In most weeks, in-class exercises will be required as part of a small group - due at the end of class.  These will be ungraded, but completion and on-time receipt is required for full credit.   Total 20% of grade.

The remainder of your grade will be based on successful completion of a two part individual assignment, to start in the 4^th and 7^th weeks.  The first part of the assignment will be worth 30% of your grade, the last is worth 50%.  The first assignment will be due in week 6 (February 16^th), the final assignment will be due at the beginning of the last class (March 15th).   Total 80% of grade.

• Mid-term Assignment: 
  • Metadata Schema (10%)-  Start Week 3, Due Week 6 at start of class Feb. 16^th
  • Authority Control (10%)-  Start Week 4, Due Week 6 at start of class Feb. 16^th
  • Mid-term Paper (10%)-  Due Week 6, at start of class Feb. 16th
• Final Assignment: 
  • Completed Schema and Vocabularies (15%)-  Start Week 7, Due Week 10 at start of class March 15^th
  • Del.icio.us representation of schema (15%)- Start Week 7, Due Week 10 at start of class March 15^th
  • Final Paper (20%)-  Due Week 10 at start of class March 15^th

Your assignments will be graded based on evidence of your understanding of the materials covered in lectures, readings and class discussions and their application to the problems you have been given.  Effort, elegance, and effectiveness will all be considered in assigning grades.  Details of the assignments and expected deliverables are available on the course website.  You are encouraged to ask questions when you run into difficulties, and seek feedback from both your instructor and your classmates early and often to ensure success.

Grading

General grading information for the University of Washington is available at:  http://www.washington.edu/students/gencat/front/Grading_Sys.html

The iSchool has adopted its own criteria for grading graduate courses.  The grading criteria used by the iSchool is available at:  http://www.ischool.washington.edu/resources/academic/grading.aspx.

Evaluation of Student Work

You may expect to receive comments on and evaluations of assignments and submitted work in a timely fashion.  All work from the course will be returned, with comments, within two weeks of the last class of the quarter.