Monday at the start of class.
The purpose of this assignment is to have you become familiar with using Grade Machine software. In this exercise, you will create a grade book for a class of 8 students. Specifics on grading for the class are given below. The Grade machine software is available on two zipped diskettes (available here as disk1 and disk2). The Grade machine program has built-in help which should answer most of your questions. Additional information is available at the developers site.
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Download, unzip and install the Grade Machine software. |
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Read the on-line help and determine how to set up the class described below. Your instructor will not be providing guidance on how to solve the problem. It is your task to figure this out. Use and internet resources you feel are appropriate. |
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Save the course your created on a diskette labeld with your name. |
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Turn in the diskette. |
The class you are creating a grade book for has eight students:
| Student Name | Student ID |
| Sue Purr |
467382827 |
| Archie Peligo |
859473737 |
| Harry Palms |
103293845 |
| Eddy Fast |
378495867 |
| Richard Nixon |
103936574 |
| Carmen Marendize |
938373634 |
| Margino Vera |
758595034 |
| Rush Bagus |
292741624 |
Course grading is based on:
The final course grade is based on the following mix:
| Quizes | 30% |
| Homework | 20% |
| Midterm Exam | 20% |
| Final exam | 30% |
Your gradesheet should be able to generate a midterm and final grade report. Note that midterm grades are based on 4 quizes, 8 homework problems and the midterm. The class contains no extra credit provisions. Attendence is not assessed.
Course grades are based on the following:
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Grade |
Percent |
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A |
92%-100% |
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B |
84%-91.99% |
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C |
76%-83.99% |
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D |
68%-75.99% |
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F |
<68% |