Then, for the purpose of computing the overall course grade, the grades of each exam or assignment are normalized, meaning that the point-grade is divided by a point-value that is considered a maximum for that exam or assignment. As a rule, this maximum value is the total number of points (typically 120 for exam). However, the instructor will often use a lower normalization point-maximum, depending on the instructor's assessment of the difficulty of the exam or assignment.
The course grade is a linear combination of the normalized grades of midterm exam, final exam, and projects. The weights are as follows:
| +10% | homework assignments |
| +40% | midterm exam |
| +50% | final exam |
| ±10% | participation (instructor's discretionary evaluation) |
Participation and other positive or negative factors will also be considered in determining the final grade. This is a discretionary evaluation of the instructor that, as indicated, is limited to between minus 10% and plus 10% of the overall normalized course grade.
As a final step, the overall normalized grade (weighted sum plus discretionary evaluation) is then multiplied by 10 and rounded to the nearest half point between 1.0 and 10.0.
Exceptions may be granted, at the instructor's discretion, only for documented medical conditions or other documented emergencies.
Penalties: late assignments will incur a penalty consisting of a reduction of the grade by one third of the value of the assignment per day. As a consequence, an assignment turned in more than two days late will be considered completely failed.
The term “material” here refers to ideas, words, code, or any other piece of intellectual work, including suggestions and corrections regarding the student's own work.
By “taking material from any source” we mean using material that is not the student's own creation. In particular, “source” means written documents such as books and course notes, other people's communications such as direct suggestions and on-line forums, as well as and any kind of automated system (e.g., GPT-based systems).
Using material from various sources in homeworks and/or exams may be appropriate. For example, in creating software for a homework, a student may want to use external libraries, programs, code fragments, or other external software artifacts. Even getting help from a fellow student or any other person can be acceptable. In any case, whether the external material is used verbatim or with modifications, the student must always clearly identify the external material and acknowledge its source. Failing to do so means committing plagiarism.
In any case, in the evaluation of exams and/or take-home assignments, the assessment of the work will be based on the student's own contribution.
Penalties: committing plagiarism on an assignment or an exam will result in failing that assignment or that exam. Penalties may be escalated in accordance with the regulations of the Faculty of Informatics.