Assignment 2, CS-701, Spring 1997

Grading Form for Ship in a Bottle Project

PROJECT MANAGEMENT (2.0 points)

Is there a separate project directory, and does it contain nothing but the RCS subdirectory?

Can a make command build any step the project correctly?

Are RCS keywords present in all text files?

USER DOCUMENTATION (2.0 points)

Do the programs have a meaningful "UNIX-style" names?

Is there a man page with the same file name as the programs and the appropriate extension installed in the proper directory?

Are the man pages written for the proper audience (end users)?

Does the structure match that of standard Unix man pages; is the information well organized? Is the information presented clearly, completely, and yet concisely?

CODING STYLE AND DOCUMENTATION (2.0 points)

Does the code adhere to the Coding Guidelines for this course?

CODE FUNCTIONALITY (4.0 points)

Partial credit for incomplete projects. If you don't complete all the steps of the project by the due date, you will be able to receive up to as many points for this part of the project grade as indicated in the following table:

StepMaximum Points
10.5
21.0
32.0
43.0
53.5
64.0
7Bonus
I will announce in class and/or by email if I decide to change this chart.

LATE POINTS AND EXTRA FEATURES

There will be no late points for this project! You will have to submit whatever you have completed by the due date. If you do not submit your project by the due date, you will receive no credit for it.

It is possible to get a few tenths of a point of extra credit for doing things that go beyond the basic requirements of the assignment.

This assignment will be graded on a 10.0 point scale.


Christopher Vickery
Queens College of CUNY
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