ENAE 484 - Spring 2004 Faculty Information and Course Grading Policy
	Space Systems Laboratory University of Maryland

Faculty

Dr. David L. Akin Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility Room 2100D Phone: x5-1138 Email: dakin@ssl.umd.edu

Dr. Mary L. Bowden Engineering Classroom Building Room 3146 Phone: x5-0011 Email: maryb@ssl.umd.edu

Grading Policy

Your basic grade in this class will be determined by the following:

10% Grade of specialty group on trade study review

15% Grade on individual oral presentations during Preliminary Design Review

30% Grade on individual oral presentations during Critical Design Review

35% Grade on written contributions to the Final Report

10% Overall project grade of your specialty group

Grades will be assigned based on an absolute set of expectations, based primarily on technical content, but also including level of effort, attention to detail, and other factors expected in a professional contribution. As a rule of thumb, the following scale will indicate the type of grade assigned:

A - Careful, insightful technical analysis, exceptional detail and/or scope, significant contributions to the project.

B - Solid technical analysis, good work but missing some implications or extensions.

C - Decent technical analysis, limited scope, lack of understanding of implications.

D - Inaccurate technical analysis, contributions obviously done at last minute or without critical thought.

F - Egregious example of minimal effort and attempts to hand-wave through the course.

The basic grade is then adjusted, based on intangible factors such as peer reviews, class participation, level of effort, support for (or hindrance of) others in the group, etc. This adjustment factor can increase or reduce your basic grade up to one letter grade.