Contents written by Jason Karceski
Last modified on November 19, 2007.
| FIN 4504 - Equity and Capital Markets (Stock Market Class) |
Grading Example
Grading Component
Weight Regular homework (3 assignments) 9% Current events quizzes (best 6 out of 7) 10% Regular quizzes (best 2 out of 3) 10% Optimizer project 5% Investment game 1% Midterm #1 20% Midterm #2 20% Exam #3 25%
Here is an example of how to compute the final course grade given the following scores on coursework:
Homework
| HW #1 | HW #2 | HW #3 | Total homework score | |
| Total possible points | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| Grade received | 11 | 12 | 14 | 37 |
Average percentage score: |
82.2% | |||
Grading scale |
A: 90-100 | |||
| B: 80-89.5 | ||||
| C: 70-79.5 | ||||
| D: 60-69.5 | ||||
| E: 0-59.5 | ||||
Grade points received: |
3.22 | |||
Current Events Quizzes
| Quiz #1 | ... | Quiz #7 | Total Quiz score (best 6) | |
| Total possible points | 5 | ... | 5 | 30 |
| Grade received | 2 | ... | 3 | 16 |
Average percentage score: |
53.3% | |||
Grading scale |
A: 70-100 | |||
| B: 55-69.5 | ||||
| C: 40-54.5 | ||||
| D: 25-39.5 | ||||
| E: 0-24.5 | ||||
Grade points received: |
2.89 | |||
Regular Quizzes
| Quiz #1 | Quiz #2 |
Quiz #3 | Total Quiz score (best 2) | |
| Total possible points | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Grade received | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Average percentage score: |
85.0% | |||
Grading scale |
A: 90-100 | |||
| B: 80-89.5 | ||||
| C: 70-79.5 | ||||
| D: 60-69.5 | ||||
| E: 0-59.5 | ||||
Grade points received: |
3.50 | |||
Projects: Suppose that you got a 19/20 (19 out of 20 points) on the optimizer project. With a straight grading scale (as shown above in both the homework and regular quiz examples), you receive 4.5 grade points on the project.
Investment game: Suppose that you turn in everything on time and do it correctly. You receive full credit for the investment game, so you get 5.0 grade points here (note that the lower cutoff for an A is 4.0 points, so 5.0 represents a perfect score).
Exams
| Midterm #1 | Midterm #2 | Final Exam | |
| Total possible points | 110 | 110 | 110 |
| Score received | 84 | 73 | 75 |
Grading scales |
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| A | 95-110 | 95-110 | 100-110 |
| B | 80-94.5 | 85-94.5 | 85-99.5 |
| C | 65-79.5 | 70-84.5 | 75-84.5 |
| D | 50-5-64.5 | 55-69.5 | 60-74.5 |
| E | 0-49.5 | 0-54.5 | 0-59.5 |
| Grade points received | 3.27 | 2.20 | 2.00 |
Final Grade Calculation
Grade component |
Weight | Component GP | GPs earned |
| Homework | 0.09 | 3.22 | 0.299 |
| Current events quizzes | 0.10 | 2.89 | 0.289 |
| Regular quizzes | 0.10 | 3.50 | 0.350 |
| Optimizer project | 0.05 | 4.50 | 0.225 |
| Investment game | 0.01 | 5.00 | 0.050 |
| Midterm #1 | 0.20 | 3.27 | 0.654 |
| Midterm #2 | 0.20 | 2.20 | 0.440 |
| Exam #3 | 0.25 | 2.00 | 0.500 |
Total grade points earned in the class: |
2.807 |
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The final grading scale for the class is 4.0 - 5.0 A, 3.0 - 3.99 B, 2.0 - 2.99 C, 1.0 - 1.99 D, and 0 - 0.99 E. So a 2.807 is a C (actually, the cutoff for a C+ last semester was about 2.75, so a 2.807 would be a C+).
Grading scales for the midterms will be announced after their respective exams.
Contents written by Jason Karceski
Last modified on
November 19, 2007.