Project Rubric
The project will be graded according to this rubric:
Core Functionality
35% How well does the project work?
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100%Code compiles, runs with no exceptions, and has excellent test cases that exercise the business logic. -
90%Code compiles and runs with zero run time exceptions, and has some test cases. -
80%Code compiles and runs fairly well under normal circumstances, but may break down in unusual circumstances, or is lacking test cases. -
70%Code compiles, and resembles the solution, but has several bugs that occur during normal circumstances. -
50%Some resemblance to the solution exists, but it is very minimal.
25% How well does the project fulfill its requirements?
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100%All explicit requirements met, and some stretch ones too. -
90%All explicit requirements met. -
80%The majority of requirements met, but still lacking needed functionality. -
70%About half of the requirements met. -
50%Fewer than half met.
Code Style, Design, and Development
10% How well does the code embody good design principles and patterns?
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100%Exceptional use of appropriate design patterns AND OO design principles and practices (e.g., interfaces, inheritance, composition, etc.). -
90%Good application of OO design principles and practices (e.g., interfaces, inheritance, composition, etc.). -
80%Many principles of good OO design are present, but the project lacks proper overall design and cohesion. -
70%Some elements of good OO design are present, but almost as an exception. -
50%Code is not simply in one big class.
10% How “beautiful” is the code? (e.g. conforms to Java code conventions) ?
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100%Perfect compliance with course code standards document, and excellent naming. -
90%Nearly consistent, but some areas of formatting and/or naming could be cleaned up. -
80%Most of the code looks good, but there are a number of areas of bad naming or very poor formatting. -
70%Some of the code is consistent with the standards, but it is more an exception. -
50%An attempt was made at correct conventions.
10% How well documented is the code?
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100%Someone else could easily dive into my project next semester based solely on the comments and the Javadoc headers. -
90%Javadoc headers blocks are filled in consistently and some comments exist. -
80%Header blocks are mostly present. -
70%Some comments and Javadoc headers exist, but it is not consistent. -
50%Some comments here and there.
10% How well was version control used?
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100%Specific targeted changes committed with excellent comments. -
90%Specific targeted changes committed, but comments should be improved. -
80%Decent commits, but should have been more frequent, and comments are not very helpful. -
70%Changes committed, but caused build errors, or too much at once, and terrible comments. -
50%Only committed occasional huge changes.