| Weights (%) | Category |
|---|---|
| 40 | Lab Homeworks (see rubric below) |
| 10 | Student Presentations (see rubic below) |
| 10 | iClickers (Mark based on sum of all clicker points earned, where for each question you get 3 points for answering plus 1 point if you answer correctly. Only 90% of all possible points after week 3 of term are needed to earn full marks. ) |
| 10 | Midterm Exam #1 (= 8% individual exam + 2% group exam) |
| 10 | Midterm Exam #2 (= 8% individual exam + 2% group exam) |
| 20 | Final Exam (=15% individual exam + 5% group exam) |
| . | . |
| ===== | |
| 100 | TOTAL |
At the start of term, students will form into groups of 3 (or 4) students. Each group will be assigned a topic (e.g., temperature measurement, pressure measurement, etc.). During the particular week when that topic is covered, that group will make their presentations on Wednesday in class. Based on class size, each group will be assigned to make two presentations during the term.
The presentation will be based on the portion of that week's theme that is not covered by the professor's lecture. (The portions of the textbook that are covered and not-covered by the professor are listed in the Assignments Schedule web page.) Students in the group will meet (in person or virtually) to decide which students will present which topics, so that they are not presenting the same sections of the textbook. Each student in the group will need to make a presentation on their assigned Wednesday.
Each student will create a presentation of 1 or 2 slides about their topic. Namely, each student in the group will make a short presentation during their assigned week. The instructor and TA will evaluate the presentation (see rubric below), and all the classmates will also make a peer evaluation of the presentations. The instructor and TA will consider all of the evaluations when assigning a grade to each student, and will meet with each student afterwards to discuss methods to improve future presentations.
Note that we provide a Lab Report Template early in the term, for all students to utilize for the lab homeworks. Also, for each lab question (on the homework assignment sheet), we indicate how many marks each question is worth. Some questions are worth more marks than others.
For each question, we decide whether the question is fully correct, has a minor mistake, has a major mistake, or is almost totally incorrect (or missing). Here is how we make the judgement, and the associated percentage grades for that question:
So what you earn for each question = (max possible marks) x (percentage grade). The TAs annotate your submitted homework pdfs with info for each question (if it wasn't fully correct) when they do the grading, so you can learn from your mistakes before we get to the final exam.
| Exemplary (>80%) | Proficient (60%-80%) |
Developing (50%-60%) |
Beginning (<50%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Holds attention of audience with use of direct eye contact, seldom looking at notes. Speaks with fluctuation in volume and inflection to maintain audience interest. Emphasizes key points. | Consistent use of direct eye contact with audience, but still returns to notes. Speaks with satisfactory variation and volume and inflection. | Displays minimal eye contact with audience, while reading mostly from notes. Speaks in uneven volume with little or no inflection. | Holds no eye contact with audience, as entire report is read from notes. Speaks in low volume and/or monotonous tone, which causes audience to disengage. |
| Content/ Organization/ Answering Questions |
Provides clear purpose and subject; pertinent examples, facts and/or statistics; supports conclusions/ideas with evidence. Thoroughly covers the topic, perhaps by including material from more sources that the textbook. Demonstrates full knowledge by answering all class questions with explanations and elaboration. | Has somewhat clear purpose and subject; some examples, facts, and/or statistics that support the subject; includes some data or evidence that supports conclusions. Provides expected answers to all questions, without elaboration. | Attempts to define purpose and subject; provides weak examples, facts, and/or statistics, which do not adequately support the subject; includes very thin data or evidence. Is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions. | Does not clearly define subject; gives insufficient support for ideas or conclusions. Does not have a grasp of information and cannot answer questions about subject. |
| Enthusiasm/ Audience Awareness |
Demonstrates strong enthusiasm about topic during presentation. Significantly increases audience understanding and knowledge of topic; convinces an audience to recognize the validity and importance of the subject. | Shows some enthusiasm about the topic. Raises audience understanding and awareness of most points. | Shows little or mixed interest in the topic being presented. Raises audience understanding and knowledge of some points. | Shows no interest in topic presented. Fails to increase audience understanding and knowledge of topic. |
Lab Marking rubric (from 2020)
Late lab assignments will be penalized as follows: 10% deduction if submitted AFTER the Wednesday class meeting, but on the same day, and 10% per day following this.
On academic policy: http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/?tree=3,54,111,959
and http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,960