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Unit 19 : Grading - Need, Problems, Components and Methods

19.3 Components of Grading Notes
The grade are to be based on homework, a case study, and fixed exams.

Homework
The only way to learn mathematical material is by working problems.
• Homework is due at the beginning of class on the due date (see schedule). No late homework
will be accepted.
• You are encouraged to work exercises that are not assigned. Some can be found in the
course notes. More can be found in the textbook by Winston, Operations Research : Applications
and Algorithms, Duxbury Press (1994). Copies are on reserve in the Hunt library.
• You should do the homework without consulting other students. If you need help, you may
consult the instructor or a teaching assistant. For nonassigned exercises, it is a good idea to
work them out with other students.
• Every attempt will be made to return graded homeworks promptly. Solutions to the
homework will be distributed in class after the due date.
• The following rules apply to all homework :
• Use only 11 by 8.3 in. paper.
• Start each problem on a new page.
• Assemble the homework in proper order and staple it together,
• PRINT your name on the top right hand corner.
Case Study
The case study has two parts. The first part will require formulating a linear program. The second
part requires solving the linear program and analyzing the results for managerial purposes.
Exams
• There will be one midterm and one final exam. The precise dates of the exams will be
announced by the GSIA administration.
• The questions in the exams will be similar to the homework problems and the problems
discussed in class both in form and content. The lectures may occasionally range over
peripheral topics, but the content of the exercises is a reliable guide to which topics can
appear on the exam.
• All exams will be open-notes.
• Except for unforeseen circumstances, makeup exams will not be given. A student is required
to inform the instructor as soon as possible in such a case.
Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks :
(i) __________ is the method of communicating students achievement using a set of symbols,
clearly understood by students, teachers, parents.
(ii) Grading provides a sort of permanent __________ of __________.
(iii) Grades can be used in determining __________ for awarding scholarship in a number of
institutions.

19.4 Methods of Assigning Grades

There are different ways depending upon the reference point used. When the reference point is

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