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EXAM 2# - solutions published and grade auditing

22 fevereiro 2021, 15:36 • José Santos-Victor

Dear students,


I have published the detailed solutions of EXAM #2, for your analysis
Send me an e-mail if you would like to check/audit your exam, including [PIV EXAM#2 Audit] in the subject
The minimum grade is 9.5 points in each component, exam/project.

I will open my ZOOM session (the same that I used for the lectures during the semester) tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb 23, from 9-10am.

Best regards,
José Santos-Victor

EXAM#2 Grades

19 fevereiro 2021, 20:06 • José Santos-Victor

Dear Students,

The grades of Exam #2 have been published, under section "grades".
Please send me an e-mail if you have any questions or if you would like to audit your exam.
Early next week we will publish the consolidated grades (Exam + Project), after applying the minimum grades criterion in each component.
Best regards,
José Santos-Victor

Project grades

16 fevereiro 2021, 12:52 • João Paulo Salgado Arriscado Costeira

Project grades below (link).

Tomorrow wednesday 17  from 14.00 - 16.00 I'll be on zoom but :

from 14.00 - 15.00, I reserved for highlighted groups (yellow) that are projects below the minimum acceptable level
So, groups marked ***, **  can join at 14.00 and we schedule  individual discussions (~10 min). 

The green groups  from 15.00 - 16.00. These groups have very good reports, reasonably well detailed theory and documented experiments but the results I obtained with their code do not match the quality of the report. This is to say that your report would grant you one mark up but the output of your code is not at that level.

So, you can discuss with me how you obtained the results in the report and get one extra point BUT, if you are not convincing and if you fail to explain some of the theoretical aspects that I overlooked or was benevolent with ... your grade can go DOWN too!

In general the reports exhibit  poor theoretical explanations. In other words, if you had implemented what you say in the report it would be impossible to get the results you document there !!! Of course, many have only a lot of "bla bla" but if you are precise enough I give you the benefit of the doubt. If you write hard mistakes (I'll publish some examples) I can not ignore !

So, I am not going to discuss the grades (it is not a negotiation) but if you want, between 15.00 and 16.00 make your case and I'll check. The same applies : I spent all this time struggling between two be fair: comparing this year's grades with past editions (very similar projects) and comparing what you could do and what you should do given the current situation.  Your grades can go UP but they can also go DOWN ! Don't assume I was the "bad guy that doesn't want to give good grades" :-).

Grades are here https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/downloadFile/1126518382275055/GroupsPIVGradesFinal.pdf

zoom tomorrow wednesday 17 February 14.00 -16.00 (but read the rest of the email please :-)

Best regards
JP


INSTRUCTIONS for THE EXAM

7 fevereiro 2021, 18:46 • José Santos-Victor

Dear students,

Please take note of the instructions concerning tomorrow's exam:

EXAM
- The exam will be online, and open to registered students only
- The exam will be divided into two parts (PARTS A and B)
- Each part takes 1h15 and an additional tolerance of 15 minutes will be given form uploading your solutions (PDF)
- Two projects ("PIV Exam #2 - online - PART A" and "PIV Exam #2 - online - PART B" will be used for uploading the solutions
- You may consult an auxiliary A4 sheet with formulas (limited amounts of text) 
- The answers should be written on paper. computers, tablets, etc must NOT be used during the exam.

- With the final PART B, students must also upload the auxiliary formula-sheet and the pledge of honour

ZOOM
- During the exam, all students must join a dedicated ZOOM session, and keep the camera ON  and the mike UNMUTED during the entire exam.
- Please use your student id and name in the profile name: e.g. "2760 - José Santos Victor"
- The ZOOM link will be inserted in the "PIV Exam#2 - online - PART A"  15 minutes before the start. (14h45)
- The ZOOM room will be locked shortly after the scheduled time.

UPLOADS
- Apps like CAMSCANNER or may be used to take pictures of the manuscript and generate a PDF file. 

PLEDGE OF HONOUR
- Download and complete the "Pledge of Honour" form and upload it in PDF together with PART B.
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOkEKpgfCbJzi17e02iVw4Tnaikd-Yxx/view?usp=sharing
- The Pledge of Honour may be hand-written but the id card must be included.

We are living in very challenging times that call for our academic and ethical responsibility. We all have to maintain the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity to ensure all students are fairly treated. All students are obligated to meet these standards of integrity, and they are expected to take an active role in encouraging other students to respect those standards. 

Kind regards and good luck for tomorrow
José Santos-Victor

File upload test/ Dry run

5 fevereiro 2021, 00:21 • José Santos-Victor

Dear students,

DRY RUN/TEST
- The registration for EXAM#2 is now closed.
- To test the upload process, registered students are invited to download and complete the "Pledge of Honour" form and upload it in the project "PIV Exam#2 - Pledge of Honour" in PDF.
- Apps like CAMSCANNER may be used to take pictures of the manuscript and generate a PDF file.

EXAM
- The exam will be online only
- Students taking the exam will have to join a dedicated ZOOM session, and keep the camera ON during the entire exam.
- The ZOOM link will be communicated by e-mail and students should check-in a few minutes before the scheduled time
- The ZOOM room will be locked shortly after the scheduled time.
- The exam will consist of several parts, each with a fixed duration, followed by the submission of your solutions (in PDF)
- The partial solutions will be uploaded to projects in Fenix that will be created for that purpose.
- An auxiliary A4 sheet with formulas (limited amounts of text) may be used and will be uploaded with the final pledge of honour/good conduct

ACADEMIC HONESTY
We are living in very challenging times that call for our academic and ethical responsibility. We all have to maintain the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity to ensure all students are fairly treated. All students are obligated to meet these standards of integrity, and they are expected to take an active role in encouraging other students to respect those standards. 

Kind regards,
José Santos-Victor
P.S> Link to the Pledge of Honour Form (also available through the project "PIV Exam#2 - Pledge of Honour"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOkEKpgfCbJzi17e02iVw4Tnaikd-Yxx/view?usp=sharing