So we had our first programming assignment with actual code due last night. I grade them today. Here's where the fun starts.
First off, a student of mine e-mails my boss saying that I wasn't at my office during my office hours, and that it was "really frustrating that no one was there to help [him] when [he] needed it."
Whoops! He went to the wrong room! Thankfully, there was another TA present in the office who would vouch that I was busy helping 8 students with their labs 6 hours before it was due, so I wasn't held accountable for this student's mistake. Fabulous. I don't even bother to learn the kid's name.
So, another kid turns in something completely different than the assignment. The assignment was a "payroll accounting" system, and he turned in a tip calculator. Where did this come from? Google? TA's example? Someone else's class? Who the Hell knows? I give him a point for at least having something semi-operational uploaded.
So I've also got some people who turned in their VB Project files, and not the VB Form files (which contain the GUI and code). So I simply give them what they earned - if the person genuinely cares, they'll e-mail me. However, I'm going to give them a 1-point penalty because of late submission - it's not fair to the people who turned it on time if these people get off scott-free. Especially when I am, by no means, required to even accept submissions after the due date. But, of course, the freshmen bawk.
One point? How dare you? Even though 90% of my fellow students submitted it properly, and I had plenty of opportunities to e-mail you and come to your office hours asking for help, I should get full credit for this! Yeah, right.
Gah. Students!
First off, a student of mine e-mails my boss saying that I wasn't at my office during my office hours, and that it was "really frustrating that no one was there to help [him] when [he] needed it."
Whoops! He went to the wrong room! Thankfully, there was another TA present in the office who would vouch that I was busy helping 8 students with their labs 6 hours before it was due, so I wasn't held accountable for this student's mistake. Fabulous. I don't even bother to learn the kid's name.
So, another kid turns in something completely different than the assignment. The assignment was a "payroll accounting" system, and he turned in a tip calculator. Where did this come from? Google? TA's example? Someone else's class? Who the Hell knows? I give him a point for at least having something semi-operational uploaded.
So I've also got some people who turned in their VB Project files, and not the VB Form files (which contain the GUI and code). So I simply give them what they earned - if the person genuinely cares, they'll e-mail me. However, I'm going to give them a 1-point penalty because of late submission - it's not fair to the people who turned it on time if these people get off scott-free. Especially when I am, by no means, required to even accept submissions after the due date. But, of course, the freshmen bawk.
One point? How dare you? Even though 90% of my fellow students submitted it properly, and I had plenty of opportunities to e-mail you and come to your office hours asking for help, I should get full credit for this! Yeah, right.
Gah. Students!
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