CMSC 461 Database  Management Systems

Grading

Your final grade will be broken down as follows.

· 5%      Project 1—Database Concepts

· 5%      Project 2—Relational Model

· 5%      Project 3— SQL

· 5%      Project 4— E/R Models

· 30%    Midterm Exam

· 5%      Project 5— Database Applications—Intro

· 5%      Project 6— Database Design

· 10%    Project 7— Database Application—Advanced

· 30%    Final Exam (cumulative)

 

Submit coding projects by email to BOTH the instructor and the TA.

 

Final letter grades will be determined as follows.

· A = 89.5% or better

· B = 79.5% or better

· C = 69.5% or better

· D = 59.5% or better

· F = below 59.5

 

P = 69.5% or better (for Pass/Fail students)

 

Contesting grades.

· You have exactly one week from the time that you receive any grade to request that a grade be reevaluated.

· All questions on grades should be submitted in writing.

 

Borderline grades.

At the instructor's discretion, borderline final grades (eg, an 89.4) may be resolved using class participation, attendance, whether all assignments were completed, and whether students attended the TA office hours to review non-graded homework. It is unlikely that any borderline grade will be resolved in a student's favor if all assignments were not completed.