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General Grading Information General information about grading at the University of Washington is available as part of the University of Washington Student Guide. A general description of what the grades mean is available as part of the Faculty Resource on Grading. Weighting of Scores The scores you receive on the various graded tasks in the class will be weighted as follows in order to determine your total score for the class: 14% Project 1 14% Project 2 14% Project 3 10% Midterm Exam 1 10% Midterm Exam 2 15% Final Exam 10% Assignments (other than projects) 5% Quizzes and miscellaneous events in section 5% Quizzes and miscellaneous events in lecture     3% Service and participation 100% Your Total Score for the class Scores on the Web Your scores on the various graded tasks in the class will be available over the web through your MyUW account. You need your UWNetID and password in order to get access. To configure MyUW, do the following. Log on to MyUW. From the "Students" tab, click the "Change Content" link on the top right. Click the button that says "Browse & Choose". Find the "Computer Science and Engineering" heading and check the checkbox. Click the "Save your Changes" button. Your grades will now be visible on myUW/student/Computer Science and Engineering. Questions about homework and exam scores If you believe that we made a mistake in grading an exam or homework, please do the following: Write an email to your TA or visit him or her in office hours, describing what you think is the problem. Routine errors in recording or marking can usually be cleared up immediately. In some cases the TA may want to consult with the professor before making a change. If you disagree with the outcome of the first two steps, tell the TA and then set up a meeting with the professor. Discuss it with the professor. Presumably we can come to a resolution at that time. Grades I will convert your total score for the class to a grade using a more or less linear conversion. Generally a score of about 75% gives a grade of 2.5, and a score of about 90% gives a grade of 3.5. These are not hard and fast numbers but they give you a general idea of how the grades are calculated. Note that you are not in competition with the other students in the class for your grade. Do the work and you'll do fine. The important thing for you is to work on the material as we discuss it in class. Keep up with the readings, attend lecture and section, and do the homework and the projects! If you do these things, your grade will take care of itself and you will enjoy the class too.

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