on what’s okay and what might get you into deep trouble), we advise to check out ANU’s webpage on Academic Integrity.

There are several different aspects to Academic Integrity, and different types of academic misconduct (including instances that you might not suspect). Therefore, we strongly recommend to at least read ANU’s FAQ of Learners on Academic Integrity.

We have more information about Academic Integrity on our Wattle page, please read this as well, especially if you are from the COMP1600 cohort and thus still a first-year student. It might save you (and your peers/friends) some trouble. In particular we give some advice there on how to seek “legal help” (rather than cheating) in case you are struggling with the course.

Final Exam#

The final exam will take place after the course, i.e., within the first 3 weeks after week 12.

The exam covers all 12 weeks, will contain a large amount of multiple choice questions, and accounts for 50% of the final marks. It also has a hurdle at 40%. Please read above what this means and how it influences the final mark.