CS 502 : System Software Evaluation Scheme (Autumn 2003) : ================================= Class Assignments 15 Home Assignments 10 Mid term Lab. proficiency test + viva voce 20 Class tests (2 * 25) (theory) 50 Perseverence and discipline in Lab (continuous) 20 End term examination (theory) 100 End term Lab. proficiency test + viva voce 30 Attendence and Discipline 5 ----------- Total 250 Dates for class test for Autumn 2002 : Class Test 1 Oct 1 Class Test 2 Nov 10 Class Assignments - There will be multiple class assignments during the entire course, each requiring about 10 minutes of work. There will be no prior notice for such assignments. Scores in all of these except the one with lowest score shall be considered. No separate consideration of any kind of absence shall be made. Home Assignments - There shall several exercises for practice at home. Evaluation will be based on two tests based on the concepts covered in the exercises. Dates for the tests shall be specified later. Laboratory assignments, proficiency and viva-voce - There shall be several laboratory assignments for the semester. Evaluation shall be based on written tests and viva-voce based on those exercises. Dates for the tests shall be specified later. Perseverence and discipline in Lab - The behaviour of each student in the laboratory periods shall be monitored and graded. Important aspects to be observed are - regularity, punctuality, sincerity of efforts to solve the given assignments, avoidance of doing things not relevant to the system software course, awareness regarding judicious utilization of available resources, general discipline, etc.