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Participation Marks

To receive full 10 marks allocated for participation, meet the criteria A, B, and C.

A Earned more than half of weekly participation points in at least 10 weeks.

  • Weekly quiz(es):
    • Quizzes open around the lecture time and stay open until the next lecture starts.
    • When awarding participation points for quizzes, we look for two conditions:
      • Condition 1: submitted early i.e., within four days of the lecture i.e., lecture day + three more days (reason: to encourage learning the weekly topics before doing the weekly tasks)
      • Condition 2: answered correctly i.e., least 70% of the answers are correct (reason: to discourage random answers)
    • You earn:
      • 3 points if you satisfy both conditions.
      • 2 points if only one of the conditions is satisfied.
      • 1 point if submitted but both conditions are not satisfied.
  • Other weekly activities:
    • There could be other activities related to the lecture, or the administration of the module.
    • Refer the activity description for evaluation criteria.

B Received good peer evaluations

  • -1 for each professional conduct criterion in which you score below average (based on the average of ratings received).

  • No penalty for scoring low on competency criteria.

C Tutorial attendance/participation not too low

Low attendance/participation can affect participation marks directly (i.e., attended fewer than 7) or indirectly (i.e., it might result in low peer evaluation ratings).

+ Bonus Marks

In addition, you can receive bonus marks in the following ways. Bonus marks can be used to top up your participation marks but only if your marks from the above falls below 10.

  • [For lecture participation] Participated in lecture activities (e.g., in lecture polls/quizzes) in at least 10 lectures: 1 mark
  • [For perfect peer ratings] Received good ratings for all 10 peer evaluations criteria: 1 mark
  • [For helping classmates] Was very helpful to classmates e.g., multiple helpful posts in forum: 1 mark

Where to find your participation marks progress

Your participation progress can be tracked in this page from week 3 onward.



ToolsGrade Breakdown