This is a summary of the requirements for passing the course and for getting higher grades.

To pass the course

In order to pass the course, you are required to:

• Participate in a project group that presents results in both projects that meet the stipulated requirements of each project. Each group either passes or fails on a specific project. In order for an individual student to pass if the group fails it is necessary to provide documentation about the individual work that clearly demonstrates to what extent it has met the requirements. Completions can be made to project results, but only if they are minor and if the course examiner decides so.
• Complete all 4 computer exercises with a pass.
• Pass the written examination at the end of the course. This can be done by first passing the mid-term examination and then completing the missing parts at the end-of-course exam.

If these requirements are met, the student is awarded at least grade 3 in the 4-leveled LiU grading system.

Grades from the projects

Each of the two projects gives each member of a project group a grade 4 for that project in the case that the project passes, i.e., meets all stipulated requirements. If a project group has failed to meet only a few of the stipulated requirements, a grade 3 is instead awarded to each project member.

Grades above 4 for a project are based on individual work beyond the results that are presented by the group. The specific form of this individual work must be discussed with the course examiner. One common option is to write an individual report that describes the project work in a wider context, e.g., by comparing different methods for solving similar problems, and with proper references to the literature.

Total grade for the course

The total grade for the course is first of all based on passing the course, as described above. In the case of passing the course, the grade is a weighted mean of the grades from the written examination (weight 0.48) and each of the two projcts (weight 0.26 each), rounded to the closest integer value. The same description in Python syntax:

     def course_grade(exam_grade,project1_grade,project2_grade,course_passed):
       if(course_passed):
         total_grade = round(0.48*exam_grade + 0.26*project1_grade + 0.26*project2_grade)
       else:
         total_grade = 'Fail'
       return total_grade
     

ECTS grades

The course gives a primary grade in the standard 4-leveled LiU grading system: fail, 3, 4, or 5. If a student wants an ECTS grade, the primary grade is translated to an ECTS grade according to the standard procedure described in document Dnr LiU-2008/00639 which can be found here (only in Swedish...).