Assignment 02 (A02): Designer Investigation - Grades

Many of you have emailed me asking about where you might have lost a few points on Assignment 02 (A02): Designer Investigation.

Here is how I graded these: (pts. = total possible points)

• 3 Designer Responses, 2 short - 1 long = 100 pts.
• Designer 01 - Short = 25 pts.
• Completion = 20 pts.
• Depth = 5 pts.
• Designer 02 - Short = 25 pts.
• Completion = 20 pts.
• Depth = 5 pts.
• Designer 03 - Long = 40 pts.
• Completion = 20 pts.
• Depth = 10 pts.
• Included Pictures = 10 pts.
• Cited Sources = 10 pts.

What does this mean?

• The points were structured that if you at least posted about 3 designers and made 1 noticeably longer than the other 2, then the lowest grade would be a 60. If you scored below a 60, then I only found 2 or fewer Designers posted about.
• With rare exception, no one received full points for the "Depth" category. This was reserved for the few that "far exceeded" expectations. Most people received -1 or -2 point(s) in each of these categories by "meeting expectations."
• The final two categories, Including Pictures and Cited Sources, were all or nothing categories for the most part. You either did this or did not. 
• Including Pictures was only requested as part of the Longer Designer Investigation, so only that post was considered for the points.
• Cited Sources were requested for all Designer Investigations. A few of you included citations on some but not all of the posts, and therefore received partial credit. Most either did or did not included them.

I hope this clears up some of the confusion and brings some piece of mind to those concerned about A's vs. A-'s.