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Grading

This page gives you an overview of the grading method we apply at the ASE Bachelor project. We follow the VU science faculty and Computer Science department guidelines as closely as possible.

Elias Groot

Elias Groot

Software Lead, Project Administrator

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This page (and other docs) are updated to reflect the VU Faculty of Science Thesis and Placement Regulations as published on August 2024. In case of any discrepancies between the project site and the regulations, the regulations document is leading.

Deliverables​

The work you do is group-based, which means that you will develop the demo together with your group. The following deliverables must be submitted to make individual assessement possible:

At the start of the project​

Before you can get started with your research, the following deliverables need to be explicitly approved by your supervisor. Approval is given through Canvas.

Per group​

  • A research proposal, formalizing the research question(s) that your team will be working on
  • An individual contribution proposal, formalizing how the available work is delegated among the team members. This will be used for grading later.

At the thesis deadline​

Individually​

  • One thesis document (PDF)
  • A personal assessment document (PDF)
    • In this document you describe your contributions and the working environment of your group

Per group​

  • All developed code and software (ZIP)

Rubric​

Even though you submit most of the work as a team, you will be graded individually, based on the VU Amsterdam Computer Science Bachelor Project grading rubric. This rubric is also used to grade your independence, contributions and level of academic thinking.

Per faculty of Science regulations, you need to pass all individual parts of the rubric in order to pass the thesis project. This includes your presentation.

Method​

All grades will be provided and signed by your domain expert and the second reader. A second assessor is chosen for you by your first assessor and may change due to availability.

Since you will be in contact with the on-site supervising team most of the time, the domain expert might ask input from them to assist grading. For each individual student, your on-site supervisors will hand in a document with observations and notes that can help the assessors get a better picture of the student's independence, contributions and academic thinking. The on-site supervisors will not grade your work.

Feedback​

You will receive the full grade breakdown (including feedback and observations) per mail.

Resits​

With frequent check-ins, progress meetings and office hours, you can rest assured that the ASE-Team will try to steer you in the right direction well before the final grade will be determined. However, resits with ASE are not guaranteed. We will assess each case individually to determine if a resit is permitted and to find a fitting opportunity and timeline.

If your final report was insufficient​

Per Faculty of Science regulations, you have the right to resubmit your report within 10 working days after receiving your final grade. Your supervisor or another appointed supervisor will then grade your report again. You do not have to ask approval for resubmission beforehand.

If your executed work was insufficient​

You will need to ask the ASE team for a possible resit, which is not guaranteed.

If your presentation was insufficient​

You will need to ask the ASE team for a possible resit, which is not guaranteed.